Our heroes: Athletes and volunteers honoured

Young Archer of the Year

Toxophilus Trophy

There was another first for the Toxophilus Trophy award. It went to an e-magazine produced by Junction Archers. The club was praised for the way it engages and supports members.

Website Trophies

Bristol Bowmen and Golden Phoenix Archers won the Archery GB Club Website Trophy while Shropshire Archery Society took the regional and county award.

Plaquetts

Over the past couple of years Archery GB has increased the number of Plaquettes it awards to volunteers. We asked for nominations and you rose to the challenge, meaning that this year a total of 16 members have been recognised.

Bronze Plaquettes:

Andrea Malyon

The Para Support Team

For helping the Paralympic team achieve such stunning results in Rio and their continuing work and dedication.

Chris Ord

Marion and Dennis Saville

For their work with Bowmen of Ardleigh, Pilgrim Archers and Essex County Archery Association.

Doreen Cannon

Long-serving secretary of Worthing Archery Club and Sussex County and the county's coaching group, a former regional recurve champion, county team member and manager who champions the needs of junior archers.

Paul Agar

Melton Mowbray Archery Club's records officer and tournament organiser who gets more people shooting more arrows more often.

Sheena McCullagh

For championing inclusivity and helping to make Archery UK accessible to all.

Tony Smith

For more than 60 years of devotion to archery and being an outstanding ambassador for our sport.

Malcolm Grant

For his devotion Brixham Archery Club, his development and coaching roles with Devon and Cornwall and helping wounded veterans into the sport through Help for Heroes.

Graham Potts

For his work on Archery GB's juniors, judges and rules committees, as well as officiating at London 2012 and as Chairman of Judges at the Rio Olympics.

Tim Swane

For more than doubling the number of coaches, his support for the Development Team and Membership Services and his common sense solutions to course design and processes.

Unable to attend:

The following members were also awarded Bronze Plaquettes but could not join us for the AGM:

Katy Lipscomb
An international judge who played a major role at the European Championship in Nottingham. Katy is the Southern Counties Regional Judge Liaison Officer, managing the development of a team of 60-plus judges.
Andrew Rees
For his dedication as a member of the Archery GB field team since 2005 and his contribution to running the sport at club, county, regional and national levels.
Tim Pratt
For his work as Chairman of the National Tournaments Committee, leading the team that runs some of the sport's most prestigious events.

Silver Plaquettes:

Candy Schofield

For her work with the Archery GB event team, particularly at the 2016 European Championship at Nottingham.

Geoff Malyon

For his outstanding contribution as a Director and as part of the Operations Committee.

Honorary Life membership

The number of Honorary Life Members also rose, reflecting the increase in membership. This year to award goes to:

Tim Jackson

For his outstanding contribution to major archery events over the past 15 years.

John Poyner

For his outstanding contribution to the sport.

Hugh Soar

A prolific writer, for his contribution to the history of archery.

Find pictures of all our winners on our Facebook page.

Meeting the challenges: Chief Executive sets out future strategy at AGM

Providing the best possible experience for members, attracting and keeping people in the sport and ensuring financial sustainability are the main challenges facing Archery GB. And we are well on the way to meeting them, says Chief Executive Neil Armitage.
He told AGM and conference delegates in Birmingham that the highs of 2016; Rio, medal successes and the growth in tournaments and awards, had been tempered by the lows of funding losses.
The aim going forward was to grow through solid leadership, inspiring volunteers and to ensure a sustainable future by becoming financially self-sufficient so that the organisation is never again vulnerable.
"Things have changed significantly," he said. "The income we received over the last two Olympic cycles has been significantly reduced. It means we cannot do everything we wanted to do immediately. We have to prioritise."
That has put the focus on progress, places and participation. Fixing the first two will lead to more participation, he said. Progress centred on getting coaching and competition right. A consultation process was already under way all over the UK with coaches. People also needed to be signposted towards the right competitions with the right formats and a co-ordinated tournament calendar. And those tournaments should break even or make a profit.
"I've been looking at tournaments in other countries that actually make a significant amount of money for the host nation. I think the opportunities are out there."
He said people wanted a positive experience without travelling too far. That meant there was a need for great places and facilities. The recent ground registration process, helping clubs with planning processes and targeting the right resources to the right places were essential.
The Big Weekend and the European Championship in Nottingham has helped increase participation, while the Archery in Notts legacy project had brought 9,000 people to the sport, leading to 700 taking part in regular sessions, 390 of whom were female. Other successes included training 30 teachers to deliver Arrows sessions, supporting clubs gain £227,000 in development grants and securing talent awards from Sport England and Northern Ireland.
Sport England reduced its funding from £2.1million to £1.6 million. That was contingent on delivering a commercial strategy and sustainable organisation, and that demanded change. Some of which include a restructuring of Archery GB with David Tillotson appointed as Director of Sport, supplier contracts being renegotiated and the Instructors award moving in house.
Our table-topping performance by the Paralympians in Rio had ensured top-tier funding for Tokyo but Neil vowed to get athletes to the Olympics too. "We are not giving up," he said. "We will be seeking funding from other sources. We will continue to bang on the door of UK Sport. Providing we show a successful set of results up to and including the World Championships in Mexico, I will go back to UK Sport and tell them they were wrong not to give us support to send our Olympians to Tokyo.
"If that doesn't work I will raise additional funds through other commercial activities. I am not giving up on this."
Archery GB has taken its first step towards this by setting up a new partnership deal with Volvo. Members will be part of Volvo's Affinity scheme which will open up savings and benefits packages not available on the open market which can be used at local Volvo dealerships. Volvo is also the headline sponsor of the Big Weekend 2017.
During the AGM, Richard Custance was confirmed as a Vice-President of Archery GB and Pippa Britton was elected to the Board of Directors.
A number of propositions put to the AGM by the Board, including membership fees and minor changes to the articles, were approved. Senior membership fees (25-plus) will rise by £2 to £52 for direct members and £44 for senior club members. Direct members and club members between 18-24, juniors and archers with disabilities will pay £11. School and scout clubs will pay £80 and university clubs £150.
The date for the 2018 AGM was set for Saturday 21 April.

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