Welcome To The Stortford Archery Club

The original Stortford Archery Club was formed in 1966, however, in the early seventies, it went into hibernation for a couple of years. In 1973, it took on a new lease of life and the present club was formed. In 1975 it moved to grounds in the Herts. and Essex Hospital but in order to accommodate longer distances and to avoid extensive building work at the hospital, an adjoining school field was used from 1981 onwards. In 1991 we moved again to the rural setting of Waterside School on the Hassobury estate, a few miles north of Bishop’s Stortford. With the closure and sale of the school the club again moved, this time to the Stansted Airport Sports and Social Club grounds, although no indoor facilities were available there, the S&SC provided good accessible shooting. In October of 1997 the club moved to its current location, back within a school with both indoor and outdoor facilities and it is at St. Mary’s Catholic School at the top of Windhill that we can now be found.

The club shoots three times a week, with practice evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18.00 until 21.00 and Club day on Sundays from 14.00 until 18.00.

The club has a membership of over sixty with an increasing junior section. The standard within the club has soared in the last few years with no fewer than five archers having been selected at some point to shoot for Great Britain and the number of County standard archers is in double figures, a fact that we are very proud of. Despite this, the club exists for the enjoyment of archery by all its members regardless of dedication or skill. Archery is fun and whether you are an archer who likes to compete or just shoot for fun, there is always room for you!