ARCHERY
hello, we are the essex blades ARCHERY club
Essex Blades Archery Club welcomes people of all abilities - from experienced archers to novices who have never touched a bow before. Archery involves the use of a variety of types of bows to propel arrows at a target. Archery provides a great chance to experience a unique, alternative sport with a competitive and social environment, that is both welcoming and engaging. One of the fastest growing sports in the UK, it has seen a surge in popularity in recent years.
How many teams do we have?
Experienced/Senior Team
Novice Team
Recent honours?
Lauren Bann - BUCS Archery Nationals 2019/20 - Bronze Medal (Recurve)
Essex Blades Silver Standard Club - 2018/19, 2019/20 2021/2022 
Essex Blades Bronze Standard Club - 2017/18, 2020/21 
Do I need anything else before I get involved?
Closed-toe footwear is mandatory, lanyards and large piercings must be removed, and long sleeves are suggested but not mandaory.
Join us*
To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. All of the different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers.
* Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University), purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes.
By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.
sOCIAL mEMBERSHIP
Allows you to attend Come & Try sessions and Trials (and provides insurance cover at these sessions), vote in club elections, added to the club mailing list and receive a discount on Sports Fed tickets.
FREE
pLAYING mEMBERSHIP
Includes all benefits of Basic Membership, but also allows the member to attend all club and team training (where applicable) sessions with qualified coaches. Full membership also includes insurance cover during club activities.
£20.00
basic member
Allows you to attend general club training session (although not team specific ones), vote in elections, added to the club mailing list and means you are insured against injury whilst at that Sports Clubs session.
FREE
Please note, as memberships have to be uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually, it may take 3-5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions. Should you have any problems, please email scadmin@essex.ac.uk
Training times
please see below the training scedhule for 2022-23.
club training
tuesday | 1:15-4PM
SPORTS HALL
All club members welcome. Please note: training sessions are likely to be split to allow for more capacity.
club training
THURSDAY | 2:15-5PM
SPORTS HALL
All club members welcome. Please note: training sessions are likely to be split to allow for more capacity.
Please note, club training times listed above are during University term-time oNLY.
Club committee
elise roberts
PRESIDENT
imageon charles
vice-president
Lyla towler
treasurer
emma smith
welfare officer
IMAGEON CHARLES
secretary
LYLER TOWLER
EVENTS OFFICER
FABIEN COOMBER
ARMOURER
EMMA SMITH
CLUB CAPTAIN
KATHLEEN WOOLGER
alumni officer
UPCOMING EVENTS
Key documents