Last Thursday I spent the day with Humphrey Nye (staff 1961 -94) at Bisley. We arrived early enough to see the end of the Public School cadet shooting, and for Humphrey to show me round. The collection of silver trophies is amazing. Haileybury no longer sends a team since the closure of the Range preculdes full bore practice. There were a good number of schools represented, however, and Haileybury was remembered with fondness.
The veterans are convened by Nick Courtney (M 1960). There are a number of good shots, but Nick says he can never gather enough at once to put out a properly competitive team. I was roped in, and coached by Keith Trowbridge (E 1964), managed to hit the target a few times, which I was happy about as it must be 30 years since I last shot.
Afterwards we all retired to the Fox, a local hostelry, for dinner. It was a splndid afternoon, and if you are in Surrey this time next year I am sure Nick would welcome you (especially if you can shoot).
The trusty sweatshirt, recovered from the bowels of my shooting kit bag (where it has resided since the same event 5 years ago) lives on !
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