With 42 in our party, this was the largest contingent of Dartfordians to attend the National Scout Rifle Championships at NSRA Bisley. In our 6 years of consecutive attendance, this year was the first where we’ve had to contend with swamp conditions. However, the rain and mud did nothing to dampen our efforts as our Scouts performed well in their events, especially those who recently qualified in the NSRA YPS scheme who were able to put in to practice, under tournament conditions, all they had learnt.
Some of Dartford’s competitors did exceptionally well, having come in the top 20 Nationally and deserve special mention and they are:
| Name | Event | Class | Position |
| James O’Brien | .22 Small Bore | Beginners <14 | 7th |
| George McCarron | .22 Small Bore | Beginners <18 | 16th |
| Matthew Randall | Biathlon | <14 | 14th |
| James O’Brien | Field Targets | <14 | 4th |
| Brian Lloyd | Full Bore | 18+ | 10th |
| Keith Furlong | 6yd Pistol | 18+ | 15th |
| Joe Williams | 6yd Rifle | <12 | 11th |
It’s worth noting that ALL of the young folk named above are NSAR YPS accredited, which goes to show that with the correct training and practice you can achieve good scores.
As with all camps, none of it’s possible without the leaders and support team who look after the young members whilst they’re away and none more so than Karen and Pauline who ensured there were hot meals and snacks available when our young athletes needed it and Keith and John who arrived on camp early to pitch the tents to ensure kit could be stowed in the dry and Neil for loading the van whilst we were still shooting. Thank You very much!
If you want to be considered for the 2013 team, you’ll need to be practiced and focused as we’ll be selecting on merit – Shoot in the black and we’ll invite you back 😉
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