Small-bore, STS
Frances Lochtie
2024 Bisley Smallbore National Meeting Report

The 2024 ‘Bisley Week’ Smallbore National Meeting took place at the Lord Roberts Centre between 9 and 17 August. Find out the Scottish competitiors’ achievements in this report from James Peterson, the chair of the Scottish Target Shooting Smallbore group.

2024 Bisley Smallbore National Meeting Report
Frances Lochtie
2024 GB Junior International Event - Day 4 ...

2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 4 Thursday 8th August

2024 GB Junior International Event - Day 4 Report
Pistol, Air Guns, STS, Student
Frances Lochtie
2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 3 ...

2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 3 Wednesday 7th August

2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 3 Report
Air Guns, Pistol, STS, Student
Frances Lochtie
2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 2 ...

2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 2 Tuesday 6th August

2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 2 Report
Air Guns, Pistol, STS, Student
Frances Lochtie
2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 1 ...

2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 1 Monday 5th August

2024 Junior International Event - Pistol Day 1 Report

STS

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STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme Update (25 May)

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STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme Update (25 May)

To help members during this time of lock down, 2 weeks ago STS announced its programme of online webinars on areas of interest expressed by members through our education survey. This week, STS will be holding its second session in the programme - a Getting the Best Out of Your Scatt, tomorrow at 6pm. STS is also close to confirm 2 new sessions for the last two weeks in June - Disability Inclusion Training for Shooting in partnership with Scottish Disability Sport, and Positively Promoting Your Club, to be delivered by the new STS Marketing & Communications Director. We’ll let you know more once the dates are confirmed later this week. To keep sessions accessible they are completely free, are normally only an hour long and run in the early evening so members still working can access them.

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COVID-19: Update on Recent Statements

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COVID-19: Update on Recent Statements

On Thursday 21 May the NPCC (National Police Chief’s Council) issued a letter titled ‘Shooting grounds and COVID-19 Recover Phase’. STS would like to advise members that although this is not specifically stated, this letter refers to the recovery plan issued for England. As our members will be aware, Scotland has devolved authority to manage its own response to COVID-19 and is operating on a slightly different timescale and recovery plan, being prepared by the Scottish Government. Read on to see more about the Scottish context and what we are doing to support members.

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Police Scotland - Grants & Renewals Update

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Police Scotland - Grants & Renewals Update

Police Scotland have recently issued an update on their website with regards COVID-19 the processing if grants and renewals. We have included a copy of the update, as well as a link to the source of the material. STS will continue to keep members updated as and when we changes are made.

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STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme Update

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STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme Update

To help members during this time of lock down, last week STS announced its programme of online webinars on areas of interest expressed by members through our education survey. This week, STS will be holding its first session in the programme - a Q&A with Police Scotland, tomorrow at 6pm. STS is also pleased to confirm a session specifically for our shotgun members has been added with world class coach Marco Micheli on 16 June - Shotgun: Maximising Your Training Session. To keep sessions accessible they are completely free, are normally only an hour long and run in the early evening so members still working can access them.

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Mental Health Awareness Week

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Mental Health Awareness Week

This week marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week which is why STS felt it is important to remind the shooting community about the leaflet shared in March. Visit the articles on the STS website for more information about the leaflet and to download your copy. For this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, the theme is kindness. To read more about mental health Awareness Week and the importance of kindness, as well as ways of getting involved and donating, visit the Mental Health Foundation website.

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STS Launches COVID-19 Webinar Programme

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STS Launches COVID-19 Webinar Programme

To help members during this time of lock down, STS is pleased to announce a programme of online webinars on areas of interest expressed by members through our education survey. To keep sessions accessible they are completely free, are normally only an hour long and run in the early evening so members still working can access them.

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Our Members on the NHS Front Line (May Update)

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Our Members on the NHS Front Line (May Update)

On 1st April STS launched a campaign to highlight our members supporting the NHS front line. In return for individuals getting in touch to let us know about their shooting and what they are doing on the front line, we are rewarding these key workers with free Enhanced STS Membership in 2021. This is our May update, letting you know about our members doing amazing work on the NHS front line, highlighting these superstars so we can say thank you to them! We also understand there will be many more of our members working in essential services so while this project is focused on the NHS for the time being, we also want to say a big thank you to all those working in other essential services. Keep up the fantastic work you are doing!

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STS Selection Policy Published for 2020/21 Programme

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STS Selection Policy Published for 2020/21 Programme

STS has been reflecting on and refining the process used in 2019, as well as reviewing and benchmarking the scores against international standards and making some alterations. With that in mind, STS is pleased to confirm that the selection policy for the 2020/21 Performance Programme is now available on the STS website for anyone to access.

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COVID-19: Joint Message from the Scottish Firearms Licensing Practitioners Group

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COVID-19: Joint Message from the Scottish Firearms Licensing Practitioners Group

The following statement has been prepared by the following principle members of the Scottish Firearms Licensing Practitioners Group regarding the COVID-19 pandemic to explain to the shooting community the provisions that are being put in place and express our support for the work of Police Scotland during this time.

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COVID-19 Update: Revised Police Firearm Protocols & Government Latest

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COVID-19 Update: Revised Police Firearm Protocols & Government Latest

This article contains a brief which will be uploaded to the Police Scotland website today (20th March 2002) and has been approved at Executive level and which outlines Police Scotland’s interim processes. STS understands that these matters are of huge importance to the shooting community so are supporting the dissemination of this information through our website, social media channels and directly with members. We have also included a summary of the latest news government announcement tonight.

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Coronavirus Update - STS Latest

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Coronavirus Update - STS Latest

Last week we issued an email to provide an update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Following further guidance received over the weekend, combined with our review of the situation, please see below a further notice and guidance.

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Guidance

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Guidance

STS has received some guidance from sportscotland with regards COVID-19 (Coronavirus) so we want to share this for your own health and to help limit the spread of the virus as much as possible. The article also provides an updated position with regards STS events and training camps as things currently stand.

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CGF Announce India to Host Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships in 2022

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CGF Announce India to Host Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships in 2022

On Monday 27 February, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) officially confirmed that a Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships will take place in India in 2022 after a proposal to stage the event was approved by the CGF Executive Board at their meeting in London which took place on February 21-23. The Board highlighted the opportunity for this innovative model to promote and encourage the development and hosting of sport throughout the Commonwealth.

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10m Grand Prix 2019-20 ends with GP5 at Glenrothes

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The 10m Grand Prix for 2019-20 came to a close last weekend with Grand Prix 5 for both Pistol and Rifle taking place in Glenrothes. 

The photo shows pistol competitors posing for the camera at the event. 

Everyone is now looking forward to the 50m competitions this summer.  More information on these coming soon!

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STS Membership for 2020 Now Available!

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STS Membership for 2020 Now Available!

STS is pleased to confirm that individual members and member clubs are able to sign up for membership for 2020 as of 2nd December. STS Membership for 2020 comes with the same packages and benefits that proved popular in 2019 but has now introduced a reduced membership for individuals with a disability. The club memberships that have proved popular last year are also unchanged, with the Club Reward Scheme and added benefits for clubs signing up 90% or more of their active shooting membership also returning in 2020.