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We seem to be very lucky at Westcott on every night of the last beginners course we have just finished I had at least 10 helpers for 10 archers and a county coach looking over me as well. It worked very well and I was able to swap helpers in and out on a three end basis. This gave them all some experience of teaching and what to look for and I was able to instruct at a distance and have it backed up by the helpers on the line as I worked my way down the line. And on our last night "Meet the beginners" the notice was on the board for a week and we had 15 club members come and shoot. This was fantastic as it is not normally so well attended. Communication would seem to be very important and I am going to get together a newsletter where we can highlight things like work parties and get positive or negative results.
As for incentives we offer a yearly payment scheme for shooting fees which sets your shooting fees for the year, unless you help and are at the club on a regular basis then you don't get the benefit from this. I can honestly say it has probably saved me in the region of two thirds of what I would have had to pay had I been on the pay as you go scheme. Mind you I probably shoot more than anyone else!
Some of the things our work parties have done this year is
Install a new kitchen.
Paint the floor in the hall
Resurrect our beginners kit bow strings and re-fletch the arrows etc.
Install a new heating system in the hall.
Redo the field course (loose description as I wasn't there for this one)
Next is a new water main to the new kitchen and refurb of some form of the gents toilet
Boss straitening afternoon and setting with PVA.
We regulary have boss turning (5 permenant indoor bosses) and cleaning sessions by the committee. But one thing I will say is beginners coming into the club are the way forward get them involved asap and they will feel a part and will help out at the drop of a hat. Then again I often turn up at the club at different times of the day and find some lone member painting or doing some maintenance. There is a real feeling of belonging.