1066 Archery Club

Membership

Club members shoot various bow styles that include recurve, barebow, longbow and compound.

Members have year-round access to the site and are able to shoot 7-days a week using both the indoor and outdoor shooting facilities. The indoor range is equipped with full electric lighting, and we have approval from Ashford Borough Council to use the facilities up to 9:00pm each day.

The Club has level access from the car park, via a concrete path, to the archery field, the indoor range and the clubhouse. The concrete path also extends the full width of the shooting line, ensuring we are wheelchair friendly even during the wet winter months.

We are a very friendly club, and we are always happy to show prospective members around the Club’s facilities. The best time to visit the club is on Saturday morning between 9:00am and 1:00pm which is when we hold our weekly Club Shoot. To ensure that a Committee member is available to look after you during you visit please contact the Club’s Membership Secretary at membership@1066archery.co.uk to arrange a suitable date and time.

Types of Membership

The club has three different types of membership available: –

  • Full Membership (Junior, Young Senior and Senior) – Full shooting members of the club whose membership fee includes their Archery GB, Kent Archery Association membership and Southern Counties Archery Association.
  • Associate Membership (Junior, Young Senior and Senior) – An archer who is already a member of another Archery GB registered club, can become an Associate Member at 1066 Archery Club. The fee payable is the Club’s Annual Membership less the cost of Archery GB, Kent Archery Association and Sothern Counties Archery Society (all these having been paid as part of their full membership at their main club).
  • Non-Shooting Member – Provide support a archer enabling them to participate in the sport. These members must be registered with Archery GB but being a supporting role means there is no charge from either Archery GB, 1066 Archery Club, any other affiliated body.

Membership Fees

Club membership is aligned to the archery calendar, which runs from 1st October to 30th September each year.

The annual cost of membership for 2023-2024 is as follows: –

  • Full Junior Member – £89.00
  • Full Young Senior Member (18-24) – £129.00
  • Full Senior Member – £168.00
  • Junior Associate Member – £68.00
  • Young Senior Associate Member (18-24) – £108.00
  • Senior Associate Member – £109.00
  • Non-Shooting Member – Contact club

The Full Junior, Young Senior and Senior annual membership fees include Archery GB, Kent Archery Association and Southern Counties Archery Society membership.

Archery GB have reduced membership fees for archers who are disabled. These reduced fees are reflected in the Club’s annual membership fee, and will be communicated to archers with disabilities when applying for membership  

All membership fees must be paid by 30th September each year to ensure that the member is be able to shoot from the first day of the following season.

For new members joining the Club part way through the year, there is a reduced fee dependent upon the date within the archery calendar when they join. The Club’s Membership Secretary will be able to provide details of the reduced fees.

Membership Application

We ask that archers seeking to join the Club visit us initially, so we can show them around the facilities and answer any questions they may have.  For archers new to the sport, we also require visibility of their Beginners Course certificate if the course was completed at another club.

For any enquiries regarding membership or to arrange a visit please contact the Club’s Membership Secretary by email at membership@1066archery.co.uk.

Visiting Archers

As a Club we welcome visitors from both the UK and overseas to join us at our weekly Club shoot on Saturday mornings between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. You are also welcome to shoot at the Club at other times providing you are accompanied by a Full Senior Member of 1066 Archery Club. The cost for visiting archers is as follows:-

  • Adult archer – £5.00 per visit
  • Junior archer – £2.50 per visit

For visitors shooting as a guest for more than 4 sessions in any calendar year, we would ask that you take-up Associate Membership of 1066 Archery Club.

Visiting UK archers are required to present evidence of your current Archery GB membership to the club before attending.

Visiting overseas archers are required to present evidence of your membership to the national archery association in your home country (which must be affiliated to World Archery) together with evidence of the insurance cover you have to shoot in the UK. The latter may be included in your travel insurance, but the activities are covered within your policy would need to be checked.