25 October – Monthly Archery Practice, Werrington (Penrith City Archers)

Archery lessons and target practice, 4th Sundays of the month, 12noon – 4pm.

The Shire of Dismal Fogs invite our fellow SCAdians (and other interested parties) to our monthly practice!

Next date: 25 October
https://www.facebook.com/events/1106262615518077

We can provide a limited amount of loaner equipment.
Ask senior members for help shooting arrows and we can guide you in improving your skills.
No experience necessary.
If you aren’t in practice please let Kevin know before you start shooting. If there’s anything you’re not sure about, give Kevin a call for a chat, or you are welcome to come and watch.

COST:
$10 to SCA members.
$20 adults/$15 children for SCA non-members.
(We calculate SCA annual membership will save you money after 5 practices, or 3 practices if you bring a child. Membership link at the end*)

SAFETY:
– SCA members must sign in (or be signed in for) TWICE:
once using the Penrith Archers QR code sign-in
AND once on the SCA paper “Activity Attendance Record”
– SCA non-members must sign in THREE times: both the forms above
AND once on the SCA non-member “Request to Participate and Indemnity”.
– please tie your hair back, wear covered shoes, and no loose clothing when shooting
– this is a shared site with children; take care when driving and keep to 10km/hr

SCA Target Archery will take place in accordance with these rules:
https://rules.marshal.lochac.sca.org/index.php/Archery:Handbook

‘Peasant Archery’ allows blunt arrows to be shot at armoured authorised SCA combatants.
Combat Archer rules allow authorised armoured archers to shoot at other armoured archers.
All combat archery will be in accordance with the rules here:
https://rules.marshal.lochac.sca.org/index.php/Armoured_Combat:Handbook

FUN:
– bring your blunt combat arrows, if you have them
– depending on interest and attendants there may be a novelty shoot or other special game
– we recommend you bring a chair, sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat, food and drink (no alcohol)
– GARB is not compulsory, but if you’d like to wear garb, please do!

DIRECTIONS:
Penrith City Archers Entrance, cnr Park and Werrington rd, Werrington.
Search maps for 1 Werrington Rd Werrington
OR Troy Addams Archery Field.

CONTACTS:
For up to the minute details for each date, click on the link to the Facebook event
(if you don’t have a Facebook account, you will need to click to close the ‘See more on Facebook’ box)

OR Kevin Girard, Dismal Fogs Captain of Archers, 0418685021
or email the Seneschal of Dismal Fogs: seneschalATdismalfogs.lochac.sca.org

*Sign up for SCA membership here:
https://registry.sca.org.au/
($45/adult, $0/child/ren with an adult member)