September 2025 – January 2026
Range Officer rota – Mondays
September 2025 – January 2026
Chippenham Rifle Club, prone rifle open meeting
Chippenham Rifle Club will be hosting a Prone Match Rifle open meeting at their redeveloped range:
Long Lane development plan backed by AFC Bournemouth
We learned last week – and it has been announced publically today – that the long discussed development plan for the Long Lane site has passed a major milestone. The announcement has been published on the AFCB website, here… https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/community/community-to-benefit-from-long-lane-redevelopment-1/ We have received a number of assurances from the AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust that…
3P returns to Ringwood!
For the first time in very many years (decades, even!), 3 positional shooting today returned to the Ringwood range. After the recent re-build of the firing point barrier and the upper level of target holders, Richard C. today shot in all three positions and officially re-instated these disciplines at the range. It is great to…
New club sign
Our range is now adorned by a new sign above the entrance, announcing our presence to the world. Possibly for the first tme in the history of the club!
New lighting for the clubroom
Last week, our electrician (AH Electrical Services) completed the planned electical work at the range. The clubroom now has additional lighting above the side areas, removing all the shadows cast by the ventilation pipes. In addition, emergency lighting has been installed above all doors that lead to an emergency exit. Apart from indicating the nearest…
New Firing Point flooring & storage racks
Work on renovating and improving the firing point area took a leap forward today. The grotty old carpet has been lifted and replaced by high quality laminate floor boards… … to give a stable, hygienic and approved floor surface to shoot from. It just remains to fit the riser bar on the bare edge, and…
Paper roll dispensers
To avoid the use of hand towels, dispensers for paper towels have been put up by the sinks in the kitchen area and the toilet.
More work on the firing point
Last year, John rebuilt the firing point barrier to allow us to handle more disciplines. We never got round to painting the new woodwork before the winter set in. With the complete lack of heating over the winter, the barrier woodwork and many of the wall and ceiling panels had got a bit mouldy. The…