4th November 2022
Suffolk Masonic Charity Clay Shoot at High Lodge Shooting School
It was a warm autumnal day on the 29th of October 2022 when Suffolk Masonic Shooting Society (SMaCSS) held the ‘later than usual’ annual summer charity clay pigeon shoot.Thirty four keen clay shooters comprised of Suffolk Masons, masons of other provinces and friends turned up at High Lodge Shooting School to shoot the 100 bird sporting competition. It was fair to say that numbers were down compared to previous years, but it didn’t hinder the fun and social ‘banter’ that was witnessed as old and new friends prepared for the challenge ahead. The event was kicked off by a plated English breakfast before SMACSS Chairman Roger Nash opened the day with a Suffolk welcome, a safety briefing and an outline of the rules for the day. With that said, all shooters readied themselves to head onto the shooting ground in their respective squads.
The sporting layout for the day was comprised of ten stands of ten clays (affectionally known as birds) per stand with varied difficulty to suit the social and serious shooter. High birds, fast crossing low birds and ‘rabbits’ had everyone scratching their head at some point. After three hours of shooting the results were collated and announced. In 1st place with 85/100 was Phil Ramsey (Suffolk Masons), 2nd place with 83/100 was Terry Chorlton (Essex Masons) and in 3rd place with 82/100 was Rob Styles (West Kent Masons), a satisfying day for the Suffolk Masons. We concluded the day with a raffle and appraisal of money made for charity for which we are delighted to report £302. Thank you to all who participated and supported Suffolk Masonic Shooting.
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