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WCIT Capercaillie Shoot
T
his years Capercaillie Shoot was held at Essex Shooting
School on 17th September. A fine take up of fifteen people
was unfortunately decimated by the usual business fall out,
but even more sadly by several health issues; let’s hope they are all in
better health now. The remaining participants however had a most
enjoyable day, novices and more experienced people alike.
A traditional breakfast of bacon rolls was followed by training and
practice for the first part of the morning and all in most unexpected
good weather. After another break for refreshments an “English
Sporting” competition was held for all competitors with trophies
according to ability. WCIT members were also competing for the
Capercaillie Cup.
Some difficulties with the airline bringing WCIT Freeman Dr Jeff
Mahood from his remote part of Scotland left him without his beloved Capercaillie Cup Shoot 2013
side by side, despite having flown with it before and having booked it
in with them for this trip. Luckily the school had a gun they could lend The Runner Up Novice was WCIT Liveryman Kimball Bailey - a very
him. During practice he persuaded WCIT Freeman Nick Harris, a
welcome new face to the event.
confirmed O/U user, to have a go; the gun turned out to be for sale and
Nick ended up going home with it.
The Capercaillie Shoot for 2014 has been provisionally booked for the
Nick was high gun for the day and also won the cup. He said that the 16th September, please contact Nick Harris at
victory was a little marred by the fact that WCIT Liveryman, Otto
[email protected] if you are interested.
Benz couldn't be there for the day to defend his title, held for the last
two Capercaillie Shoots. The runner up was Ben Harris.
Contributed by Nick Harris, WCIT Freeman
The High Gun Novice was Rob Snow - for the second year running no more novice for you Rob!
WCIT Uxbridge WWII Bunker Visit
A
visit organised by the WCIT Events Panel took
place on October 17th to the ‘Battle of Britain’
Bunker, located in Uxbridge. The Bunker played a
crucial role in the defence of the country, particularly in the
early stages of WWII, but in fact continued in operation until
the mid-fifties.
Fourteen people attended, including the Master and the
Deputy Master, and a presentation was made to the attendees
about those key days in the summer of 1940. The presenter
was not only extremely knowledgeable in his subject but
related the story in a highly engaging way, bringing to life
how a combination of luck and superior technology played a
part in winning the day in what was a very finely balanced
conflict.
Following a short film, members spent some time in the
small but fascinating museum, which contains artefacts
ranging from the historic to the eclectic…in the shape of
1940 WRAF issue underwear!
Demonstration of battle tactics
The Company made a donation to the RAF Benevolent Fund
from the visit fee charged rounding off a fantastic visit.
Contributed by Tim Rhodes, WCIT Liveryman
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