Description
The Clay Pigeon Shooting Club is a well established, passionate and diverse club at the university, now entering our 36th year! We offer weekly shoots at Barbury Shooting School, located in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, and Mendip Shooting Ground, nestled in the Mendip Hills, south of Bristol. We attend large competitions all over the country and organise a range of socials from casual pub trips and themed bar crawls to decadent black tie dinners.
We will shoot alternating Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the academic year and welcome all abilities whether you are a seasoned shot or a complete beginner. For those new to shooting we offer tuition from Barbury where you will learn how to shoot from scratch. We also offer advanced tuition for more experienced shots.
The Club regularly competes successfully throughout the year, ranging from small friendlies with other universities in the south-west to large competitions such as BUCS and The Oxford Challenge. We field men's, women’s and mixed teams for all events where possible. These competitions not only allow our members to gain experience and confidence by shooting at different grounds, but are also a great bonding experience for the whole Club. We also hold our own competition at Barbury during the second term - This is a great highlight of our calendar and one that drew over 150 competitors last year, followed by a black tie dinner at the Marriott hotel, with music from Bristol's largest and most-respected student jazz orchestra!
We are a friendly and relaxed club who have a real enjoyment for what we do and we love sharing our sport with new people who have never tried it before. So whether you are life-long shot, someone keen to try the sport for the first time, or are just looking for the occasional escape to the countryside from Bristol, then this is the club for you.
And if that doesn’t grab you, why not join our growing number of social members who join us in the evenings for our legendary socials, as well as our dinners and competition ball? I can assure you they are most certainly not to be missed.
Contact us by email or one of our social media channels to be added to the members WhatsApp group for all our primary communications!
Email: ubu.clayshooting@gmail.com
Instagram - @bristolshooting
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/uobshooting/
Make sure to keep up-to-date with all the latest social events!
Feel free to email our committee with any questions.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Committee 2024/25
President/ Club Captain: Edward Cousins
Secretary: Tom Craven
Treasurer: Kate Williamson
Competition Secretary: Aidan Franklin and Samuel Murray
Social Secretaries: Hattie Allin and Hector Macdonald
Equality Officer: Emily Lucas
Terms and conditions
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Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
