The Rotary Club of Oban Clay Target Championship hosted by Past President Billy MacLean and the Lorne Clay Target Club was held on Friday 30th August at the Moss , Benderloch.
Rotary President Peter Tosh was King of the BBQ with a mix of venison burgers and Jackson’s best beef burgers and effortlessly kept all well fed with all the trimmings.
Many thanks to the members of the Lorne Clay Target Club, who acted as coaches and ensured that everyone was safe and enjoyed the sport. Thanks also to Past President Billy MacLean and Past President Lachie Beaton for providing the prizes.
Rotarian Champion on the day was Tommy McQuade.
A lovely evening was had by all despite the midges, which were as fierce as always.
The Rotary Club of Oban were delighted to accept the hospitality of the Lorn Clay Target Club to hold what used to be our annual Clay Pigeon Championship on Thursday 25 August.
Tuition and the use of their shotguns was provided by Club members and, following a 40 shot competition, the trophy was won by Steph Lowe, with Tommy McQuade a close second. Steph was also presented with a bottle of Oban 14 year old malt whisky provided by Ciorsti Baxter (Rotary Senior Vice President). The photo shows Rotary President, Lachie Beaton, presenting the prizes to Steph. An excellent evening was had by all despite a bit of weather and we hope to get back to it being an annual event.
Lorn Clay Target Club hosted the Annual Rotary Club of Oban Clay Target Competition, organised by Past Rotary President and crack shot Billy MacLean, at the North Connel Moss on 15th August.
Members of the Lorn Clay Target Club provided all equipment, judges and coaching to the large body of Rotarians who attended the Shoot.
Rotarians Peter Tosh and PP Terry MacNair raised money for good causes by selling tasty burgers donated free of charge by Jackson’s Butchers Oban to all attendees.
Rotary President Douglas Small gave a vote of thanks to the Lorn Clay Target Club for all their guidance, tips and support on an excellent night enjoyed by all.
In a very close contest, Rotarian Dave Waltho took third place, Chris Sutton pressed hard for 2nd place and Tommy McQuade sneaked in to win the competition by a small margin.
Oban Rotary enjoys a very close relationship with the Lorn Clay Target Club which operates near to the Moss Road in North Connel. The Club meets regularly and endeavour's to attract youngsters with a view to training them to compete at national and international level although the prime objective is to establish discipline and confidence in the handling of guns. Rotary meets up with LCTC members once a year to have a "shoot out" against the background of a barbecue with the consistent winner being Rotarian Tommy MacQuade.
Oban Rotary contributes £200 to the cost of cartridges for young recruits and LCTC Chairman Hector MacFadyen is seen here receiving a cheque for this amount from Rotary President Iain Mac Intyre with Rotarians L-R Chris Sutton, Mike Urwin and Billy MacLean also in attendance.
Members of the Rotary Club of Oban enjoyed an evening as guests of Lorn Gun Club at Achnacree Moss recently. They received tuition from the experts of the Gun Club before trying their hands shooting at clay pigeons, discovering that like many other sports it is not as easy as it looks.
The evening included burgers and onions provided by the Rotary Catering Corps, produced on a traditional charcoal barbecue.
The Rotary Shooting Cup was won by immediate Past President Tommy MacQuade with the junior prize being won by Matthew McDonald son of recent recruit Ken McDonald.
Organiser Past President Billy MacLean (no mean shot himself) thanked the Gun Club members for their hospitality and patience and presented them with a gift to end the proceedings just before the midges arrived and the rain fell.
The Rotary Club of Oban as part of its support of youth orientated activities is seen here presenting a cheque for £200 to The Lorn Clay Target Club which operates from near to Moss Road, North Connel.
The club has been in existence for many years and has seen members move on to compete at national and international level. The cornerstone of the club, quite apart from developing youngsters to be able to compete in the many local and national competitions, is to install discipline in the handling of guns along with building up confidence in their progress to competition level.
Oban Rotary President Tommy MacQuade is seen here handing over the funds to Club President Hector MacFadyen and from left to right we have Colin Rowan, William Lockwood, Iain Mac Intyre (Rotary SVP), Tommy MacQuade, Hector MacFadyen, Stewart Campbell, Willie Buchanan, Donnie MacCorquodale, Craig Mac Fadyen, Alan Morrison, John MacKin.
