Results of the Erika Lawrence Memorial Competiton

   

As some of you may remember, many of our shooters took part in a postal competition earlier this year in memoriam of Erika Lawrence, the Dorset ladies captain.  We're delighted to understand that the competition, in which just under 150 shooters took part, raised £300 for the Weymouth RNLI.

Ten Portsmouth City shooters took part and congratulations go to Mike McCormick for winning Class E (shooting 96, 98, 96).

Well done, Mike!

In Memorium - Mary Maiden

Portsmouth City Rifle Club is sorry to hear of the passing of a stalwart of shooting in Hampshire, Mary Maiden, who died last week after a short illness.

Mary held a number of positions in the Hampshire Smallbore Rifle & Pistol Association over the years to the point where one had become indistinguishable from the other.

We'll miss you, Mary.

Dave Nevatte Remembered

A year ago today we lost an incredibly important part of our club, David Vernon Nevatte.  Dave was not only a great shot, earning a place on the Hampshire county team and getting himself up to A-class at Bisley, but he was a good friend and worked hard as secretary of Portsmouth City Rifle Club for 20 years.

Dave's trophy haul from Bisley Week 2012.  Trophies include: The Lever Brothers Challenge Cup (B-Class Championship Aggregate),  The Rutland Challenge Cup (B-Class 50m Championship Aggregate)

Dave joined PCRC in 1992, coming over from Havant Rifle Club (sorry Havant), and in 1994 he took over from Ted Trimboy who had been secretary and overall manager of the club since 1942.  Big shoes to fill but Dave filled them admirably.  In 2012, Dave finally managed to promote himself to A-class by winning the B-class aggregate (an achievement not seen from a Portsmouth shooter since Den Foster in 1947).

Dave's passion for shooting was infectious and now his wife, Marian, and son, Adam, continue his legacy as the backbone of our club; being as friendly, helpful and generous of their time as I remember Dave being when I joined 7 years ago.

Last November, Marian unveiled the Dave Nevatte Memorial Salver at the Hampshire Smallbore Association AGM as a way to remember Dave's enjoyment of his sport and his contribution to shooting in Hampshire.

Dave on the firing point

We miss you, Dave!

The Erika Lawrence Memorial Shoot

  

Ten of our shooters will be taking part in the smallbore postal competition organised by the Dorset Small-bore Rifle & Pistol Association to celebrate the life of Erika Lawrence, Dorest Ladies Captain, who passed away earlier this year.

Proceeds from the competition are going to the RNLI and we are delighted to say that the competition has raised over £300 for the Lifeboats!

For the shooters: there are 3 cards, they don't have to be all shot on the same day but they must be shot by 17th March 2015.

W. Arthur Hiscock - Club President

Arthur Hiscock (1962)

We are very sad to report that our long-standing club president, Mr William Arthur Hiscock, passed away late last month.

Arthur had been a member of the Portsmouth City Rifle Club for an impressive 69 years, joining the club just after the war in 1946.  For many years Arthur was a key part of the club and its teams, shooting on the A team throughout the 1960s and contributing towards PCRC's impressive 21 years as Portsmouth & District league champions at that time.

Arthur became our club president in 1996 in recognition of his keen, life-long interest in smallbore target rifle shooting.  He was also President of the Portsmouth & District Smallbore Rifle and Pistol Association.

His funeral was at Portchester Crematorium earlier this month.