1. The club grounds shall be open at 10 am each Sunday and close at dusk, or such earlier time during summer as the committee shall decide.
2. Membership of the club is open to anyone at the discretion of the club committee, provided they:

3. All airguns in use on the club grounds shall conform to legal power limits ( 12 foot pounds for rifles and 6 foot pounds for pistols ).
4. No guns requiring  a Firearms Certificate ( FAC ) shall be used by members or their guests.
5. Members inviting guests to participate in club activities shall be held responsible for the behaviour of those guests and shall ensure that they are aware of, and conform to, the club 's safety rules.
6. No member's shall touch another member's gun or equipment without first obtaining the owner's permission.
7. All members shall be fully conversant with the law governing airguns and safety code.
8. Any junior members shall be properly supervised by a parent or adult club member at all times. Children who are not shooting ( visiting with parents ) must  never be left alone and not permitted to run around or make undue noise in the vicinity of shooters.
9. Nothing other than approved targets shall be shot at. No living thing shall be deliberately shot at on the site.
10. No member shall shoot on the grounds other than on supervised shoot day's ( Sundays ) without the express permission of the proprietor.
11. All members shall be covered by the club's insurance. Members are advised to insure their guns etc. via there household insurance policies, or by separate 'all risks' policies.  The club cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to guns or other property, howsoever caused.
12. Only approved lead (or mainly lead) pellets shall be used, save with the committee's sanction before use.
13. Any member breaking the safety rules will be liable to expulsion without refund of any fees paid.
14. Any member convicted of any offence of violence, or any firearm offence, shall be automatically expelled.
15. Members shall pay the annual subscriptions (Due 1st April) and any other shooting fees due to the club.
16. Juniors under the age of 14 may join only at the discretion of the committee after that junior shows evidence of being able to safely and capably handle an airgun  They shall then undergo a three month 'probationary period' after which their membership shall be ratified or otherwise.  when shooting, they will always be supervised by an adult over the age of 21.
17. Only fully paid up members shall be eligible to attend the Annual General meeting, stand for office on the club committee, or vote at the meeting.
18. The proprietor shall have an absolute right of veto on all matters and shall be responsible for the setting of fees and dues, after taking advice from the committee.

                NATURE OF COMPETITIONS

At the time of compiling this document, there are four distinct competitions, held each Sunday.

Entry is optional.

1. Normal thirty-target FTC course.
2. Spring gun competition (guns must be fully recoiling and have no optical assistance).
3. Standing competition with fully recoiling gun (optical assistance permitted).
4. Ditto, non-recoiling guns.  The proprietor, or his stand in, has an absolute power to decide whether a gun is recoiling or non-recoiling.

The competitions are intended to foster friendly competition, and provide trophies for high performance.  Any consequence of the competitions that tends towards disharm-ony is contrary to the spirit of the competitions.

Any dispute as to the rules, or implementation of the rules, will be interpreted and decided upon by an ad hoc meeting of committee members available at the time, bearing in mind the above-stated spirit.

                                 RULES.

The following are absolute rules, and any infringement will result in disqualification from the competition, and the score will not count towards any league or other prize.

1. Only on shot per target.
2. No practice shots, before or after.
3. Shots must be taken from behind the wire (shooter's nose must be behind the wire). shots taken from the side of the wire are not permitted.
4. Score sheets must be marked after each shot.  Committee members are authorised to inspect score sheets at any time.
5. No method of range-finding, other than the use of telescopic sight, is permitted.
6. In the event of a tie, there will be a shoot off.  If a shooter has left early, and is unavailable for the shoot off, his/her rights are forfeit.
7. All committee members are authorised to disqualify by marking the offender's score sheet accordingly. Any dispute so caused will be settled by an ad hoc committee meeting as above.

                                         CLASSES

With respect to the main, thirty-target course, shooters will shoot in the classes determined by the club (See Below).  Newcomers will be classified as premier Class for their first shoot.
The class in which a person shoots is determined by the results of their last three shoots (one shoot for a newcomer).  For each shoot their score is represented as a percentage of the high score of the day.

•  0-50%            C Class
• 51-69%           B Class
• 70-85%           Open Class
• 86-100%         Premier Class

                                         TROPHIES

Trophies will be awarded as follows:

1. If there are four or more competitors in a class, an appropriate trophy will be awarded.
2. If there are twelve or more shooters in a class, there will be a runner-up trophy for that class.
3. If there are less than four shooters in a class, a certificate will be awarded.

There are summer and winter leagues. The shooter with the highest score for the season wins a personal substantial trophy and his/her name is placed on the league shield retained on the club premises.

                                         RE-ENTRY

Re-entry is permitted on all but the main thirty-target course.

                                          SAFETY RULES

1. Treat every gun as through it is loaded and ready to fire, even i you believe it is not.
2. Never cock or load your gun until you are ready to shoot, and you are sure it is safe to do so.
3. Always carry the gun so you have control over the muzzle, even if you should stumble (keep the muzzle pointing down). with a break-barrel gun, break the barrel so that it is obvious the gun cannot fire.
4. Never point the gun at anything you do not intend to shoot, and never point a gun at anyone. Always be aware of where the muzzle of  your  gun is pointing.
5. Avoid all horseplay.
6. Never shoot beyond your seeing distance.
7. Guns should be left in a safe place such as a gun rack unloaded and uncocked.  At home, they and their ammunition should be stored safely beyond the reach of small children and careless adults.
8. Never touch other people's guns without their permission
9. Never believe that safety catches actually work.
10. Never underestimate the power, extent or menace of human stupidity!

It is illegal:

1. To carry a loaded airgun in a public place without authority or reasonable excuse.
2. To use an airgun on private land without the owner's permission.
3. To posses or use an airgun if you have been sentenced to any form of custody lasting three months or more.
4.  To shoot at any bird or animal unless an 'authorised person' as defined by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

1. may not buy or hire an airgun, but can receive one as a gift or on loan.
2. May have an air rifle (but not a pistol) in a public place provided it is securely fastened in a cover which prevents it from being fired.  Such an air rifle must be uncocked and unloaded.
3. May not possess or use an air pistol unless in an approved range or at a shooting gallery.

1. May not buy, hire, be give, or otherwise own an airgun.
2. May have an air rifle (but not a pistol) in a public place provided it is securely fastened in a cover which prevents it from being fired and they are supervised by a person over the age of 21.  Such an air rifle must be uncocked and unloaded.
3. May only use an airgun providing they are supervised by a person over the age of 21, and must not shoot beyond the premises on which the gun is being used.