NEW MEMBERS WELCOME: The Forbes SSAA has a bumper 2022 program and is welcoming new members. Junior shooters must be 12 years and older to participate. Follow Forbes Sporting Shooters on Facebook for regular updates.

Laurie Redfern went 22-24-20-22 total 88 to take out the Forbes SSAA sporting clays monthly shoot last weekend in searing 37-degree heat. It was one of the final hit outs before the Cliff Bradley this Sunday.

Shooters from Parkes and Tullibigeal also attended among the 10 shooters taking part. Other results were – Mathew Dent 19-20-10-23 total 72; Anthony Bratton 17-18-16-16 total 67; David Tanks (Parkes) 19-16-16-11 total 62; Ben Smith 16-16-13-13 total 58; Phil Cleal 19-16-14- 8 total 57; Des Shead 12-18-13-12 total 55; Mitchell Clarke (Tullibigeal) 19-16-7-11 total 53; Norm Brook 18-12-11 total 41 and Adrian Hodges 11-13 total 24.

The next shoot for the Forbes SSAA sporting clays will be the Cliff Bradley Memorial Trophy shoot on Sunday 13th March. The Trophy shoot is a 25 target DTL point score followed by a 100-target field shoot starting at 10am at the Bedgerebong Road Range. Wet weather will see a five-stand shoot take place after the Trophy shoot is held.

For all information on clay target shooting contact: Norm Brook 0458 664 541 or Tony Bratton 02 6852 3349.

Any person wishing to obtain a long arm firearm licence can contact Wayne Facey on 0414 524 059 to do a firearm safe shooting assessment course – a requirement for a firearm licence application.

The next SSAA sporting shooters .22 calibre and other rimfire rifles (.22 magnum or.17HMR) will be held this Sunday 20th February starting at 10am. The centre-fire shoot will take place at 2pm on Sunday after the rimfire shoot.

For all information on .22 calibre rimfire shooting contact Wayne Facey.

Members are reminded that Local Range rules apply to all Forbes SSAA ranges and should check the Facebook page for shoot details for dates and times.

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PONY CLUB PRESENTATIONS: Laurie Norris with Jake Tomlinson and Jemma Hodder at the recent Forbes Pony Club presentation. Forbes Pony Club is the biggest in the region and encourages any interested community members to come along. Photo supplied.

Cooler summer weather saw excellent attendance at the first Forbes Pony Club rally day this year, with over 20 riders participating.

President Gary Tomlinson was thrilled with the roll up that included riders of all ages. “Rally days are a great way to build riders’ skills, and for them to have fun and make new friends” said Mr Tomlinson.

“We broke riders into four groups and worked through activities such as basic drills, bending, dressage, obstacle exercises, safety tips and finished with the flag race and some six-bar jumping. It was great to see some big smiles on faces as members mastered the activities of the day.”

The event also featured the presentation of the 2021 Pony Club awards recognising significant achievements of members for the year. Former president Laurie Norris explained that many of the trophies awarded were very special, acknowledging past riders who had contributed to Forbes Pony Club, with some awards having a sixty year history. Mr Norris went on to say how proud he was of the success of these riders.

This year’s major awards winners were Tara Matthews, Holly Purcival, Tess Worland, Jemma Hodder and Jake Tomlinson (joint), Chelsie Farmer and Liz Wright (joint) and Freya Hooper.

The club would like to remind everyone that Pony Club is open to everyone wanting to learn horsemanship skills in a safe and friendly environment. Memberships are open now and to enquire contact Forbes Pony Club via Facebook or Instagram or by emailing forbesponyclub@gmail.com

Golf Croquet was played on Tuesday 8th February with a good roll up of 27 players.

7/6 win scores were recorded by Joan Littlejohn, Jeff Liebich, John Cole and Elvy Quirk.

Winners of three games on the day were Jill and Kevin Rubie, Mal Smith and Lorraine Todd. Congratulations to all and especially to Lorraine Todd who has not been in the winner’s circle for a while. Well done Lorraine!

Tuesday 15th February after Croquet we will have Peter Moore join us to give a refresh lesson on using the Defibrillator.

I would like to see all members stay and partake in the lesson. Special thanks to Peter for donating his time to help with a better understanding of the workings of the Defibrillator.

It is important that our members arrive to play ten minutes early so as numbers can be sorted to start play on time. Arrive 8.20 am for 8.30am start.

A special thank you again to those very few members who come an hour early to set up – we are most grateful to them for their continued work and efforts.

By Elvy Quirk

Results of the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 calibre rimfire rifle shoot held on Sunday 6th February saw John Dean pick up from his February 2 performances with the 25metre Fly target shooting 200/200 with Wayne Facey and Steve Hindmarsh.

50metre .22 target – Wayne Facey, 250/250; Phil Anderson, 250/250; Steve Hindmarsh, 248/250;

75metre Mosquito target – Julie Crimp, 109/120; Wayne Facey, 108/120; Steve Hindmarsh, 108/120;

100metre Bear target – Steve Hindmarsh, 110/120; Wayne Facey, 108/120; Phil Anderson, 102/120.

The next S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 calibre and other rimfire rifle (.22 magnum or 17HMR), will be on Wednesday 16th February at 2pm. The next Sunday shoot will be Sunday 20th February at 10am.

All target shooters are welcome to attend these shoots. Junior shooters must be 12 years or over.

For all information on .22 calibre rimfire shooting contact Wayne Facey 0414 524 059. The next shoot for the Forbes S.S.A.A.sporting clays will be their monthly shootthis Sunday 13th February at the Bedgerebong Road Range. For all information onclay target shooting contact Norm Brookmobile 0458 664 541.

Members are reminded that Local Range rules apply to the Forbes SSAA range. Like us on Facebook @ForbesSportingShooters.