New Registered Sporting Ground in the Midlands!

[Steve Lovatt]

OMG - yes, here we go again!! Steve gets his wish of a ground in his 'old stomping ground'.

We have secured an arrangement with Jamie Garland of Garlands in Edingale that from August of this year we will be hosting 1 registered sporting shoot a month on their grounds. We are really excited!!

We will be using our own traps and equipment, Garlands are just providing the ground!! For those of you that don't know the place, it used to be a huge draw for shooters, full facilities there including a gun shop and clothing which we hope to have open on shoot days. A big car park, easy access off main trunk routes - couldn't be better! We will be updating their grounds and clubhouse area so it will look and feel fantastic (not that it doesn't already but as it's not hosted registered sporting shoots before there is a little bit of tidying up etc to do).

First shoot is scheduled for 19th August 2012.

All being well we will also running Skeet and DTL layouts too so could potentially combine disciplines for an all round day of shooting. We will keep you posted on how things go.

If anyone is interested in reffing please let me know - I don't think anyone of our normal squad will be interested in travelling :huh:

Obviously we won't be stopping any of our other grounds, for us this just completes our strategy of 3 Sunday Registered shoots at different locations in the Central Region.

Steve and Ally

 

[ExSCA]

Congratulations guys!

 

[Bob_P]

Steve - could you clone yourself and move down here a bit

 

[TobyM]

World domination follows! Congratulations

 

[Will Hewland]

Monopolies commission will be after you mate!

Good luck, best wishes.

What you need to do is stick a shoot in the approx area of Reading / Wokingham in Berkshire. I reckon this must be the most highly populated are without a registered shoot in the South - or anywhere in fact.

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[Bob_P]

Seconded

 

[TobyM]

Newbury would be better but I could stretch to Reading :wink:

 

[Will Hewland]

Newbury would be better but I could stretch to Reading :wink:

You've got 4 counties!. Nothing between there and East Surrey!!!

 

[-MC-]

It is a shame someone in Essex doesn't do the same. I would love to shoot a few registered shoots but driving for hours each way doesn't really appeal.

 

[Maxum]

Great news Steve. Look forward to it as its only about 20 mins drive from mine.

 

[plaswad]

Steve

Nice to see you will be putting better targets on near me, don't know if the massses will like it! you are near to shugborough you know

Oh that will be the seven'th ground under an hour from me

Best wishes

Nick

 

[jasper]

kool .well done guys. will give this a go. less than an hour from me .. all good.

 

[wayne wilson]

Great stuff c u all there

 

[jinxy72]

good to see garlands back on the map .. well done steve

It is a shame someone in Essex doesn't do the same. I would love to shoot a few registered shoots but driving for hours each way doesn't really appeal.

where in essex are u ?? dartford is just over the bridge

 

[Alan68]

OMG - yes, here we go again!! Steve gets his wish of a ground in his 'old stomping ground'.

We have secured an arrangement with Jamie Garland of Garlands in Edingale that from August of this year we will be hosting 1 registered sporting shoot a month on their grounds. We are really excited!!

We will be using our own traps and equipment, Garlands are just providing the ground!! For those of you that don't know the place, it used to be a huge draw for shooters, full facilities there including a gun shop and clothing which we hope to have open on shoot days. A big car park, easy access off main trunk routes - couldn't be better! We will be updating their grounds and clubhouse area so it will look and feel fantastic (not that it doesn't already but as it's not hosted registered sporting shoots before there is a little bit of tidying up etc to do).

First shoot is scheduled for 19th August 2012.

All being well we will also running Skeet and DTL layouts too so could potentially combine disciplines for an all round day of shooting. We will keep you posted on how things go.

If anyone is interested in reffing please let me know - I don't think anyone of our normal squad will be interested in travelling :huh:

Obviously we won't be stopping any of our other grounds, for us this just completes our strategy of 3 Sunday Registered shoots at different locations in the Central Region.

Steve and Ally

Hi Steve,

Garlands used to be THE trap shooting ground in the Midlands when Bob Garland was running it, unfortunatley it is now a very rundown sad looking place. However if someone were to put on some UT or ABT comps. that WOULD be GOOD news.! after all the layouts are already there just needs the place brightening up. Not convinced there is any shortage of sporting shoots in this area though. Suppose its all a numbers/ profit game a bit like Asda/Tesco etc. Allen

 

[Nicky T]

Is anyone planning on heading to Garlands this coming weekend?

 

[paul b]

if the weathers ok ill be there

 

[jasper]

me too

 

[Nicky T]

If anyone going to Garlands wants to try out sme Cheddite Universal Traps please let me know as I have a few thousand at home so it's no hassle to load up ow ever many slabs are required. £40/slab for 28g 7.5 shot.