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Creating Safer, Stronger Clubs: Free Training Opportunities

Posted on by David Robinson

Free Welfare Training Opportunities

Creating safe, welcoming and inclusive environments is an important part of every sports club. A range of free training opportunities are available over the coming months for Club Welfare Officers, coaches, volunteers, committee members and anyone interested in developing their understanding of welfare, inclusion and participant wellbeing.

Whether you are looking to build your confidence, develop new skills, or simply learn more about supporting people within your club, these sessions provide an excellent opportunity to do so.

Banter vs Bullying Workshop

Find out what banter can look like in sport, why it can be so commonplace, and how to recognise when it may be crossing the line into bullying behaviour.

  • Date: Tuesday 16 June
  • Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
  • Venue: Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JA


Book Free Place

Active Bystander Training

Learn what it means to be an active bystander and how to safely challenge unwelcome behaviour in a sport or physical activity environment.

  • Date: Thursday 16 July
  • Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
  • Venue: Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JA


Book Free Place

‘A Life Worth Living’ Suicide Prevention & Intervention Training

Delivered by Washington Mind, this training will equip participants with the information, knowledge and skills needed to have compassionate and supportive conversations with people within their club or organisation. These conversations can make a real difference and may help someone access the support they need.

Durham Session

  • Date: Tuesday 21 July
  • Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Venue: Durham Amateur Rowing Club, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3JU
  • Places: Limited to 16


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Gateshead Session

  • Date: Thursday 20 August
  • Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Venue: Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JA
  • Places: Limited to 16


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Looking for more opportunities?

The North East Sport Welfare Team regularly organises workshops and learning opportunities covering welfare, safeguarding, inclusion and participant wellbeing.

You can keep up to date with future events through their Sport Welfare Support Facebook group:


Sport Welfare Support Facebook Group

Information provided by the North East Sport Welfare Team, including Richard Steele (Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside), Sarah Baylis (Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland) and Rowena Carr (County Durham).

Entries Open: DNAA Senior & Junior Longbow Championships

Posted on by David Robinson

Entries are now open for the 2026 Durham & Northumberland Archery Association Senior and Junior Longbow Championships.

Hosted by Riverside Archery Club, the championships will take place on Saturday 15 August at Thorp Academy, Ryton, under UK Record Status.

The event provides longbow archers with the opportunity to compete for county championship titles and a range of awards, including Senior, Junior and Veteran categories. Visitors from outside the county are also welcome to enter.

Rounds available are Windsor, Windsor 50, Windsor 40 and Windsor 30, making the championships accessible to archers across a range of ages and abilities.

The championships offer longbow archers the opportunity to compete for county honours while testing themselves against fellow archers from across the county and beyond.

Entries close on 7 August 2026. Senior entry is £12 and Junior entry is £6.

Full details, including the prospectus and entry form, can be found below.

Prospectus and Entry Form

Entries Open: Kirknewton Archers Metric Clout Competition

Posted on by David Robinson

If you’re looking for something a little different this summer, entries are now open for the Kirknewton Archers Metric Clout Competition.

Clout remains one of archery’s most unique disciplines, challenging archers to shoot at long distances towards a flag on the ground rather than a conventional target face. Whether you’re an experienced clout archer chasing Tassel awards or simply looking to try something new, this event offers a fantastic opportunity to get involved.

The competition welcomes archers from across the region and includes award categories for all major bowstyles, along with junior awards and a Best Clout award. Archers aged 50 and over will also have the opportunity to claim the new 50+ Tassel Awards by shooting the appropriate qualifying distances.

As one of several clout events taking place across the region during the outdoor season, the competition provides an opportunity for archers to experience a discipline that differs significantly from conventional target archery while working towards Tassel Scheme awards.

Sighters begin at 10:00am, entry is £7 per person, and places are limited. Entries close on 20 July 2026.

Whether you’re aiming for a Tassel badge, hoping to claim one of the new 50+ Tassel Awards, or simply looking to broaden your archery experience, Kirknewton’s Metric Clout Competition is well worth adding to your calendar.

Full details and entry information can be found in the prospectus and entry form.

Prospectus
Entry Form
50+ Entry Form

County Team Applications Now Open for 2026

Posted on by David Robinson

Applications are now open for archers wishing to be considered for Durham & Northumberland county team selection for the 2026 season.

Teams will be selected for the National County Teams Tournament at Lilleshall on 26–27 September and the NCAS Intercounties event in Yorkshire on 3–4 October.

If you’ve been shooting open competitions this season, now is the time to check whether you have qualifying scores and consider putting your name forward.

County team events offer the chance to shoot alongside archers from across Durham and Northumberland and represent the county in competition against other counties from around the country and region.

Whether you’re an experienced county archer or considering county selection for the first time, we’d encourage you to take a look at the selection criteria and submit your scores.

The deadline for all score submissions is:

9pm on Tuesday 21st July 2026

Full details, accepted rounds and score submission links can be found on the County Teams page.

👉 County Teams

Team Manager Required

DNAA is also seeking a County Team Manager to support the teams at these events.

If you are interested in helping with team administration and supporting our archers throughout the season, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Bank Holiday Clout Success as National Entries Open

Posted on by David Robinson

The late May Bank Holiday saw our county clout squad reduced in numbers for various reasons, with Green Lane Archers and Margaret Fittes (Killingworth) representing Durham & Northumberland.

Despite the smaller team, county archers returned with an impressive haul of medals across the weekend. The weather was warm throughout and particularly hot on Monday, while the variable winds provided the usual clout challenge.

🏹 Imperial Saturday
🥈 Jane Reith – Ladies Recurve
🥇 Diane Jobson – Ladies Longbow
🥉 Elaine Jobson – Ladies Longbow
🥉 Tony Reith – Open 50+ Longbow

🏹 Metric Sunday
🥉 Jane Reith – Ladies Recurve
🥈 Elaine Jobson – Ladies Longbow
🥉 Brian Davison – Open Longbow

Tony Reith also claimed a White Tassel.

🏹 Metric Monday
🥇 Jane Reith – Ladies Recurve
🥇 Diane Jobson – Ladies Longbow
🥉 Elaine Jobson – Ladies Longbow
🥇 Graham Baker – Open 50+ Barebow

Congratulations also to Elaine Jobson, Diane Jobson and Brian Davison, who formed the winning club longbow team on both Saturday and Sunday.

Congratulations to everyone who represented Durham & Northumberland and brought home an excellent collection of medals across the weekend.

Inspired by these results? Entries for the National Clout Championships are now open on Sport:80. Whether you’re an experienced clout archer or looking to try one of archery’s oldest and most distinctive disciplines, we’d love to see Durham & Northumberland well represented on the shooting line.

🔗 https://agb.sport80.com/v/215524/e/events/44045/overview

AGM – reminder and officer nominations

Posted on by Elaine
Officer nominations to be voted on at the AGM:
President – Kath Hall (3rd term)
Chair – Tracey Leverett
Secretary – Marc Lofthouse
Treasurer – David Potts
Records Officer – Andrea Wilson
Coaching Officer  – Ian Norwood
Assistant CCO – Martin Ruerup
Safeguarding (2 officer) – Lynne Nicholson and Yannis Smirnis
SPoC – Lynne Nicholson
Webmaster – Elaine Jobson
Team Manager – no nominees at present
AGM at Masonic Hall, Station Rd, Chester-le-Street DH3 3DU
6.30pm on Monday 18th May

DNAA County Outdoor Target Champs

Posted on by Elaine

This year’s County Champs York/Hereford/Bristols will be hosted by Whitburn Archers on Sunday 12 July (entry form to be shared shortly)

The County Metric Champs will be incorporated into the FITA Stars hosted by Green Lane Archers on Saturday 29 August. If you have already entered the shoot on 29 August you do not need a separate entry for the Metric Champs.  If you’ve not yet entered the form is here