Winter 2002 - National Rifle Association

OF NRAPRESENTRESENTATIONTION OFNRA TROPHIESTO THE LORDMAYOROF LONDONby Karen RobertsonOn Thursday 3 October, the annual Presentation ofInternational Shooting Trophies took place at theMansion House in London. The ceremony ofPresentation of International Shooting Trophies to theLord Mayor of London for safe keeping dates fromthe last century; it has certainly happened since 1891and perhaps even earlier than this. The trophies usedto be paraded through the streets of London in an opencarriage and then left in the Mansion House.Nowadays the trophies are presented but thenreturned to Bisley. The National Match Trophy is nolonger presented due to the problems of transportingit to London; a framed photograph is used instead.Winning teams attending this year included the GreatBritain Kolapore team captained by Anton Aspin, theEngland Elcho team captained by Stuart Collings, theEngland Mackinnon team captained by John Jackmanand, for the first time, the Ireland National teamcaptained by Major Alwyn McLean. Also present werethe Athelings team with their Commandant MajorSimon Fraser, and the UK Cadet Rifle Team to theChannel Islands with their Commandant Major RonCross.The Presentation is a comparatively informal occasion.John Jackman, as Chairman of the NRA, said a fewwords explaining the historical significance of theoccasion, and extolling the successes of British shootersover the year. The Lord Mayor of London, MichaelOliver, welcomed the teams to the Mansion House,expressing his pleasure at continuing a traditiondemonstrative of the City’s continuing links with theAssociation. The Lord Mayor his Sheriff, MartinClarke, met each team in turn; the Captains introducedtheir teams and gave a brief history of each match andtrophy.Afterwards the teams were treated to a guided touraround the spectacular rooms of the Mansion Houseby the Lord Mayor and Sheriff.The Presentation ended in time for lunch in town. TheEnglish teams made their way to the HQ of theHonourable Artillery Company, responding to aninvitation regularly issued to follow the MansionHouse visit. The Irish, having no precedent to fall backon, repaired to a local hostelry to continue thecelebration of their win.Skittle & Practical ShootingWhy not come down and join us, everyThursday night. All shooters are welcome whohave an FAC or who are Full Firearms membersof another club (with confirmation from your clubsecretary). If you fancy something different whynot try this, shooting calibres from .22 to .44/.45We have full disabled facilities as well as amplefree parking. There is a fully licensed membersbar as well as a cafe for anything from a baconcob to fish and chips. Give us a call, check outour web site or send us an e-mail and we will behappy to give you more details and pricing etc.Thursdays 7 Till Late • Open 6 Days A WeekTue to Thurs 9am to 4.30pm or 6.30pm LateFri & Sat 9am to 5pm • Sun 10am to 1pmNOTTINGHAM SHOOTING SPORTS CENTRETel: 01159262016 Fax: 0115926201532B Byron EstateBrookfield Rd ArnoldNottingham NGS 7EUWeb: www.armstrongs-guns.co.ukE-mail: info@armstrongs-guns.co.uk10 metre system£695plus post and packingSCATT“PROFESSIONAL”electronic training and analysis systemFULLBORE SHOOTERSWhy not keep training during the wintermonths in the comfort of your ‘warm’ home!as used by:many of the world’s current National SquadsFull and Smallbore•Gold Medal winners in both theOlympics and Paralympics•European Air Rifle Championship winners•World Cup winnersFor further details contactDIVERSE TRADING COMPANY LTDTel: (020) 8642 786124 hour fax: (020) 8642 995968