Sponsors
We would like to express our deep felt gratitude for their continuing support
of the following sponsors of the John Rogers Memorial Shoot. Please click on
the thumbnails to view the larger images and have access to their respective
websites.
Almost all casting takes place at Coalbrookdale,
the Shropshire cradle of the Industrial Revolution, where, in 1709, Abraham Darby
first melted iron using coke. The latest Aga is made in exactly the same way;
by pouring molten iron into a mould to create cast iron. It is cast iron that
possesses the unique heat retention properties that are an intrinsic part of
the way an Aga cooks. Today, however, every new Aga is both 70 percent made from
recycled materials and 70 percent future recyclable.
Chris Batha is the Senior Instructor and Gunfitter
for London Gunmakers E. J. Churchill. He has over thirty years wing and competition
clay shooting experience worldwide and a life long passion for fine guns. Chris
is considered one of the highest qualified and most experienced shooting instructors
in the world today.
Improved accuracy naturally. Fibre Optic Shotgun
Foresight
Shropshire Ford, Mazda, Iveco, MG Rover, Kia and
Skoda dealers, Furrows, are renowned for their dedication to their customers
and their commitment to continuously improve the service they provide.
Hartshorne Group is today, one of the leading
commercial vehicle distributors for the West Midlands, East Midlands, Shropshire
and Staffordshire. The company was first established in 1968 and currently has
17 locations all fully equipped to meet your commercial vehicle needs, they provide
full parts & service facilities for - Volvo Truck & Bus, Hino Trucks, as well
as new and used sales, plus a diverse range of associated services.
Situated in 100 acres of woodland and delightful
countryside High Lodge offers a range of activities and services for individuals,
groups, businesses and other organisations. Whether you are looking for a complete
break from the pressures of a busy lifestyle and relax doing what you enjoy most,
celebrate an important event in your life, entertain your staff, customers or
other partners, High Lodge has something for everyone. High Lodge also offers
full access for the disabled and has parking spaces for up to 1000 vehicles
Founded in 1983, Lyalvale has quickly become one
of the most popular producers of shotgun ammunition in the world. Lyalvale currently
export the range of products to over 48 different countries world-wide. We have
over 30 different models of cartridges all specially developed to maximise the
potential in all shooters.
MacWet Gloves are becoming the most popular sporting
glove globally as sport enthusiasts discover the benefits of the unique fabrics
the gloves are manufactured with giving 100% grip in wet conditions. With a range
of sports for which the gloves are used, the MacWet logo is becoming well known
throughout the world.
Situated in 300 acres surrounded by some of the
finest and naturally beautiful countryside the British Isles has to offer, ideally
located one hours drive from the midlands. Mid Wales Sooting Centre caters for
the novice to the expert shooter providing a vast range of shooting facilities,
which includes 16 Trap Layouts, 4 Skeet layouts and 18 Sporting Stands.
Oaklands Auctions is situated on the A49 between
Shrewsbury and Whitchurch near Hawkstone Park. We hold general auctions on Saturday,
every fortnight and special sales in between including ANTIQUE SALES, VINTAGE
SALES, GARDEN SALES and CARAVAN SALES
Shot-boxes.com..... the "safe" name in shooting
Shot-Boxes are the new high quality and safe way to transport guns and cartridges.
They are made with a lightweight rugged durable aluminium with re-enfored riveted
seams and corners plus high quality foam and fibre lining to resist wear and
tear. Quality has never been so affordable!
Top Gun is the webs premier supplier of Shooting
Clothing and Accessories. Our clothing is produced to the highest standards,
using the latest high tech fabrics and finishing processes.
Viking Arms Ltd. is a privately owned family company.
It was established over 40 years ago, supplying firearms and ammunition to the
UK traditional gun trade. It soon became one of the leading wholesale companies
supplying both Civilian and the Law Enforcement market.
Webley is probably the oldest name in the British
gun industry – able to trace its origins back to 1790 when William Davis started
making bullet moulds in his factory in Birmingham, England. Over the years the
company gained a worldwide reputation for high quality guns of all types. As
far back as 1911 the company had patented an air pistol and in 1924 launched
the Mark I air pistol. Many other models have followed over the years but all
have had Webley’s core values of high quality, high performance and value for
money at their heart.
John Rogers Memorial Shoot 2008
This day was a great success and friends, family and shooters came
from far and wide to take part, there were thirty winners of sponsored spot prizes
on all four layouts that were in use plus a grand prize draw and the chance to
win two hundred and fifty cartridges from the bulls eye competition on the dart
board.
The pool shot was busy all day and there were five finalists who
went into the shoot off for the fifty pound high gun prize, this was won by England
international Bob Taylor, after putting in another ten straight.
Overall winner and recipient of the John Rogers memorial trophy
was Colin Heathcote another England international who shot superbly all day,
it was an emotional moment when Colin stepped up to receive his award from Shirley
and Geoff Rogers (John's parents) and Colin said that he was so very proud
to be the first person to win the award.
Joint second place went to John Stafford ( Eng Int ) and Mike Weaver
who were only a point behind Colin, third place went to Jack Rowley ( Eng Int
) who also won the junior class.
The veteran class was won by Shropshire shooter Gerald Jones
, Elaine and Ken Martin won the husband and wife class plus Elaine won the ladies,
and to cap it all off Geoff and Andrew Rogers ( father & nephew of John ) won
the grandparent and child class, now that was an emotional moment to say the
least, I think that we all had a lump in our throats there.
We utilised the day as our annual fund raising day as well as to
remember John, who was a great supporter of the Shropshire Clay Pigeon Shooting
Association and we were able to not only put some money into our own bank account,
but we also made two donations to two charities that John gave support to.
All in all everyone had a fabulous days sport on a super ground
in the company of like minded people. Arthur Williams, the proprietor of the
ground, offered us the use of it next year and we accepted. A date has not been
sorted out as of yet but I will enlighten you when we have one, perhaps you may
look favourably on us again as far as sponsorship is concerned.
Can I take this opportunity to thank yourself for the support that
you gave to us, it was and is very much appreciated.
Many thanks, Graham Evans, Chairman, SCPSA.
