Welcome
South Wilts Archery Club is based in Salisbury and covers South Wiltshire and the surrounding area. It is one of the oldest clubs in the country having been founded in
1859 and offers target, field, clout and wand archery. We have approximately 200 members shooting a range of bow styles from the high-tech Compound to the traditional English Longbow.
SWAC members can find current scores for the season, club records, classified adverts and further info on news and events on the members pages.
Check your membership pack or email the webmaster for access details.
Have-A-Go Archery
Throughout the summer South Wilts Archery Club run archery stands at many community events, including country fayres, shows and school fetes in the local area. These events allow members of the public of all ages to have a go at archery, with full coaching and use of all equipment provided.
If you're interested in finding out more about our Archery Have-A-Go services, please contact our
Have-a-Go Coordinator at the address below.
Our Have-A-Go events for 2024
West Dean Village Fete
1st June 2024
Salisbury Summer Fare at Wilton House
3rd August 2024
East Tytherley
31st August 2024
All Club Members
All members are asked to help out wherever possible with our archery events over the summer, so please do what you can to support our club. This is one of the main ways we attract new members and earn revenue for club equipment and facilities.
No experience necessary! If you haven't done Have-a-Go events before, come along and we can teach you everything you need to know. They always make for a fun day out and there’s usually the chance to try different bows, show off your skills and get some shooting practice in during quiet times. There are three stages that you can help with:
Setting up:
On arrival the targets need to be set up, the giant netting needs to be put in place, safety area marked out, bows need to be strung, arrows sorted, bracers arranged and signage put up.
Shooting:
Members of the public need to be given a bracer, bow and arrows. They will then be assisted on the line to shoot half a dozen arrows. If you're interested in learning how to teach beginners, let one of our coaches know. It will be the simple ‘point of aim’ technique (without sights & 3 fingers under the nocking point). Once the coaching session is finished, arrows need to be collected and club members can answer any questions the 'have a goers' may have about archery or our club, give out information on our beginners courses, or show them your own bow if they're interested!
Packing up:
At the end of the event, a charity contribution is normally given to the event organisers. All the bows need to be taken down, the arrows sorted and put away, targets and netting packed up and signage taken down.