The Forest of Bere Bowmen in Horndean has some outstanding archers. One of these, 15 years old Rebecca Giddings, has just been recognised in the East Hampshire Sports Awards 2014, as Junior Sportswoman of the Year.
Rebecca is the Junior National Clout Champion, she is ranked number 3 in the country in the Under 16s age group by Archery GB, and she is Hampshire County Junior Champion at Field Archery, Longbow, Under 16 Target Archery and Clout Archery. She is also the current holder of many County and Club records. Rebecca’s equipment is sponsored by KG Archery.
Each year East Hampshire District Council seeks nominations from a broad range of categories within its area across all sports, abilities and disabilities and all ages. This includes Bentley, Alton, Bordon and Grayshott in the north; Liphook, Liss and Petersfield in the middle; and East Meon, Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle in the south – a population of around 110,000. The Forest of Bere Bowmen nominated Rebecca for her achievements over the last year.
The results were announced at the awards ceremony held at the Old Thorns Manor Hotel in Liphook on Thursday 27 February. Fred Dinenage, MBE and TV broadcaster, was the master of ceremonies and Rebecca received her award from Peter Norfolk OBE, Paralympic Tennis Gold Medallist.
Forest of Bere Bowmen will be holding its annual Open Day at their Club field by Cadlington House off Blendworth Lane, Horndean PO8 0AA on Saturday 5 April from 2pm-5pm. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to try archery, and to meet the other members of the club.
Details are available at: http:/www.forestofberebowmen.co.uk/openday2014.pdf