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DCAS AGM 2020 Notice
This year's DCAS AGM will be held online and you need to register if you wish to attend. Any questions you want to ask must be submitted in advance. Notice is hereby given to all DCAS members of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Devon and Cornwall Archery Society....
How do pandemics end?
We are in the grip of a pandemic like none other in living memory. While people are pinning their hopes on a vaccine to wipe it out, the fact is most of the infections faced by our ancestors are still with us. Read the full article on the BBC News Website >
DCAS Longbow success at the U.K. Masters!
Congratulations to Exmouth Archers’ Sophie Twigg who last weekend came second in the Ladies Longbow after a very wet competition at this year’s U.K. Masters!
The 2020 Grand Western Counties Covid Challenges
The 2020 Grand Western Counties Covid Challenges
In line with Government and Archery GB Guidelines it has been decided to cancel both the Junior and Senior GWAS Intercounty events this year.
Instead we will be running two virtual competitions which will be open to all current members of The Region.
County Championships goes Postal
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, DCAS and Exmouth Archers were unable to run the County Championships as previously planned. However, we are aware that most DCAS Clubs have the ability to shoot outdoors, even if this is on a limited basis, so we have opted to shoot the...
DCAS & GWAS Affiliations for 2020/21
With apologies for the delay, we are now able to confirm the 2020/21 affiliations details; sorry it is much later than usual. As you will know the Archery GB AGM was postponed this year and their final decision on fees was announced on 31 July and the postponed Grand...
Cancelled: Exmouth Archers WA Weekend
It is with regret that Exmouth Archers have decided to cancel the tournament that they were planning to run on the weekend of their normal World Archery Weekend. On Wednesday evening Exmouth Archers had made a final decision on what was going to happen and had started...
GWAS offer emergency loans for clubs in financial difficulty
At the last Grand Western Archery Society (GWAS) committee meeting they agreed to set aside £20,000 to provide loans of up to £500 for clubs in financial difficulty due to Covid-19. The Society want to help clubs suffering real financial hardship as a result of the...
Estelle Edwick (nee Kent)
In memory of Estelle Edwick (nee Kent) 3rd July 1973 to 16th May 2020 We have so many treasured and warm memories of Estelle Edwick, DCAS County Team Manager and a fellow archer who died in May. Estelle’s archery career started in the eighties at Sevenoaks Archery...