Young Archers of Angmering v Worthing Juniors, Saturday 24th November

17 hardy young souls - seven from the Young Archers of Angmering and 10 from Worthing Archery Club - turned out for the inaugural fixture between the two clubs at Worthing's home field on Saturday.

Despite the cold (and boy, was it cold!? Just ask the parents!), the young archers set about their task in a determined manner. Enthusiasm was high and the curtailment of the match after 30 arrows probably owed more to the blue noses and toeses of the parents attending than any discomfort suffered by the archers.

The final outcome, with the best five scores from each club counting towards the team total, saw Worthing emerge victorious by 817 - 636. Top score of the day, however, came from Pip Tucknott with 241, followed by William Martin (Worthing) with 217. Emily Cobden turned in another fine performance with 176, while Isaac Rowlatt-Harrod (88), Leo (67) and Joshua Cobden (64) also chipped in with contributions to the team score. Not far off the pace were Parco with 49 and Disney Rowlatt-Harrod with 46.

The match was shot in a friendly but very competitive manner and was followed by hot food in the form of a very welcome barbeque. Our thanks to Doreen Cannon for organising the match. We look forward to staging a return at Angmering early in the New Year.