Sway Bowmen now have a spacious new home following the official opening of their clubhouse on Sunday 18th September.
The Club marked the occasion by combining it with their annual outdoor Championships. It proved an excellent way to celebrate the club’s recovery after the years where Covid disrupted shooting. The weather was excellent and there was a good turnout of archers, many of whom had only joined the club this year and for whom this was their first competition. The feeling of the day was very much one of greeting new friends and old, as former members came along to join in the opening event.
Club chairman, Simon Curtis, gave a brief history of the project and thanked those who had made charitable donations (Members, New Forest District Council and Sport England among others). The opening ceremony was then performed by the Deputy Mayor of Lymington, Simon Smith. The business of the day being concluded, everyone celebrated with a glass of bubbly and huge quantities of cake while the medal ceremony took place!
Photos courtesy of Steve Dance Photography and Oli Thomas.