WIP Clay Shooting - Thursday 21st July 2011
Another very enjoyable day was held by WiP Newcastle on Thursday
21st July when 16 people headed to Bywell Shooting
Ground, Felton to have a fun day of Clay Shooting.
This is the second year WiP Newcastle has held this type of
event and again it was an excellent day for attendees and great
success for the satellite group.
Meeting from 9.30am we were greeted by the very friendly staff
who served us with tea, coffees and biscuits whilst everyone got to
know each other. We were then placed into small groups and given a
safety briefing and full explanation of handling the guns.
By 10.30am we set to go with most of the attendees having never
held a gun before, however thanks to the brilliant coaching from
the instructors everyone managed to hit a number of clays
each!!
We had a fantastic 3 course lunch provided by a catering company
called Love Food and followed this up with a healthy afternoon
competition. Prizes were supplied for the top 3 shooters of the day
and everyone left feeling exhilarated, a little tired but very
happy!
A big thank you to our sponsors of the day, Mark Gilbert Morse
Solicitors and also to all the staff at Bywell Shooting Ground.
'This was my first WiP event. I was a little
apprehensive about the day as I didn't know anyone else attending
and I had never even held a gun before. I met lots of great
people many of whom, like me, had never shot a gun before.
There was a nice group of people. We had the
opportunity to chat and have a laugh as well as get one-on-one
instruction with the instructor. The instructor we had was
brilliant -very experienced and also made us all feel at ease- and
by the time we finished the day I was able to actually hit a few
clays. I have to say I am hooked-can't wait for the next clay
pigeon shoot.'
Claire Knowles Morris - David Robert Ltd