Season 41 - September 2024 to August 2025
Osney Lodge Shoot 4 of 20, Sunday 26
th
October 2025
The 4
th
shoot of the season, a dry very sunny day (nice and bright for Rob!) but a little chilly for some.
Another great attendance with 25 members and 1 guest shooting.
A very warm welcome to our latest member, our wee Scotsman Andy has been invited for Membership and duly accepted. We
did try to put him off but he loves the banter, owns a Beretta (but hasn’t risked bringing it to the shoot yet) and we can’t
understand a word he says - so basically a perfect fit!!! Welcome onboard Andy, you’ve been added into League 3 and guest
scores transferred over.
The setup looked a bit of a challenge and was for some, however, there were some excellent scores posted and despite the
difficulty our resident Tower Builder 2Bob slotted in an amazing 59!! - must be the 9 load he is using giving him that edge!!
We had no less that six new personal bests posted in League 3 - from top to bottom, a fabulous 55 from Lee, a cracking 52
from Duncan, a great 41 from Tom, a nice 40 from Anton, a brilliant 32 from Louise (much to Rob’s disgust as he only got 27 -
possible it was too bright) and, last but not least, our newest member Andy posted a wee 25. Well done everyone, a nice
setup and some great shooting.
We had a couple of trap issues which we’re pretty sure are battery related so we’ll aim to get this fixed before the next shoot.
The Tower is slowly progressing and we’re planning another build day soon so hope to have this operational in November.
The new members handbook with all the dates for the full season will be published soon - we’re just waiting for confirmation
of the horse shows in the adjacent field.
Usual thanks to the following:
•
Graham, Kevin, Tom & Darrell for the photos
•
Geoff for managing the shooting fees, gusts and memberships etc.
•
Darrell and Steve for setting up the shoot
•
Steve for cooking up a great BBQ and for getting the food
•
Kevin for a massive battery charging session, yes he took all 10 home to charge & increase his carbon footprint!
•
Everyone that helped pack away and dispose of the rubbish, and anyone for anything else we’ve forgotten ….
A fair few photos for today, a few shown below or you can click here for the full Season 41 gallery.
Next shoot, Sunday 16
th
November @ 10:00
(safety briefing @ 10:00, shooting starting after the briefing)
League 1
League 2
1
st
Bob Beckman
59
1
st
Brendan O’Reilly
56
2
nd
Darrell Etherington & Kevin Strudley
56
2
nd
Dave McGuire
53
3
rd
Graham Jackson
55
3
rd
Pete Mendham
48
League 3
non-Members
1
st
Lee Huddleston
55
1
st
2
nd
Duncan Amory
52
2
nd
3
rd
Tom McLeish
41
3
rd
Members Performance at Osney Lodge over last 5 years
Members performance year on year for the last 5 years. Both the end of season score and final average for the season. It is
colour coded with GREEN showing improvement from previous year, BLUE showing performance remaining the same and RED
showing a reduction in performance. The latest season scores are obviously work in progress until the last shoot in August so
this may increase further depending on your performance. The Club Rank shows the League you will be in for the next Season.
Top 20 All Time High Scores
The top 20 all time high scores since the club started and the season
they were scored. The ones shown in GREEN are for the current
season so may still increase depending on your performance during the
remainder of the season.
Top 5 Personal Best Scores
The top 5 personal best scores since the club
started. Steve Carr is, so far, the only one to hit
the magical full house (twice).
Annual Shooting Tour Results History
The 1
st
, 2
nd
and 3
rd
place scores for the Annual Shooting Tour since we started recording the results in 2015 at the Anniversary
Tour on The Isle of Wight.
Shooter Statistics, Facts, Figures, Scores and Trophies
Below is a collection of statistics, scores and trophies etc. for regular shoots at Osney Lodge Farm and Annual Shooting Tours.
The Founders Trophy
The Founders Trophy was created in 2015 by three of the original founding members of F&F, Roy Grogan, George Lake and Brian
Sandle (see the Club History page for more information on how the club was formed). First presented at the 30
th
Anniversary
Shooting Tour on the Isle of Wight in 2015, the Trophy is given to members who have significantly contributed to the club. The
winner keeps the Trophy for one year and decides who will be the next member to win at the Annual Shooting Tour.
2015
The Trophy was created this year by the founder members and presented to Darrell
Etherington for work on the creation and maintenance of the clubs web site, scores and
AGM. Also, for the maintenance and development of the electronics for the Auto Traps.
2016
Awarded to Brendan O’Reilly for his outstanding contributions to the Club. As the clubs
regular travel agent he’s arranged many fantastic Annual Shooting Tours. He also helps
with clay collections, trap maintenance, the move of the club hut and lots more.
2017
Awarded to Ruth & Tony Tatman for their outstanding contributions to the Club. Ruth &
Tony are both very dedicated members of the F&F Club and provided us with Ruthie’s
Café every shoot until they retired to Cornwall. They continue to be dedicated long
distance members of the club.
2018
Awarded to Geoff Pelling for his outstanding work as Membership Secretary. Geoff took
up the function of Membership Secretary in 2017 and has done a fantastic job of
ensuring memberships are valid, paid up on time and, more importantly, putting safety
first by making sure all members and guests have a valid Shotgun Certificate and
insurance.
Attendance
Attendance, based on everyone who shoots i.e. members and guests - the numbers in brackets show the total number of
members (paid and honorary).
2019
Awarded to Andy Catton for his dedication to F&F. Andy lives a long way from the shoot
and has an early start to get there in time but always gets stuck in to help out with
setting up, organising and packing away, a truly dedicated member of the club.
2020
Awarded to Kevin Strudley for his support of the club. Kevin has a long journey to the
shoot but always gets there early to get stuck in helping out with setting up, organising
and packing away, in addition has assisted Brendan with the Annual Tour. A very
dedicated member of the club.
Copyright 1985 - 2025 © F&F Gun Club - All rights reserved
Web site design by Darrell Etherington
2021
Awarded to Jim Catford this year for his continued support of the club. Jim is always
keen to get stuck in and help with set up, organising and packing away. Always there on
time and helps out with a smile and some banter, a true F&F member and dedicated to
the club.
2022
Awarded to Bob Brown this year for his continued management of the club. Bob is Club
Chairman so has the final word on a lot of important decisions and looks after the
finances. Bob is always one of the first on-site to set up and occasionally (when not on
a double-shift) he helps with a clay delivery :) !!!
2023
Awarded to Steve Harman for his dedication and support. Steve regularly gets down
very early to help with the set up, starting the generator, getting Tea Urn running (very
important task) and generally getting stuff ready for the shoot. He’s also on hand to
help pack away and always ready to volunteer to help - a truly dedicated F&F Member.
High Gun History
The history of the High Gun (top shooter) for each
season since the club started in 1985.
2024
Awarded to Bob Beckman for outstanding contributions to the club. In his first full year
of membership, 2Bob as he’s been named, has designed and coordinated the build of
the clubs new storage shed. This was no small task and included getting materials, pre-
build off-site, delivery and construction. In addition, 2Bob has built some new gun
stands and is always happy to help others - a truly dedicated F&F Member.
2025
Awarded to Graham Jackson for his dedication and support of F&F. Graham is always
happy to help out, comes down early to help set up shoots, helps pack away and is very
generous in support of our fundraising initiatives. Graham also ensures some of our F&F
members participate in Police Charity shoots and various other external events during
the season. A truly dedicated F&F Member.