2022 Trafalgar Arms Fair – 14th-16th October 2022
Exhibitor tables still available to hire. If you are interested in participating please contact Velma Durham via email at velma.durham@nra.org.uk.
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Calling all GB qualified Under 21 Shooters!
If you were born after the 10th of March 2002 you will be eligible for the Great Britain Under 21 Team to the World Long Range Championships in South Africa March 2024! I am calling on all GB qualified shooters to apply before the end of August, in three weeks time to garykalexander@aol.com Please include
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Gallery Rifle Nationals
Entries to the Gallery Rifle National Open Championships are open. Please use the link to enter. Competitions are available for GRSB, GRCF, LBP, LBR, TS and Fullbore McQueen You can sign up now to be part of the Range Crew, please follow the link to sign up:https://nra.org.uk/volunteersignup/
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NRA Channel Islands Team 2023
The following have been selected to represent the NRA in the Channel Islands in the matches in 2023. My congratulations to them, and commiserations to those who were unsuccessful in their applications. Captain: James Mehta Essex, Scotland, GB Vice Captain: Kim Pope Suffolk and Ireland Adjutant: Ian Ashworth Gloucestershire, England, GB Head Coach: Simon
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Dion O’Leary
We are very sorry to report the passing of Dion O’Leary. A proud Welshman, he represented Wales 21 times in the National Match and 24 times in the Mackinnon, including captaining the team on a number of occasions. He also represented Wales at two Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane in 1982, and in Auckland in 1990.
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Great Britain Rifle Team to Canada 2023
The following have been selected to represent the Great Britain Rifle Team in Canada, in August 2023, to compete at the Valcartier Base in Quebec and Connaught ranges. My warmest congratulations to all. Captain: Andrew Lothian GB and England Vice Captain: Gary Alexander GB and Ireland Adjutant: David Rose GB and England
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Hazel Mackintosh MBE TD
We are very sorry to report the passing of Hazel Mackintosh, a Vice-President of the NRA. Appointed to teach Chemistry at Belfast Royal Academy on a temporary basis for a 3 month period in 1963, as she remarked years later, she never really left. One of her principal interests outside the classroom was with the
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Update – Proposals to Ban Lead in Ammunition
We have carefully reviewed the questions posed in the HSE consultation on their recent report that proposed restrictions on the: use of lead bullets for outdoor target shooting, with a derogation for shooting at licensed ranges with appropriate environmental protection measures; use of lead bullets for hunting; and sale and use of lead shot,
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