Annual Tour, May 2022, Ilfracombe, Devon

Annual Shooting Tour - May 2022 - Ilfracombe, Devon

1 st Steve Carr 251 Fri 88 + 39 127 Sat 82 + 42 124

2 nd Andy Catton 237 Fri 81 + 39 120 Sat 76 + 41 117

2 nd George Mendham 237 Fri 77 + 37 114 Sat 81 + 42 123

4 th Darrell Etherington 235 Fri 82 + 39 121 Sat 71 + 43 114

5 th Bob Brown 234 Fri 78 + 39 117 Sat 78 + 39 117

6 th Terry Trevatt 230 Fri 75 + 39 114 Sat 78 + 38 116

7 th Brendan O’Reilly 224 Fri 77 + 33 110 Sat 73 + 41 114

8 th Graham Jackson 216 Fri 69 + 34 103 Sat 72 + 41 113

9 th Jim Catford 207 Fri 71 + 36 107 Sat 66 + 34 100

10 th Bill Anderton 204 Fri 70 + 33 103 Sat 65 + 36 101

11 th Mike Evans 202 Fri 73 + 27 100 Sat 66 + 36 102

1 st Terry Trevatt 300.000 Score 230 +25 on average of 205

2 nd Graham Jackson 299.974 Score 216 +26 on average of 190

3 rd Pete Mendham 299.796 Score 201 +6 on average of 195

4 th George Mendham 299.770 Score 237 +2 on average of 235

5 th Dave McGuire 299.567 Score 165 -20 on average of 185

6 th Bill Anderton 299.463 Score 204 -21 on average of 225

7 th Bob Brown 299.426 Score 234 -16 on average of 250

8 th Jim Catford 299.416 Score 207 -23 on average of 230

9 th Steve Carr 299.351 Score 251 -14 on average of 265

10 th Andy Catton 299.348 Score 237 -18 on average of 255

11 th Brendan O’Reilly 299.230 Score 224 -26 on average of 250

The 2022 F&F Annual Tour ‘Straight outta lock-down’ was held at one of our favourite locations, the fantastic North Devon Shooting Ground in Ilfracombe. A big thank you to Clive, Jackie and the rest of the team for making us very welcome and looking after us (especially Jackie’s lovely ‘non-vegan’ sausage rolls on Saturday!!). A fantastic location and a friendly shooting ground with some amazing stands - a very professional set up, highly recommended. A great trip all round with some pretty good weather, great hotel and lovely food. A very special ‘Thank You’ from everyone to our resident travel agent Brendan (A.K.A. Jive Bunny) for doing a fantastic job of arranging everything and getting everyone in the right place at the right time - A considerable feat of project management delivered on time and in budget!! A special mention to the lovely Seventy One restaurant run by Peter and Jane Fuller for some great food and service on Thursday. And, not forgetting, Wards Bistro & Bar for some lovely food and service on Saturday.

The Trophies

This year we have Trophies for ‘High Gun’, 2 nd and 3 rd place in straight shooting, plus a ‘Saturday old farts Club’ for the members only shooting Saturday. In the handicap shooting we have Trophies for 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd place. No Wonkey Donkey or Wooden Spoon this year - watch this space!! In addition we have the ‘Founders Trophy’ which was introduced at the 30 th Anniversary Tour in 2015 by three of the original founding members of the club, Brian, Roy & George. This Trophy is in recognition of contribution to the F&F Gun Club during the year and the current holder chooses who this will be passed to at each Annual Tour.

Straight Shooting Results

Below is the breakdown of the final scores and rankings for Straight Shooting. This year, both Friday and Saturday we shot 150 made up from 100 in the morning and 50 in the afternoon giving a total maximum of 300 - The scores were very close with only 17 points between the top 5. This year for the first time, we had a tie for 2 nd place so there is no 3 rd place Trophy.

Handicap Shooting Results

1 st Place Terry Trevatt with a Handicap score of 300.000

2 nd Place Graham Jackson with a Handicap score of 299.973

3 rd Place Pete Mendham with a Handicap score of 299.796

And to finish ... a few other awards ...

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Below is the final scores for Handicap Shooting. The total straight score out of 300 is shown to the right of the Handicap Score together with how well you shot above or below your average, Green if you shot above average and Red if you shot below.

‘High Gun’ Steve Carr with a score of 251

Joint 2 nd Place Andy Catton with a score of 237

Joint 2 nd Place George Mendham with a score of 237

The Founders Trophy was awarded to Bob Brown for his outstanding contributions to the Club. When he is not on a double-shift!! Bob manages the club as The Chairman, makes the decisions, looks after finances and helps out around the shooting ground. A truly dedicated member of the club and a well deserved reward. Thanks from the whole club for all your support and dedication.

The Founders Trophy

12 th Pete Mendham 201 Fri 72 + 34 106 Sat 60 + 35 95

12 th Mike Evans 299.117 Score 202 -38 on average of 240

The Handicap Team Scores

Winners Terry Trevatt Darrell Etherington, Bob Brown, Bill Anderton Mike Evans, Steve Carr & Pete Mendham 2096.252

Losers Jim Catford Brendan O’Reilly, Andy Catton, Dave McGuire Graham Jackson & George Mendham 2095.412

Best Street Jive This year awarded to Jive Bunny Brendan, although it looks more Queens Hotel than a Jive

Best Pillar Box Topper Won by Mad Dog Pete, no further explanation needed !!

Best Hat of the Tour Narrowly contested between Terry and Andy but the top slot goes to Andy Catton for his Eco-friendly head piece

The ‘Honey I shrunk the kids’ Award Clearly a win for Bob seen here relaxing in his dolls house deckchair

Cutest Pooch 2022 Who couldn’t love him, Pervy Pete’s dream pet (if only he’d learn to drop them in the bucket too)

The 2022 Line Dancing Best Shirt Award Shared this year by Mike and Andy

Best Hat of the Tour Not quite as good as Andy but 2 nd place has to go to Terry for his excellent Mop-head

The Sleeping Beauty Award Won by Bob caught in his four-poster dreaming of a High Gun Trophy or was it a cold shower? ZZzzzz

13 th Dave McGuire 165 Fri 66 + 26 92 Sat 46 + 27 73

13 th Darrell Etherington 298.611 Score 235 -35 on average of 270

1 st David Simmonds 65 Sat 43 + 22 65

2 nd Tony Tatman 64 Sat 44 + 20 64

3 rd Ruth Tatman 48 Sat 30 + 18 48

The Saturday ‘old farts’ Club

Below is the breakdown of the final scores for The Saturday ‘old farts’ Club. The scores were out of 150 made up from 100 Saturday morning and a further 50 in the afternoon. Very close at the top with only one point in it!!

‘Winner’ David Simmonds with a score of 65

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