Archers from across Durham and Northumberland travelled to Brontë Archers in Apperley Bridge, Bradford, for the Northern Counties Inter-Counties Championships on 3–4 October 2026, with our junior and senior teams enjoying a fantastic weekend of competition.
With the juniors taking to the shooting line on Saturday and the seniors following on Sunday, there were some excellent performances across a range of bowstyles, including individual medals and several team podium finishes.
Junior Championships – Saturday 3 October
Our junior archers got the weekend off to a great start, with the Girls’ Recurve Team securing third place with a combined score of 2,598.
There was plenty of individual success to celebrate too, with four of our juniors earning podium finishes in their respective categories.
- 🥇 Nate Thornton – 1st place, Recurve Open Under 12 (1,032)
- 🥇 Kathryn Hawkswell – 1st place, Barebow Female Under 14 (709)
- 🥉 Lily Brown – 3rd place, Recurve Female Under 16 (879)
- 🥉 James Patterson-Edwards – 3rd place, Barebow Open Under 14 (823)
Eleanor Thornton and Tabitha Willis also represented DNAA in the Recurve Female Under 18 and Under 15 categories respectively, adding to a great showing from our junior team.
Congratulations to all our juniors for their efforts and for representing the county so well!
Senior Championships – Sunday 4 October
Sunday saw our senior archers take their turn, with DNAA securing an impressive six team podium finishes alongside four individual medals.
Team Results
Our senior teams achieved the following positions:
- 🥈 Women’s Barebow – 2nd place
- 🥉 Gent’s Barebow – 3rd place
- 🥉 Women’s Recurve – 3rd place
- 🥉 Gent’s Recurve – 3rd place
- 🥉 Mixed Recurve – 3rd place
- 🥉 Mixed Longbow – 3rd place
Individual Results
Four of our senior archers also found themselves on the podium:
- 🥈 Hannah Watts – 2nd place, Women’s Recurve (1,061)
- 🥉 Patricia Patterson-Edwards – 3rd place, Women’s Barebow (716)
- 🥉 Dan Mudd – 3rd place, Men’s Compound (1,214)
- 🥉 Paul Felgate – 3rd place, Men’s Barebow (701)
Congratulations to all our senior archers on some excellent results and for their contributions to the county teams.
Thank You, Team DNAA!
A huge thank you and congratulations to every archer who represented Durham and Northumberland over the weekend.
County competitions are about more than just medals, and it’s wonderful to see archers coming together from across our clubs to represent DNAA. Whether you finished on the podium or contributed to the team’s overall performance, we’re grateful for the time and effort you’ve put into representing the county.
Our thanks also go to Brontë Archers, the organisers, judges and volunteers for their hard work in hosting the championships, and to everyone who travelled to support our archers.
A special thank you to Hannah Watts for taking the time to collate the senior results, helping us bring together and celebrate the achievements of our archers across the weekend!
Fancy Representing DNAA in 2027?
Would you or your junior archer like to represent Durham and Northumberland at next year’s Inter-Counties Championships?
Selection is open to everyone, and we’d love to see more archers from across the county putting themselves forward!
When the selection process opens, we’ll invite archers to submit their scores, which will be used to select our junior and senior county teams. You don’t need to have represented the county before to put yourself forward.
Keep an eye on the DNAA website and our social media pages for details of the selection process and when to submit your scores for 2027.
Who knows, you could be part of Team DNAA next year! 💙🏹