Eccles Archery Club
 Welcome to the Eccles Archery Club web page

Eccles Archery Club, EAC, was founded in 1953 and our grounds are to be found on the the western edge of Greater Manchester, just off the M60. We are affiliated to the Lancashire Archery Association (LAA), the Northern Counties Archery Society (NCAS) and the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS),

Our grounds are secure with 24-7 access for members. Recurve, compound, longbow and novice archers are welcome to join, where "novice archers" must have successfully completed a beginners course run by EAC, another GNAS affiliated club or Archery World at Preston.

  • The EAC field is large enough for one-way 180 yd clout, and clout shoots are held on Wednesday evenings during the summer.
  • The clubhouse has disabled access and facilities.
  • Our 12y indoor range is for practicing technique and beginners classes.
  • There are regular club shoots, occasional barbecues and fun shoots.

We host county matches and open shoots, with up to 18 bosses:

Sunday May 16th 2010: County Match Lachashire vs. Cheshire vs. Warwickshire

Sunday May 23rd 2010: UK Record Status Double FITA 70m Open Tournament ENTRY FORM

Beginners courses are held three or four times a year, by arrangement with our coaches. The next courses will be in the:

  • Autumn/winter of 2009/10: Oct, Nov, Feb, March
  • 6 x 2 hour sessions are held on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings over a period of three weeks.
  • Training takes place using various types of bow and all equipment is provided.

Junior Archers & Eccles Archery Club

For safety, insurance and child protection reasons, as well as the GNAS rules of Shooting, no archery club will allow under 18s to shoot by themselves.

Eccles archery club welcomes juniors. However, unlike most clubs, we have 24/7 access and there are no set times for shooting. This has caused problems in the past - including frustration for the juniors - and we now insist that all juniors have a parent or designated guardian who is both a qualified archer and a full shooting member of EAC.

Therefore, if a junior wants to take the beginners course then a parent or guardian must also take the lessons. Similarly, if a junior wants to join the club, then a parent or guardian must also join the club as a full shooting member.

Contact Mark Leach <mark@meta-synthesis.com> of EAC for further details, check-out other local clubs here, or contact Archery World who offer classes all the year round.

Nov 2009 Course:

Oct 2009 Course:

Any queries? Contact Mark Leach, and your message will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

How to find us, here. The archery club does NOT have a postal address, but the closest postcode is M30 7DR.

The west side of Greater Manchester.

Junction 11 on the M60 and take directions to Eccles, along the A57 (Liverpool Road). Turn right at the lights on to Peel Green Road.

The narrow entrance is directly opposite 216 Peel Green Road.

 

End of 2009 Fun-But-Cold Field Shoot (photos by Sue B)

EAC win the Team Prize at the County Indoor Championships, Nov. 2008

 

 

Congratulations to Heather Reynolds of North Cheshire Bowmen who shot a Junior Lady UK Record for the FITA 70m round at EAC in 2007