September 2025: Compton Archery’s own Owen Smith has won the National Junior Archery Series for 2025 in the Under 21 Gents Category. The Grand Final was held at Meriden archery club near Coventry.

August 2025: Owen wins Gold at the final qualifying stage of the Junior National Series at Wallingford. and is still leading the series overall in the Under 21 Gents category. The Grand Final takes place at Meriden archery club in September.

July 2025: Nationals success for Owen with a Gold medal on Day 1 and sets a new National Record at the same time.

July 2025: A 1st place podium position for Owen in the third stage of the Junior National Series at Northumberland. Owen now leads the series in the Under 21 Gents category.

June 2025: Congratulations to Owen who won Bronze in the second stage of the Junior National Series at York. The next stage is in Northumberland in July.

May 2025: Well done to Owen who won the Silver medal in the first stage of the Junior National Series at Deer Park archers in the Under 21 Gents category. The next stage is in York in June.

April 2025: Club Indoor Champs introducing the new ‘Lintman Cup’ trophy.

On Saturday 6th April we held our annual club Indoor champs and as part of that introduced a new handicapped qualification round open to all members, the winner of which took the ‘Lintman Cup’ trophy. This trophy was donated by the, now sadly no longer practicing, Lintman archery club, who lost the use of their field last year and before closing their doors very kindly donated all their equipment, and some funds to other clubs. Well done to Adam who won the trophy, very fitting as Adam won our very first ‘Bill Evans’ shield outdoor handicapped Competition too!

January 2025: Happy New Year to all our archers and supporters. We look forward to shooting with you all in 2025!

December 2024: Our Winter Beginners course has just finished. We’ll be running another beginners course around April/May when we go back outside for the outdoor season. Drop us an email if you’d like to be put on the list for that.

November 2024: Compton Archery now has 3 indoor County Champs; Leon in Over 50s Gents Recurve, Owen in Under 21s Gents Recurve and Ritchie in Gents Compound. Great shooting guys!

October 2024: Our winters beginners course is now fully booked and underway. Next one likely to be April/May.

July 2024: Leon did a Podcast with Paul from the West Berkshire Villagers website all about Compton Archery. You can listen to the whole Podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/user-703329363/paul-presents-compton-archery-with-leon-smith?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

5th May 2024:
Our Spring Beginners course is now underway. We hope to run another beginners course towards the end of the outdoor season, September time. Drop us a line if you’re interested.

27th November 2023:
Well done to our archers Andy, Ben, Owen and Ritchie who all took medals at the Indoor County Champs this weekend, special mention to Ritchie who retained his Compound Gents County Champ!

11th September 2023:
Our Autumn beginners course is now fully booked. We expect to run another course around April/May 2024.

6th April 2023:
New Beginners Course Coming Soon!

We are looking to run a beginners course starting Saturday 13th May. 10:00 – 12:30 over four Saturdays; 13th, 20th, 27th May, 10th June (with a possible make-up session on the 17th June).

Please contact us via email to compton.archery@gmail.com if you are interested.

23rd February 2023:
Quick update on beginners course(s) for 2023. We can’t currently run a beginners course as we’re in the Indoor season (Oct-Mar inc) and don’t have the room alongside our normal club members practice sessions. We’re tentatively planning our next beginners course for May time when we’re back outside and have a fighting chance with the weather 🙂 We may then do another towards the end of the Summer depending on demand and coach availability. In the meantime, if you are interested in a beginners course do email compton.archery@gmail.com and we’ll add you to the waiting list. Thanks.

1st January 2023:

Happy New Year to all our archers and supporters. We’re looking forward to a lot of great archery in 2023!

4th December 2022:

Success at Junior Nationals! Huge well done to Owen, Lily and Joshua who took part at the Junior Indoor Nationals Tournament at Stoneleigh. Great to see our Juniors at this huge tournament and a special well done to Joshua who won the Under 18 Gents Barebow and is now the National Champion in that category but also came 4th overall in the Gents barebow category. Great achievement.

27th November 2022:

Congratulations to the Compton Team that entered the Oxfordshire Senior Indoor County Champs on Sunday; Ben, Mike, Nat, Ritchie, Owen, Andy and Leon. We took home a number of medals and finished in some great positions. We also got to shoot with some archery Royalty alongside the likes of Briony Pitman and Ella Gibson. Compton were also 3rd overall team.

Next stop is the Junior Nationals Indoor Champs happening THIS SUNDAY at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry. We wish Lily, Joshua and Owen the best of luck in their respective categories.

18th September 2022: Well done to Lily and Owen who became Under 14 Barebow and Under 18 Recurve County Champions at the County Champs today. Also well done to Mike and Paige who won their categories in the Novice Category too.

11th July 2022: Our Summer beginners course has now finished and due to high membership numbers we currently have no plans to run any more courses in 2022. If this changes we will publicise it. If you would like to be added to a waiting list then please do drop us an email.

4th July 2022: Juniors Success at Nationals!
Owen and Lily both won Silver medals at the Junior Nationals Tournament at Lilleshall this weekend. Huge accomplishment for both of them. Owen also completed his Junior Master Bowmen requirements at this Tournament.

21st May 2022: Our Summer beginners course has now started and will run until the end of June. We currently have no plans to run any more courses in 2022 but this may change so if you’d like to be added to a waiting list then please drop us an email.

21st March 2022: Success at the County Junior Indoor Champs!
Well done to all our archers who took part in the Oxfordshire Junior Indoor Champs. We won a bunch of medals including some age group category golds, and Owen also won the overall Boys Junior Champion shield. Well done everyone.

19th March 2022 – Our Winters beginners course has now finished. We are tentatively planning our next course for May 2022 but it will depend on availability of coaches and kit so we haven’t committed quite yet.

21st February 2022: Success at the Harlequin Indoor Friendly Tournament
A very well done to all the Compton archers who took part in the Harlequin Bowmen indoor friendly tournament this weekend. We had around 20 archers visiting Harlequin in Abingdon over the weekend and we picked up a lot of medals. Great to see so many Compton shirts there.

5th February 2022: Into the swing of it.
The new year has got off to a great start with session 2 (of 4) of the Winters beginners course completed by most and some very busy club sessions. The Harlequin Bowmen indoor friendly tournament is coming up soon on the 20th Feb so we’ll be prepping everyone for that during the next sessions.
We are still considering another beginners course in April but it will depend on a number of things so isn’t concrete yet.

17th January 2022: Happy New Year!
Our Winter beginners course started on Saturday (15th Jan) and will be running over the next 6 weeks. We are considering another beginners course in April but it will depend on availability of kit and coaches so we’re not committing quite yet.

13th January 2022: Congratulations to Owen who has been selected to be part of the Podium Bowstrings Pro Team in 2022. It rewards all the hard work in volunteering, coaching and shooting that Owen puts in.

16th December 2021: Emails have gone out to everyone that enquired about our January 2022 beginners course to make sure you are still interested and to get some additional details about it. Please check junk mail folders if you haven’t seen that and were expecting it.

This Friday (17th December) will be the last shoot of the year and we won’t be back until Saturday 8th January 2022. We wish all our archers, families and supporters a very Happy Christmas and New Year and we look forward to seeing you all in 2022!

14th October 2021: Our January 2022 beginners course is now fully booked. If you have already enquired about this then your name will be on the list and we will be in contact with you in due course. Our next course will likely be April 2022 when we go back to the outdoor season. If you’d like to be included in this course please drop an email to compton.archery@gmail.com. Thanks!

2nd October 2021: We are pleased to say that we have access to our indoor range in the leisure centre again! This means that we should expect to be able to shoot a full indoor season from Oct 2021 – April 2022

25th September 2021: The Bill Evans Shield Summer Tournament went ahead on the 25th September after missing 2020. It was great to be back after a year off. We had over 30 archers shooting National rounds from 20-60 yards and everyone shot really well. Well done to Joshua, Ritchie and Richard for winning the shields! and well done to all the medal winners and everyone taking part. Special thanks to those that helped tidy up at the end too. Looking forward to the Halloween special coming up at the end of October!

7th September 2021
Our Summer beginners course is due to finish around the end of September just as the archery outdoor season ends. We hope to have access to our indoor range again this year so will be shooting Friday evenings and Saturdays as normal. We hope to run a small beginners course during the indoor season but aren’t taking any bookings right now until we’re absolutely sure. If you are interested in a beginners course please email us at compton.archery@gmail.com and we’ll add you to the waiting list. Thanks!

11th July 2021
Our Summer (August 2021) is now fully booked! We hope to run an Autumn Beginners course, indoors Covid rules allowing, so please send an email to compton.archery@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the list for that.

24th June 2021
We have now finished our April beginners course and are beginning to plan our July Summers beginners course. If you would like a place on this then please email compton.archery@gmail.com

3rd April 2021 – We are back!
On Saturday 3rd April we had our first two sessions of 2021. Over 30 archers shooting on the day which is great to see after such a long break. We will be shooting the next two Saturdays (10th and 17th) and will then return to the usual alternating Saturday days and Friday evenings, with the first Friday evening being 23rd April. We will also be starting a new beginners course this Saturday (10th).

17th March 2021 – We are planning our return to archery following the end of lockdown #3 on Saturday 3rd April. This will be for AGB members only and will be outside on the field. If you have enquired with us about a beginners course then we will be contacting you soon to arrange it…we just need a couple of weeks to get back into gear following 3.5 months of lockdown! Thanks for your patience.

February 23rd 2021 – Following yesterdays government update on the route out of lockdown, we are tentatively planning a return to archery on Saturday 3rd April! Watch this space!

https://www.archerygb.org/archery-gb-delighted-at-news-ranges-can-reopen/

January 14th 2021 – All archery is cancelled during lockdown #3. We will update everyone when we can return. Thank you.

December 31st 2020 – Happy New Year!

2020 started as one of the most exciting years for Compton Archery . We were running more club events than ever, sending more archers to compete at external events than ever and were taking on more beginners than ever before. We were heavily investing in kit to grow the club and looking forward to putting a number of our senior archers through their Level 1 coaching course to grow our coaching capability. Covid has of course put a hold on all this progress, although we have still seen a consistent demand for beginners courses and are really pleased to have seen so many new archers join us through this difficult year. We’re really hoping that we can pick up where we left off some time in 2021 and get back to all the great things we had planned. We look forward to seeing you all in 2021 for some great archery, especially those archers who haven’t been able to shoot with us through the Covid situation. Happy New Year everyone!

December 19th 2020 – The last shoot of 2020! It’s been a challenging year but we finished on a high note with a lovely sunny mornings archery session. We wish all our archers and their families and friends a very healthy and happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to seeing you all for a good archery year in 2021!

December 5th 2020 – The end of lock down #2 and we got back to some shooting on Saturday. Nice to be back out there again with the sun shining, albeit a bit chilly! Everyone shot a Portsmouth round and pretended to be indoors 😉

** December 2nd 2020: Covid-19 Update **

Lockdown #2 has now finished and Archery is allowed to run again (with restrictions). At Compton Archery we are shooting outside only every Saturday as the weather allows. We will cancel sessions if it looks VERY wet or VERY windy, but otherwise we’ll be there! The first session back will be Saturday 5th December.

Unfortunately we are still not taking on any new beginners because we don’t want to start anyone on a course which might be fragmented to due breaks caused by the weather etc. Learning archery outside in the winter just isn’t ideal. We’ll wait until we have indoor facility use again before we do this. In the meantime please do contact us and we’ll put you on our beginners course waiting list. Thanks.

** November 2nd 2020: Covid-19 Update **

All archery is on-hold during the November lockdown period. We will issue updates as and when we get them. Thank you.

** October 1st 2020: Covid-19 Update **

The archery indoor season has reached us (1st Oct) and we still have no indoor facilities due to our leisure centre remaining closed. However! For all our AGB members, we are going to continue to shoot outdoors throughout the Autumn and Winter for as long as the weather allows! Time to get good at those Frostbite rounds 😉 We are also trying to replace Friday evening sessions with Saturday day sessions, which essentially means shooting every single Saturday.

For new beginners looking to join us, this does unfortunately mean that we can’t take you on for the time being because we really don’t want your beginners course being interrupted or ruined by the weather. But please do contact us with interest and we’ll be back to you as soon as things change!

** September 19th 2020: Beginner courses update **

Due to the ongoing Covid situation, we are currently unable to take on any new beginners due to lack of indoor facilities. We don’t want to start any new archers on a course only to find that we need to cancel sessions due to poor weather and fragment the course. However! As soon as our indoor facilities are back up and running we will be only too happy to welcome new archers along so please email us at compton.archery@gmail.com and we’ll put you on the waiting list. Thanks!

** September 2020: Covid-19 Update **

We are STILL waiting for the leisure centre to open and its looking like October before that happens. We are very sorry about this but unfortunately its completely out of our control. In the meantime we are continuing to run Archery GB (AGB) members only outdoor sessions on Saturdays starting from 10:30. You should be receiving emails about these sessions. You must book a slot with us before attending these as there are still strict Covid-19 target sharing guidelines in place. The archery outdoor season normally ends in September but we will continue to run Saturday sessions outdoors for as long as possible although they will become more and more dependent on the weather. Thank you for your patience.

** August 2020: Covid-19 Update **

We are still waiting for the leisure centre to open and currently have no date for that. In the meantime we are running Archery GB (AGB) members only outdoor sessions on alternate Friday nights and Saturday mornings. You should be receiving emails about these sessions. You must book a slot with us before attending these as there are still strict Covid-19 target sharing guidelines in place. Thank you.

** July 2020: Covid-19 Update **

We are back! (sort of). On 11th July our Archery GB members tested the new Covid-19 socially distancing archery procedures in readiness for a proper return at the end of the month when our leisure centre and associated facilities are open again. Watch this space!

** June 2020: Covid-19 Update **

Following guidance from Archery GB on the safe return to archery, we are tentatively planning a return to outdoor archery towards the end of June. Risk assessments and plans are being prepared. Unfortunately due to the limitations of borrowing kit, initially sessions will be for archers with own kit only and will be on a first come first served basis with sessions being booked online beforehand. Please keep an eye on your email for further details.

** March 17th 2020: Important message re: Covid-19 **

Given the current situation and in light of the Government announcement yesterday regarding non-essential social gatherings, we have made the difficult decision to put all archery sessions on hold, pending developments.

This was not an easy decision but the health and safety of our members and their wider families must be our primary concern. We wish you all well and hope to get things going again as soon as we can.

The Compton Archery team.

March 14th 2020 – Great group for the last Frostbite shoot of the season. Two decent team scores for the BA Postal League too.

February 15th 2020 – Huge medal haul by the Compton Archery team at the 2020 Harlequin Bowmen Indoor Tournament. Well done everyone!

January 31st 2020 – Huge thanks to Legacy Leisure who provided a £350 grant to Compton Archery. This will be used to update our beginner kit and help us bring more and more people into the wonderful sport of archery

January 17th 2020 – The Friday evening shoot tonight is FULL. This hasn’t happened before! We hate turning archers away but we have simply filled every available target space and that includes a few people sharing. If we get any cancellations we will let people know. Thanks. Lesson learnt here: Reply to the Friday invite email asap to guarantee your space!

January 6th 2020 – January newsletter is now available!

January 4th 2020 – Well done to the team who turned up for the first frostbite of the year!

January 3rd 2020 – First shoot of the year this evening! Own kit only Friday members session.

(AGB Members: Tomorrow morning @ 10 is Frostbite BA Postal league).

December 23rd 2019 – Happy Christmas from all at Compton Archery!

December 14th 2019 – Christmas Special!

December 6th 2019 – The December newsletter is now available!

November 24th 2019 – Well done to Stuart, Leon and Andy winning Compton 3rd place in the Teams category at the Oxfordshire County Indoor Champs!

October 2019 – Thanks to everyone that came along to make the Halloween special a great success again this year. We had decorated targets, special spooky faces (thanks to Egertec) and all the lights off for some especially spooky shooting! Special thanks to those who helped setup and takedown afterwards.

14th September 2019 – Huge well done to our archers who competed in the Junior, Novice and Unsighted Oxfordshire Champs this weekend. Natalie, Owen, William, George and Andy all won gold medals in their respective categories!

28th August 2019 – The August Newsletter is now available in the newsletters section. Enjoy!

13th July 2019 – Huge thanks to everyone that attended our 2019 Bill Evans Shield Summer Tournament. It was a great success and we couldn’t do it without you all. Special thanks to those that helped setup and take-down and helped the Juniors etc. Well done to all the medal winners especially our overall Handicap trophy winners; Ian Allen, Jason Banham and Jim Radley for winning the 2019 shield.

2nd June 2019 – Well done to Team Compton who took part in the Harlequin Bowmen ‘Diana Tournament’ at the weekend in quite challenging weather conditions! Special mention to Natalie who took Silver in the ladies barebow category and Owen who took Gold in the Under 14 boys category.

8th May 2019 – The May newsletter is now available in the newsletters section.

4th April 2019 – The April newsletter is now available in the newsletters section.

1st April 2019 – Thanks again to everyone who came and supported the Indoor Club Champs on Saturday. It was a great day with some excellent archery in a really friendly atmosphere. We’ve had some lovely feedback and hope everyone enjoyed it. Thanks again to the volunteers that helped setting up on the Friday night and stayed afterwards to tidy up, and thanks to the parents who helped score the Juniors! We couldn’t have done it without all of you. Finally, well done to all the winners!

11th March 2019 – The results from February’s southern counties indoor postal league can now be found at https://scasarchery.org.uk/tournaments/indoor-inter-counties-postal-league
Well done to Natalie who got 2nd in Oxfordshire for barebow!

11th March 2019 – Well done to all our archers who attended our first World Archery Feathers and Arrows awards evaluation day on Saturday.

6th March 2019 – World Archery Feathers and Arrows Awards Syllabus now available to download from the Awards section

4th March 2019 – the March Newsletter is now available!

24th February 2019 – Well done to Leon and Stu from Compton Archery and all the archers from the County of Oxfordshire Archery Society (COAS) for their performance at the Battle of Basing Southern Counties Indoor Championships today achieving a host of medals and PBs.

17th February 2019 – Very well done to the Compton Archery team who shot at the Harlequin Bowmen Indoor Portsmouth Tournament today in Abingdon. We took 4 gold medals(!) a silver and a bronze!

February 13th 2019 – AGB Rules of Shooting (April 2018) now available for download.

February 12th 2019 – Blank Scorecards are now available for download

February 11th 2019 – The bow setup and tuning guides from previous newsletters can now be found seperately in the Documents menu.

February 10th 2019 – The results from Januarys Southern Counties Indoor Postal league can now be found at: https://scasarchery.org.uk/tournaments/indoor-inter-counties-postal-league

February 6th 2019 – The February Newsletter is now available!

January 24th 2019: Please send us your Portsmouth scores through February for entry into the SCAS postal league. Thanks!

January 20th 2019: Entries for the Battle of Basing combined WA18 & WA25 Tournament is now open at https://helmtickets.com/events/2777/battle-of-basing

January 1st 2019: On Saturdays shooting indoors please now enter the hall through the rear door. Thanks! (on Fridays you can still come in the main door).

December 27th 2018: Badges for the Frostbite round are now available for £2 each.