Invicta Gun Club - Helice

Next Event at Invicta is May 19th 2019 The Pat Lynch Memorial Shoot followed by Miss and Out and incorporating the Essex Helice Championship

Fifth Selection Shoot Cut off for European Championship in Sicily, June 2019 Good turnout, great atmosphere, OK weather but a bit chilly in places. Teams as follows: Men... Andy Lloyd, Phil Negus (new cap) and Trevor Hawkins (new cap) Ladies Dionne Rogers, Jane Bell and Jo Watkinson-Hopkins (new cap) Juniors Fletcher King, Jensen King (new cap) and Jonti Spilman (new cap) Seniors Cliff Goodwin, Carl Miles and Glyn Barker (new cap) Veterans Howard Batt, Jack Sparrowhawk and Chris Potter A good day was had by all (as usual)
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African Championship in Cairo, April 2019 This happened to be one of the most successful trips we have ever been on, it was a great event for us not only because of the results but because of the beautiful club and the beautiful people who invited us to be with them and showed us the utmost friendship and courtesy that could possibly be offered . The first event of the week, The Presidents Cup, John Lucy, on his first trip away with the GB Helice Team, took a Gold Medal in th...e Senior category and also shot off for the overall total title and came away with a Bronze as well . Jane Bell won a Gold Medal, Chris Potter won a Silver Medal and John Nightingale a Bronze Medal . The next day was the Grand Prix of Egypt , Fergus Watson- Hopkinson, on his first trip away with us, took a Gold Medal in the Seniors category, Cliff Goodwin won a Bronze in the Senior category, Jane Bell won a Bronze, in the Veterans Howard Batt won Gold, in the Masters Chris Potter won Gold and Cyril Adams won Silver . In the main event The African Championship was shot over two days. Dionne Rogers won Silver, Andy Stratford won Gold in Seniors Howard Batt took Gold in the Veterans, Chris Potter Gold in the Masters with Cyril Adams taking the silver . The Beretta Cup is awarded for the culmination of scores over the three events : the results are as follows . Ladies – Dionne Rogers – Silver Senior – Fergus Watson- Hopkins – Gold, Andy Stratford – Bronze Veteran – Howard Batt – Gold Master – Chris Potter – Gold, Cyril Adams – Silver The last event of an exhausting week was the Team Shoot . Ladies Team; Dionne Rogers, Jane Bell and Michele Conway won Gold after a shoot-off with the Italians . Men’s Open Team; Tim Rickard, Phil Negus and Stuart King won Bronze . Seniors Team; Cliff Goodwin, Andy Stratford and Steve Cole won Silver. Veterans Team; Chris Potter, Howard Batt and John Nightingale won Silver . All in all a massive haul of medals and trophies, we are very proud of ourselves and are hoping that this puts us in good stead for the European Championships in Sicily in June . A medal really aught to go to our International Helice Referee Steve Cole for his marvellous umpiring skills, a job very well done Steve. Congratulations to Chris Potter (GBR) for the 3 Gold and 2 Silver medals at the Helice African Championship 2019 - Master division! 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈
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Next shoot at Invicta is on May 5th and is the final British Team Selection Shoot and the cut off for the team for the European Championship in Sicily in June 2019

The Fred Nurse Memorial Shoot, British Doubles and .410 Championship held Sunday April 7th 2019
Good turnout for this, the first Helice Shoot at Invicta in 2019 Weather was foggy and freezing so not much good as a warm up for the African Championship in Cairo later this week !!!... The winner of the Fred Nurse after a shoot off was Cliff Goodwin who also won the Veterans The Lady Champion was Dionne Rogers The Junior Champion was Fletcher King The Super Veteran Champion was Chris Potter It was nice to see Fred's family attending this memorial shoot once again and staying to present the trophies, despite the weather In the British Doubles the team of Phil Negus and Tim Rickard emerged the Champions In the .410 Championship American Sam Schiller amazed us all by shooting 5 straight with a borrowed gun A good day, as usual, was had by all
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Next event at Invicta is April 7th 2019 Fred Nurse Memorial Shoot, British Doubles and .410 Championship

The Hurlingham Side by Side Championship held on Sunday October 21st 2018 Another glorious warm and sunny day awaited the 26, suitably dressed in game shooting gear, competitors for this annual side by side Helice competition. The Champion after a shoot off with Peter Croft, Will Skjott and Andy Stratford, scoring 11/12 was Cliff Goodwin The Lady Champion was Dionne Rogers... The Junior Champion was Charles Pomfret The Veteran Champion was Andy Stratford The Super Veteran Champion was Peter Croft In the Doubles Competition the Champion was Phil Negus and the Lady Champion was Dionne Rogers. The trophy for the High Score overall went to Andy Stratford The winner of the Summer Series was Kevin Tyler The day ran well and all had an excellent lunch courtesy of Sylvia Smith and her team.
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South East of England Helice Championship Held at Invicta Gun Club on Sunday October 7th 2018
Another cracking day at Invicta with glorious weather and an entry of 31 competitors The Champion, after a shoot off with Fletcher King, was John Foy from Sussex ... with an excellent score of 22/24 The Lady Champion was Audrey Rex from Sussex The Junior Champion was Fletcher King from Surrey The Colt Champion was Jensen King from Surrey The Veteran Champion was Cliff Goodwin from Sussex after a shoot off with Glyn Barker and Graham Woodman with 21/25 The Super Veteran Champion was Howard Batt from Kent
As usual it was a great atmosphere, ran like clockwork and everybody was happy Thanks must go to Chris Potter and the staff at Invicta Gun Club for the perfect day
Sandie Buckler South East Regional Secretary
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Next Event at Invicta South East of England Helice Championship October 7th 2018

Due to adverse weather conditions forecast for Sunday 23rd September 2018 the Fred Nurse Memorial Shoot etc due to be held at Invicta has been cancelled Wotch this space for a new date.

Next Event at Invicta September 23rd 2018 Fred Nurse Memorial Shoot, British Doubles, .410 Championships

South East Region’s Intercounties Championship Discipline: Helice Date: September 2nd 2018 Venue: Invicta Gun Club
... Another successful day at Invicta Gun Club, with an entry of 43 competitors. Weather was beautiful, targets were testing and the company perfect.
The Champion with a score of 16/18 was Graham Woodman from Essex who also took the Veteran Champion badge. The Lady Champion with a score of 9/18 was Jo Watson-Hopkinson from Surrey after a shoot off with Dionne Rogers. The Junior Champion with a score of 15/18 was Fletcher King from Surrey The Colt Champion with a score of 13/18 was Jensen King from Surrey after a shoot off with Mason Terry. The Veteran Champion was Graham Woodman The Super Veteran Champion with a score of 13/18 was Chris Potter from Kent after a shoot off with Richard Plester.
In the team event the winning team consisting of Steve Cole, Jack Tucker, Paul King, Fergus Watson-Hopkinson and Fletcher King emerged the Champions by just one target (66/90) from equal second Kent and Essex (65/90) Sussex were fourth (62/90) and Greater London fifth (55/90)
The day ran very well and my thanks to all the staff at Invicta for holding this championship on behalf of the South East Region.
Sandie Buckler South East Regional Secretary
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Next event at Invicta is September 2nd 2018 South East Region's Intercounties Championship. Come along and have some fun

British Helice Grand Prix Held August 11th/12th 2018 Cracking weekend for the 55 entrants who entered this prestigious event held in pleasant weather at Invicta. 18 targets on Saturday with 12 targets on Sunday Scores were surprisingly varied with some of the best shooters dropping more targets than they would have liked... Amazing score for the Champion - Phil Negus from Sussex held it together beautifully and finished with 29/30 The results are as follows: Mens: Gold Medal - Phil Negus - 29/30 Silver Medal - Alasdair Williams - 27/30 (shoot off with Wayne Killian, Andy Lloyd and Tom Gridley) Bronze Medal - Andy Lloyd - 27/30 Ladies Gold medal - Michelle Conway - 22/30 (shoot off with Jess Moore) Silver Medal - Jess Moore - 22/30 Bronze Medal - Dionne Rogers - 19/30 Juniors Gold Medal - Fletcher King - 22/30 (shoot off with Ben Killian) Silver Medal - Ben Killian - 22/30 Bronze Medal - Ben Dingley - 19/30 Seniors Gold Medal - Glyn Barker - 27/30 Silver Medal - Paul Crumpton - 26/30 Bronze Medal - Cliff Goodwin - 25/30 Veterans Gold Medal - Howard Batt - 27/30 (shoot off with Chris Potter) Silver Medal - Chris Potter - 27/30 Bronze Medal - Jack Sparrowhawk - 25/30 (shoot of with Peter Croft) Masters Gold Medal - John Nightingale - 22/30 Silver Medal - Ron Smith - 19/30 Bronze Medal - Cyril Adams - 18/30 Coronation Cup (combined scores from British and English Championship) 1st Alasdair Williams with 49 2nd = Chris Potter and Wayne Killiajn with 48 Many entrants camped overnight and the atmosphere was fab for the whole weekend Thanks must go to Chris Potter and the team at Invicta for a most enjoyable two day competition
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British Grand Prix August 11th/12th 2018 Third Selection Shoot for European Championship 2019 30 targets Be rude not to attend this !!!

Great ground, friendly staff. Very welcoming and we thoroughly enjoyed our shooting weekend at Invicta.