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What's in a Name
What's in a Name
What's in a Name
We take our name from the Irish for Strangford Lough which is an area of outstanding natural beauty and scientific interest in County Down. Lough Cuan can be translated as the ‘Inlet of the Harbours,’ or ‘Safe Waters.’ The badge with two swans with a crown above set on a field of Royal Blue comes from the legend of Lugaid and Dergbforgal contained within the Courting of Emer.
Who are We?
What's in a Name
What's in a Name
Lough Cuan Bowmen is an archery club based in Newtownards, Co. Down. The Club was founded in 1986 and promotes archery as a competitive and recreational sport. Friendly and welcoming we do not take ourselves too seriously yet this does not mean that the club does not have success - our archers hold awards from local, national and even world championship events.
Sport, exercise and fun!
Our archers practice Field as well as Target archery in all styles - Long-Bow, Traditional, Recurve, Compound, Barebow and Instinctive. We have many members who shoot for fun and recreation as well as members who take part in field, target and 3D competitions.
Some of our members have represented the club at regional, national and international level, achieving success at Gold, Silver and Bronze level.
Have-a-Go
As a club we host archery 'have-a-go' events for youth, church groups, schools, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, local fairs and corporate events.
Contact us if you'd like to know more about this type of activity, or if you are interested in us running an event for your community group/organisation.
Club Night
As a club we might once a week. From May to early September we hold our club night at Ards Rugby Club from 7.00pm to 9.00pm and from September to April we meet indoors in the Blair Mayne Wellbeing & Leisure Complex in Newtownards from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Club nights are a great opportunity for members to come together in an informal environment and enjoy practice, competitions, catch up with friends and enjoy the craic.
Beginners Course
Interested in archery? Lough Cuan Bowmen run archery beginners courses. Our Beginners Courses are friendly and enjoyable and are designed to teach the basic skills of archery. If you are interested in joining one of our beginners courses please click the link below or get in touch via the Contact Us link at the bottom of this page to find out when the next course is taking place.
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