This August Bank Holiday Monday (that’s next Monday, the 26th) we’re holding our premier ‘Open’ competition of the year, the GAC Acorn Tournament.
This is a UK Record Status shoot, and we are expecting up to 120 archers from clubs across the South East and further afield. It’s a great spectacle and also an important fundraiser for the Club.
As ever, there are lots of jobs that need doing for a tournament like this, so we need your help. It’s always fun to be part of the GAC support team, and if lots of you commit to do at least one thing, it’ll be a breeze!
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We’re making a special plea for the tastiest job of all, the BBQ Crew. Our big gas bbq is perfect for cooking everyone’s favourite archery breakfast – bacon butties! At lunch the menu flips to burgers on buns. The more hands the better to help take orders, cook, butter, serve and take payments. Sign up and state BBQ CREW and the timeslot you can do.
MARKING OUT FIELD AND PREPARING THE CLUBHOUSE
4pm – 6pm
– Put out guide strings for the Tent, Wait, Shoot, 3m and distance lines
– Mark white lines
– Cross-hatch ‘no tent’ areas
– Clean and tidy the clubhouse
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MORNING PREP
7.30am – 9am
– Put out target numbers and flags
– Pin on target faces at measured height
– Put out shooting line numbers and signs
– Put up gazebo
– Set out rubbish bins
– Put up GAC shelters and flags
– Set up Judges’ tent, table and chairs
– BBQ Crew: fire up bbq and bacon butty serving
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FIELD CREW DURING THE DAY
Morning shift: 9am – 12.30pm
Afternoon shift: 12.30pm – 4pm
– Help find lost arrows
– Replace target faces
– Assisting archers as required
– Reset targets at change of distance
– BBQ Crew: burger cooking and serving for lunch
– BBQ Crew: clear away, wash bbq hot plate
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END OF THE DAY
4pm – 6pm
– Collect score boards
– Remove target faces and pins and put away
– Collect up shooting line numbers and signs and pack away
– Take down gazebo and put away
– Pack up GAC shelters and flags
– Put BBQ away
– Collect up waste bins, and put away
– Bag up all rubbish
– Take a bag of rubbish home
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Just let us know when you’re coming to help, and we’ll allocate you a job on the day.
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Or email the Club Chair, Stuart Edwards or Tournament Organiser Richard Fitzgerald:
Stuart Edwards – chair@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk
Richard Fitzgerald – tournament@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk
