Old Farnhamians' Association
WAVERLEY DISTRICT RIFLE CLUB
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED RIFLE CLUB NUMBER 1370
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Honorary President G. V. Harnett esq. |
Honorary Secretary Dave Clarke (see Bob Galfskiy’s article dated
30December 2012 below for making contact) |
About This
Club
With the help of Jerry Neave
and Malcolm Lee, Bob Galfskiy has raised from the dead the old boys’ rifle
club. Jerry has kindly agreed to take the post of Chairman and Bob will be the
Secretary. Although the old name (Farnham Rifle Club) would have been fitting
in many respects, there was the potential for confusion with another local
club. Accordingly, the club has plumped for the above name which can be taken
as embracing our old club, but with no requirement that members be old boys of
the school.
Another Old Farnhamian,
Geoff Harnett, has kindly accepted the position of President. The Club will be
for Fullbore Target Rifle and will shoot at Bisley. The main aim is to keep
down the overheads so that the retired shooting sportsmen and women with any
connection to Farnham, are able to enjoy the cheapest possible practice of
their sport and recruit youngsters on which to bestow their experience.
The club has become
affiliated to the National Rifle Association of
Old Farnhamians or
residents are welcome to come along for practice or simply to watch.
Applications for membership and any enquiries should be addressed to Bob
Galfskiy. The club’s own website address is given at
the top of this page. The page will be
used for any special matters or messages that relate to the club and the OFA.
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Notice Board
Article by Bob
Galfskiy, 29 June, 2005
Secretary presents father and daughter John &
Zoe Flain with Certificates of Elevation to Full Membership at Bisley Ranges
Many years after
The Club is affiliated
to the NRA and has been Approved by the Home Office as meeting all the
requirements of the Home Office for a Fullbore Rifle Club. This has enabled the
Club to run its own Approved Training Course for its Probationary Members and
the first real milestone in the life of the Club will be the graduation on July
2nd of its first two students, John Flain and his daughter Zoe, 16, the Club’s
youngest Member and one of the most capable as she achieved a score on Saturday
25th June equalling the Secretary’s own of 49 and 5 V-Bulls at a distance of
900 yards, the maximum Possible score being 50. Zoe Flain is a gifted student
of the art of rifle shooting – definitely a name to watch in future championships.
Another of the Club’s
four lady Members, Sarah Ralston-Good, is showing similar promise, having
scored an excellent 47 and 4 V-Bulls on only her second outing, which was at
600 yards. The ladies are proving more than a match for the men!
The Club is open to
Membership Applications from residents of Waverley District and particularly
Farnham, or with an interest of any sort in Farnham, regardless of their
gender, age or physical fitness. Many of our current Members are Old Boys of
Farnham Grammar School who were once leading lights in the OFA Rifle Club, one
of whom, Bob Kite, drives all the way down from Derbyshire to shoot with us and
he very generously presented the Club with a spacious Marquee which we erect
behind our firing point at Meetings. Daphne Knowles has donated a camping stove
and kettle and regularly keeps us all supplied with tea and coffee. We all
‘muck-in’ to help the Club in any way we can, our Motto being “Keep it Cheap”,
self-help being the order of the day. We save a great deal of expense by not
owning a Clubhouse and by not paying for NRA markers to operate our targets. We
operate our own whenever possible and take the duty in turns. Thanks to our
Benefactor, Farnham man Geoff Harnett, the Club owns three rifles and
sufficient equipment to allow a squad of three shooters to occupy the firing
point at any one time, including shooting mats, spotting telescopes, jackets
and slings. Waverley District Rifle Club also has the permanent use of two more
rifles which belong to Founder-Members of the Club who make them freely
available for Members to use. The Training Programme is free, as is coaching,
and we believe we offer the lowest costs of any fullbore Target Rifle Club.
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Article by Bob Galfskiy,
29 December, 2012
Sadly, as many of you will know from the
Obituaries in these pages, Geoff Woods our Founding Honorary Vice President
passed away. Geoff did a wonderful job for the Club and is sorely missed.
Bob
Galfskiy, who was the Founding Honorary Secretary of the Club, Jerry Neave, who
was Founding Honorary Treasurer of the Club, and Malcolm Lee who was our
Founding Honorary Captain, after stints in office of more than 5 years, have
stepped down to allow 'new blood' a chance to get more involved in the workings
of the Club. Geoff Harnett, I'm pleased to say, remains our President and often
visits our meetings when he's in the
The
Training Programme is still free (with the exception of any ammunition you use
and an equal share of the target hire) as is your coaching, and we continue to
offer the lowest costs of any fullbore Target Rifle Club.
Those
who would like to know more about the Club or to apply for Membership should
please Email Bob Galfskiy on bob.galfskiy@gmail.com giving
their Full Name, Date of Birth and Full Postal Addresses covering the previous
five years, and I will be delighted to forward your email to our new Secretary,
Dave Clarke, who is not an Old Boy but is keen an efficient, not to mention a
pretty fair shot.
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updated Sunday, 30 December, 2012