Colchester and District Archery Club … founded 1954
EVENT: Bill Tucker Memorial Open Shoot
Next event date: Sunday 10th May 2026.
Archers choice: York, Hereford or Western rounds. Tickets may be purchased for each round, as a Senior (18+) or Junior (under 18) Archer. Trophies and medals will be awarded in accordance with Archery GB age categories.
York: 6doz@100yd / 4doz@80yd / 2doz@60yd [1296 max score]
Hereford: 6doz@80yd / 4doz@60yd / 2doz@50yd [1296 max score]
Western: 4doz@60yd / 4doz@50yd [864 max score]
Western 40: 4doz@40yd / 4doz@30yd [864 max score]
Tickets for the 2026 event may be purchased here from the event info page …
The event is now open for 2026 ticket sales.
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EVENT: The Colchester & District Archery Club – WRS WA1440
Next event date: Sunday 20th September 2026.
The WA1440 is a metric round where male Archers shoot three dozen arrows (36) at 90m, followed by three dozen arrows at each of the following distances: 70m, 50m and 30m.
36 Arrows at each distance gives a total of 144 arrows shot… each arrow is worth a maximum ten points and – therefore – a maximum score of 1440 points can be achieved.
The ladies 1440 (also known as a Metric 1) is 3x dozen (36 arrows) shot at 70m, 60m, 50m and 30m.
The longer distances (90m and 70m for men and 70m and 60m for women) are shot at a 122cm target face, the shorter distances (50m and 30m for both) are shot at an 80cm target face.
Targets will be foam bosses on H frames. Gates open at 8:00 am, inspections at 8:30 am, Assembly at 9:00 am, Practice will be at 9:15 am, with the event commencing at 9:30 am. end. The maximum score is 10×72=720 points, which is where the name of the round is derived.
Tickets may be purchased here from the event page …
The event is now open for 2026 ticket sales.