how old is the oldest club

[Rik]

Pretty hard to beat ASKA. Certainly still in business. Anyone know if they've been continuous?

[worthipa]

John o'Gaunt's Bowmen (my club) was reformed in 1788!

John o'Gaunt Bowmen - Lancaster Archery Club

[N.Vodden]

according to the article on wikipedia the oldest club in the UK is....

Royal Company of Archers founded in 1676.

Royal Company of Archers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Rik]

Originally Posted by N.Vodden

according to the article on wikipedia the oldest club in the UK is....

Royal Company of Archers founded in 1676.

Royal Company of Archers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And of course Wikipaedia is never wrong...
It's one of the problems with trying to decide on "facts" by concensus - what if the minority is right?

[David Needham]

Scorton was my 1st club (1972), I used to go to school there. They used to have a lovely shooting ground behind Northern Sports Cars - It has probably been turned into a housing development by now

Does anyone know if the club is still going??

[Robin the Hood]

[quote=Rik;148796]And of course Wikipaedia is never wrong...
It's one of the problems with trying to decide on "facts" by concensus - what if the minority is right?[/QUOTE]


We used to ask that same question when going passed the old 'Madhouse' at Chester.
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[Furface]

Originally Posted by David Needham

Scorton was my 1st club (1972), I used to go to school there. They used to have a lovely shooting ground behind Northern Sports Cars - It has probably been turned into a housing development by now

Does anyone know if the club is still going??

The "Company of Scorton Archers" is still there, though small (and not to be confused with the Scorton Arrow)

[Woodie]

Originally Posted by Rik

And of course Wikipaedia is never wrong...
It's one of the problems with trying to decide on "facts" by concensus - what if the minority is right?

As it is in this case. you are right Rik ASKA is the oldest continuous club on record check their website.
Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers

[gunmender]

What about the British Army Archery Association?

Goes back to whenever the first few bowmen got together in King ?????? (Ethelred maybe) Army/group

Maybe the knowlegable ones on the trad bow side could come up with a rough date?

[Artemis]

The competition for the Musselburg Arrow (1603) pre-dates the Antient Scorton Silver Arrow. But when it comes to the oldest sporting trophy the Musselburgh is itself pre-dated by the Kirkudbright 'siller' gun, shot for intermittently by the bang bang brigade (!)

As to the oldest club The Guild of St George 1537 (now the Honourable Artillery Company) is probably the first officially constituted 'club'.

Earlier army get togethers ? Well the Saxons certainly brought bowmen to this country, but they were not British, they were the first English. The 'other lot' -whom they beat into the hills despite their elm bows - they called weallas (welsh) roughly translated as foreigners. The Bowmen of Gwent, under Richard de Clare (Strongbow) might also be considered a very early archery 'club'

end of history lesson. Vee