25 and 26 August. The morning after the night before.. A detachment of team members, ably led by Nigel Ball, set off to the range to get the classroom sorted out by 1100 hours, when the contents of some large
The Grand Finale
24 August 2019 Another morning dawns beautifully, the team get half an hour more in bed before we set off once more for Connaught Ranges. First order of the day, after breakfast of course, the Commonwealth match. Everyone is involved,
Outlanders in the Outback
22 August 2019 There really is a huge range of wildlife to be glimpsed on and around the range here at Connaught. There is an Osprey’s nest on a telegraph pole on the way to the base here, a few
The Canada match
23rd August 2019 Today everyone woke up with nerves running slightly higher than other days, as today it was not only the final shoot of the Grand Aggregate but also the Canada match. The Gatineau, sounding more like a cake
George and the Dragon
21 August 2019 After a while, an 0600 “rise and shine” gets comparatively easy, without even an alarm being set. Archie wishes it to be mentioned that he got wet (again) in the morning, by that time various hues had
Bread for the Crows
20th August 2019 Today, as usual, most of the cars were rolling out of the Best Western car park at 6:45am ready for relay 1 to start at 8am. The only difference this morning to previous mornings was that there
The sound of clackers; the sound of the tour.
19th August It is nearly 1800 hours. Two thirds of the team are in our “classroom”. The blackboard (in this case green) is covered in various coloured chalks listing ammunition requirements, team member’s victualling requirements but most importantly scores over the
A Grand Start, but not a Grand Day
18th August 2019 Sunday – A comparatively late start by normal standards – with the buses rolling from the hotel at 07:45. In their wisdom, the DCRA had allocated today as a 300 yard day, with just three shoots which,
Warming up to Connaught
Saturday 17th August 2019 All were up bright eyed and bushy tailed to be at the classroom by 8am, ready for the four pre-grand shoots of the day. The team could be seen assembled around our huge table, all munching
Setting up shop
16th August 2019 Another team birthday! Parents were obviously quite busy in December in years gone by. Today’s birthday girl is Ellie “Fit” Hoolahan, who is enough of a lady to not make team management feel too ancient by letting us