Can you help at the Junior Acorn?

On Saturday, 25th June we are hosting our annual open Junior tournament – The Junior Acorn.

We are expecting almost 60 young archers to join us for a day of competitive archery, mixed with come fun and entertainment (including lunchtime games) – it promises to be a great day!

As well as providing the opportunity for our GAC juniors to meet and shoot with youngsters from other clubs across the South East, the event also contributes to club funds and helps us to keep subs for everyone as low as possible.

However, we rely on the help of as many volunteers as possible to assist with setting up the day before and on the morning, helping with the smooth running of the tournament and packing away at the end of the day.

The tasks and times include:

FRIDAY 24th JUNE
1. – 6.00-8.00pm Marking Out Field
– Put out guide strings for Tent, Wait, Shoot, 3m and distance lines
– Mark white lines and cross-hatch ‘no tent’ areas
– Clean and tidy the clubhouse

SATURDAY 25th JUNE
1. Morning – 8.00 – 9.30am
– Putting out target numbers and flags
– Putting on target faces
– Putting out shooting line numbers and signs
– Put out gazebo and rubbish bins
– Put up GAC shelters and flags

2. Field crew during the day
Morning shift: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Afternoon shift: 1.00 – 5.00pm
– Helping find lost arrows, replacing target faces, assisting archers is required
– Reset targets at change of distance

4. Kitchen
Morning shift: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Afternoon shift: 1.00 – 5.00pm
– Assist with selling teas and coffees and cakes etc
– Washing up and tidying club house

5. End of the day: – 4.00 – 6.00
– 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
– Collect up waste bins, and put away, bag up all rubbish

It would be brilliant if you could let us know in advance if you can help, and which task(s) you would be able to do, by adding your name to our Junior Acorn Championship Volunteer Sign Up.

Alternatively, please email the Club Chair, Simon de Kretser or Tournament Organiser Richard Fitzgerald:

Simon de Kretser – chair@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk
Richard Fitzgerald – tournament@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk

If you aren’t sure about when and what you can do, then just turn up on the day(s) when you have the time and pitch in!

Thanks in advance!