Essex and Suffolk County Archery Association

Sunday 23^rd August was the first of what I hope will become an annual event, this year shot at Noak Hill Archers

The ECAA Longbow, a UK Records Status double National round was shot and was attended by 16 archers.

The weather was lovely on the day with only a light gentle breeze.

It was really nice to also see some archers who usually shoot recurve giving the longbow a go and I think everyone had a great day and met up with some old friends and made some new ones.

So, if you want to see this event continue in the future, get all your wooden sticks out and come along and let’s make it the premier longbow event in the south east.

If anyone has any thoughts on a way forward, please get in touch as I always welcome new ideas.

The results are in the results section on the county website. ECAA Results

Or view the PDF from this link ECAA Longbow 2026

Happy shooting to you all Mark Lawrence TO ECAA

The Essex and Suffolk Archery Association will be hosting in-person modules this autumn for aspiring coaches who are looking to complete their Session Coach course.

Venue: Gosfield School, Halstead Road, Gosfield, HALSTEAD, Essex, CO9 1PF

Times: 9am-5pm

Coach educator: Anna Heaven

Dates:

3 October 2026 - Using Your Coaching Skills - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44167/home

14 November 2026 – Supported Practice & Coach Presentation - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44168/home

More information and a booking link for each module are available through Sport80, and if you have any questions, you can contact us at coaching@ecaa.org.uk.

Join archers from Essex and Suffolk us for a day of head-to-head practice hosted by Mayflower Archers. The day will focus on team and mixed head-to-head practice. There will be opportunities for archers with experience of head-to-head competitions to share their knowledge and tips, and for all participants to shoot simulated team matches.

This event is suitable for archers of all bow types who have experience of regularly shooting open competitions and with scores equivalent to at last any Bowmen classification.

Date: 5th September 2026
Times: 10am-2pm
Venue: Mayflower Archers

Cost: Free

Please let us know you are coming by booking a space: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GVKR

We look forward to seeing you there!

A big thank you to everyone who made our latest coaching session such a success: archers, coaches, supporters, and CADAC for hosting us.

Thirteen archers from across our region joined seven coaches at Colchester’s ground on Saturday, 25th July. The weather was kind to us and, while it was quite warm, we managed to avoid the worst of the heat. 

Ranging from new archers, not long started in the sport, to the very experienced, everyone worked with their coaches to successfully improve their technique and the feedback we’ve received so far has been very positive - several participants have already recommended future events to other archers in their club. 

Our next county coaching clinic is on 22nd August, 10:00-14:00, at Southend and District Archery Club (click here for info and to book) and you can find information about other county events here.