[insert date]
Archery GB’s Big Weekend Hits Gold in [insert location]
[insert name of club] welcomed a record number of first time archers [insert date of open day]. Archery GB’s Big Weekend, in association with Foresters Friendly Society, proved to be a great success in [insert location].
The local archery club was one of 80 participating clubs nationwide and saw over [insert estimated number of attendees] have a go. All manner of people came through the doors over the weekend to give archery a go, as archery is such an accessible sport both young and old picked up a bow and got involved.
Special thanks goes out to the [insert estimated number of volunteers] who gave up their bank holiday weekend to welcome people into the club.
Archery enjoys relatively high levels of participation and grassroots events like the Big Weekend help bring new people into the sport and helps promote active lifestyles.
[insert name and position], commented:
“It was great to see so many people come and have a go at archery. We had a great time sharing our passion for archery and hope that we might have inspired someone to get involved in archery in the future.”
ENDS
* Some clubs may charge a nominal fee for participation
For further information please contact [insert name of contact] tel: [insert telephone number], email: [insert email address] or [insert name of contact] tel: [insert telephone number], email: [insert email address]
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