Archery

two postings in less than an hour - what's the world coming too - LOL

This morning, my self, and the kids, spent a pleasant couple of hours doing something that I have wanted to do for a very long time.

    ARCHERY

I Know, to some people that may seem a little sad, a little sedentary even.

But as a boy I would play Robin Hood, although I would be someone's Will Scarlet, and never Robin Hood.( Any Errol Flynn comments at this point you can keep to yourself -      - I look terrible in green tights)

As I grew up, I always had, at the back of my mind, that small longing to try Archery properly, seriously, always knowing that it would never be like the games of childhood.

I even got to try it ONCE, a long time ago at a Country Fair at a local Stately type home, Normanby Hall.

But as with many things that go with being an adult, other "more important" things got in the way. And it remained an ambition un-fulfilled.

That was until this morning.

Several weeks ago our Liam went to help, with the local Scouts, at a School fair. (There seems to be a little theme developing here)

Whilst there, as part of the "attractions", were the members of the local Anchor Bowmen Archery Club. And, Liam being Liam, he got chatting to them, whilst having as many goes as his pocket money would allow(including a couple of learner goes).After much conversation, and showing more than a passing interest (you know the sort of thing - " I like this - can I learn more about it?" and "my dad would like a go at this")he recieved an open invite to "come down one morning".

Then, according to Cathy, Laura (my "Baby") also had a go with her friend.

Then both of them, both Liam and Laura had several more goes - you get the idea.

This morning, Myself, Liam and Laura took the club up on their "invite".

The club members were very polite and kind. They gave us the kit, the advice and then let us have a go.

It was a most pleasant two hours.

The biggest laugh of all was when the lad from the club placed a balloon up on the target as "an additional challenge". Cathy told us later that, as she arrived and the balloon went up, the lad had said to her that he had placed the balloon up "to encourage a bit of Father/Son competition", just to see Laura pop the balloon with one of the few arrows she had actually hit the target with. What a belter. you should have seen Lee's face (he made sure he got the second balloon). 

And will we be going back next week?

YOU BET YOUR COTTON SOCKS WE WILL