Rivernook Bowmen

Welcome to Rivernook Bowmen

Beginners Courses and Taster Sessions

We run beginners courses regularly during the summer months and occasionally in the winter. Each course consists of three two-hour sessions spread over three consecutive weeks. Courses are usually run on Wednesday or Friday evenings or on Sunday afternoons. The course costs £70 per person per course, and includes use of club equipment. Our next available beginners courses will be in spring 2026. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please email beginners@rivernookbowmen.co.uk. Further information is provided on the How to Get Started page under The Club tab.

Dates for Club Members’ Diaries

Sunday 7th December – Frostbite Shoot – come along and join us in shooting a Frostbite round, with David as our field captain. The Frostbite round is 36 arrows at 30 meters on an 80cm face, with 10-zone scoring. The best scores will form Rivernook’s entries into the Surrey inter-club Frostbite competition. Longbows shoot a Warwick round as their Frostbite competition entry. Please arrive, set up and warm up by 10.15am for a 10.30 start.

Sunday 14th December – Monthly Club Shoot – all members are warmly invited to join our informal monthly shoots, where we practice shooting a round with Sandie as our field captain. This month, we will be shooting a Metric 80-30 round of 72 arrows (six dozen) shot at an 80cm target at a distance of 30 metres, with 10-zone scoring. In this round, everyone shoots at the same single distance, 30m. Beginners who have not yet shot beyond 20 yards are encouraged to join us and can shoot on the 10 or 20 yards targets. Please arrive, set up and warm up by 10.15am for a 10.30 start.

Friday 26th December and/or Thursday 1st January (provisional) – subject to sufficient interest, we hope to host a Boxing Day Shoot and/or a New Year’s Day Shoot. Details to be arranged, but probably something a little different, and with food.

Club Etiquette General Guidelines

Note:
All archers shooting at Rivernook must be members of Archery GB.
All archers shooting at Rivernook do so at their own risk

The Shooting Line

1. If the target at the distance you want to shoot at is in use then please be prepared to be flexible and choose a different distance.

The Bosses

1. Do not move the targets without the consent of a Rivernook Committee member.
2. Check the target is stable before using it and if there are any concerns please report them to a Rivernook Committee member via the maintenance email address.
3. When you have finished shooting please remove faces and put them in the shelter. This helps to keep them dry and stops them blowing away and polluting the nearby rivers.
4. If the target has a cover then please re-cover the target after use.

Club Facilities

1. The club containers will be open when committee members are at the range.
2. Please take your rubbish home with you.