Derby Youth Services  returned to Halychyna for the fourth consecutive year for another successful day of shooting instruction and competition.  Although there was no direct competition, the attendees were all graded for their performance and behaviour and awarded accordingly during their presentation at the end of the day. Take a look at the images section

Sunday 1st June 2008

The next shoot at the Oldham range will take place on Sunday the 1st of June 2008 and will be the start of a regular shooting session occurring on the first Sunday of every month from 15.00 to 18.00.  For further information please leave your message in the comments section at the foot of this page.

Sunday 11th May 2008

 As part of NSW (National Shooting Week) Bolton Range will be opening from 19.00 until 22.00.  Bolton ranges RCO, Paul Hnylycia will be officiating and will entertain impromptu competitions to carry on the spirit initiated at Oldham's shoot last Sunday.  Bolton range is at Bolton Ukrainian club 99 Castle street, Bolton BL2 1JP.

NSW Open Day Oldham

The Oldham range put their new rifle to good use this Sunday, during their National Shooting Week open day.  Turnout could have been better but the attendees turned the occassion to good use by arranging an impromptu competition.  The competition included kids from 8 to adults using pistol and rifle, from basic to target. The range now boasts a kettle for warm drinks during shoots and secure weapon accommodation as well as scoreboard! Courtesy of Stefan.

To see the results, click on the scoreboard below.

Note the high-tech scoring system and the training visual aids.

National Shooting Week 3rd - 11th May 2008

On Sunday 4th May we are holding an open day at Halychyna's indoor shooting range in Oldham where you can come and try one of the UK's most popular and safe sports in Olympic Year .  If you would like to experience air rifle target shooting why not join us.

The range will be open from 2pm until 5pm and is located at :

Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times. 

Minister's Letter Supporting NSW 2008

Sent out on behalf of the British Shooting Sports Council 

Minister backs shooting as a “sport that can be for everybody”

Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe MP was guest of honour yesterday at a shooting demonstration hosted by the British Shooting Sports Council (BSSC) at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley, Surrey to launch National Shooting Week 2008.National Shooting Week, which will run from Saturday 3 – Sunday 11 May, aims to make people of all ages across the UK aware of the importance of target shooting as a sport and to provide opportunities to try it out for themselves.  Shooting bills itself as one of the most inclusive Olympic and Paralympic sports, where gender, age and disability are no barriers to success. According to Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Minister for Sport, “National Shooting Week is an opportunity for the sport to show itself to the wider community in the UK about how good it is for everybody to take part. With the UK teams doing so well winning medals in so many competitions right across the world shooting is high on our list of sports we want to support. So National Shooting Week gives an opportunity for all the misconceptions about shooting to be put to one side but it also gives people an opportunity to understand that this is a sport that can be for everybody." Over the course of National Shooting Week some 200 open days will take place at shooting clubs and grounds in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, giving newcomers to the sport the chance to try shooting for the first time in a safe and friendly environment.  Media coverage of the growth in gun crime and illegal guns has sometimes overshadowed the fact that shooting is an Olympic sport at which the UK excels, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games shooting accounted for 23 of the UK’s 116 medals and a crack team will travel to Beijing this summer.  National Shooting Week was created, funded and organised by the Countryside Alliance on behalf of the BSSC. Campaigns director Robert Gray said: "The Alliance has invested heavily in actively promoting shooting to the wider world. National Shooting Week is one of our flagship projects to make sure that shooting receives a fair deal in Government, in the media and through the public. I am delighted that the minister found time in his busy schedule to visit the National Shooting Centre and give his support to shooting."Beginners who fancy taking their first shot can find out where their nearest shooting event is by entering their post code at www.nationalshootingweek.co.uk. 

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For further information please contact Robert Gray on 0207 840 9212 or 07917 476318. 

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National Shooting Week [NSW]

Last year saw the first NSW which took place during May.  More than 200 pubic events were organised during which thousands of people were able to experience shooting in a safe environment.  We have been asked if we could help out in this important event, which this year is being supported by all three main political parties.  Unfortunately our programme of events for 2008 has already begun and therefore we will not be able to set up a dedicated event.  Our own 8th National Shooting Day [NSD] will be taking place on the 6th of April to which we have extended an invitation to the NSRA.

8th National Shooting Day, 6th April 2008

The Halychyna committee would like to take this opporunity to thank absolutely everyone who helped over the weeked to prepare, run and tidy away the range.  A good time was had by all even though the weather tried its best to thwart our activities. Unfortunately there was no official presentation ceremony at the end of the session as most participants were eager to get home and warm up!  Presentations were performed with individual winners in the relative warmth of the range hut.

Oldham Presentation

P Okopskyj, the Oldham range RCO, was presented with a new .177 rifle, two pellet catchers and 500 targets by Halychyna's chairman, E Kochan.  Mr Okopskyj thanked the chairman for the donation and said that the Oldham range could now begin holding regular sessions.

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Postal competitions, what are your thoughts? Why not leave a message in the comments section at the foot of this page? 

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Oldham range now open on the first Sunday of each month, from 15.00 to 18.00.
 

07/02/2008