Hi from New Member in Surrey

[RichW1234]

Hi all - I've been clay shooting for approx. 10 years and still can't get enough of it! I work for the CPSA as the National Development Manager and as such get to travel round the Country visiting CPSA Member Clubs/Grounds and try to encourage them to do more to get new blood involved with our Sport. I do tend to take my gun with me wherever I go, purely for research purposes you understand!

I've been running the inter-club Clubman Classic League for C Class & Unregistered Shooters this year with a combined Kent & Sussex League and a Hampshire League which has been great fun. Really great to meet people and shoot at new grounds and hopefully next year will be even bigger & better.

I also launched a series of CPSA sponsored Young Shots Days during the Autumn Half Term at 22 grounds around England & Wales for newcomers to experience shooting and get a thorough grounding in safety/handling/technique etc and we had over 330 kids take part. We will be running them again during the Easter Holidays in 2013 and hope to get more grounds involved.

That's about it really other than to say I love my Clay Shooting and I'm very lucky to combine my work with my passion. I do have a very understanding wife also which helps!!

Richard

 

[RobertBeard]

Welcome Richard - you've got 10 years on me that I regret I've missed!

 

[ExSCA]

Welcome Richard - good to see you on here. Any questions, please let me know.

 

[JonSkeet2]

Welcome Richard!

Good to see you at HQ on Tuesday

Quite a few of the OLSS and Hants shooters on here

Jon.

 

[RichW1234]

Thanks Jon. Looking forward to Saturday at Spitfire Shoot. See you then.

Richard

 

[Jeremy Baker]

Hi Richard welcome to Shootclay. Enjoy the site.

 

[Bob_P]

Hi Richard - good to see you on here, maybe see you at Bisley one of these days

 

[Robo]

Welcome along Richard see you Saturday at Spitfire shooting ground .

 

[teepee1234]

Welcome along! See you on Saturday.

(bring your gun! )

 

[Shaun Hopkins]

Hi all - I've been clay shooting for approx. 10 years and still can't get enough of it! I work for the CPSA as the National Development Manager and as such get to travel round the Country visiting CPSA Member Clubs/Grounds and try to encourage them to do more to get new blood involved with our Sport. I do tend to take my gun with me wherever I go, purely for research purposes you understand!

I've been running the inter-club Clubman Classic League for C Class & Unregistered Shooters this year with a combined Kent & Sussex League and a Hampshire League which has been great fun. Really great to meet people and shoot at new grounds and hopefully next year will be even bigger & better.

I also launched a series of CPSA sponsored Young Shots Days during the Autumn Half Term at 22 grounds around England & Wales for newcomers to experience shooting and get a thorough grounding in safety/handling/technique etc and we had over 330 kids take part. We will be running them again during the Easter Holidays in 2013 and hope to get more grounds involved.

That's about it really other than to say I love my Clay Shooting and I'm very lucky to combine my work with my passion. I do have a very understanding wife also which helps!!

Richard

Hi Richard and welcome to the forum sounds like your a busy man hopefully not to busy to join in with the discussions

 

[DAVE_B]

Hi Richard, welcome to the forum, make the most of what's available here and most importantly enjoy!

 

[RichW1234]

Hi Nicola

I'm delighted to confirm that I will be staying on as an official member of HQ staff which I'm really pleased about.

Thanks

Richard

 

[Guerini Guy]

Welcome Richard

 

[ehb102]

I also launched a series of CPSA sponsored Young Shots Days during the Autumn Half Term at 22 grounds around England & Wales for newcomers to experience shooting and get a thorough grounding in safety/handling/technique etc and we had over 330 kids take part. We will be running them again during the Easter Holidays in 2013 and hope to get more grounds involved.

Welcome, Richard. I saw the flyer for these a bit too late for anyone to take part. I would love to hear about them for next time. 

 

[RichW1234]

Hi - we are planning to run the Young Shots Days again over the Easter Holidays and will firm up on dates and participating grounds in the New Year.

 

[ExSCA]

Rich - lets have a chat at some point, I'd like to see how I can help promote and push the young shots concept.

 

[VanGogh76]

Hi Richard,

I would also like to have a chat re the young shots as well, our ground is set up predominantly for Novice / Intermediate and would like to encourage more youngsters to the sport (My daughter is already asking if she can come along...)

Simon