Some of the team were awoken slightly earlier than planned by biblical quantities of rain thrashing on the hotel tin roof at 4am. By 6:45am it had cleared and the team met for breakfast under hot, humid, but clear skies.
D+1 Acclimatisation
Dawn broke on the team’s first full day in Guyana. Breakfast could be taken between 07:00 and 10:00. Most of the team thought they would pop down and eat at 09:00. No chance. With most awake at 04:00, when breakfast
D-Day (deployment or departure?)
Finally the team was ready to begin its 20 hour journey to Guyana. That would be the whole team minus the diarist, who claimed he was “about a minute away” when leaving his room for the 15 minute walk down
Day -1 Keep Calm and Carry On (but not that, please)
After some debate between military and non-military personnel, we settled that today was D-1, and tomorrow shall be D-Day. Anyone who has toured before will know that D-1/packing has the potential to derail very quickly if we are not on
Day-2, Match vs NRACI
No, that’s not a typo. We don’t actually leave until Monday, yet the team assembled on Friday evening for our final warm-up match on Saturday against the NRA team that tours to the Channel Islands in May. Hence, Day Minus
Christmas Draw
The team invite you to join us in a great chance to win some great shooting prizes over the Christmas period. £10 buys you a chance to win any one of the prizes below.
Friends and Family Day
In a gesture of gratitude to those who stand behind them, the England shooting team opened the gates of Bisley Shooting Grounds this past weekend for a Friends and Family Day. Under clear skies and warm sunshine, around 30 guests
BCRC International Match
Strong and blustery winds were the order of the day for England against the teams competing in the BCRC overseas match.Our first competitive match to test the coaches and firers was set in a friendly, convivial atmosphere. Starting at 5.30pm