Target Sports Range Self Led (QCW Range and Target Holders Only)

From: £20.00

The indicative price above is for 1 hour session with the use of six bosses or target holders. The actual cost for your booking will be shown below once session duration chosen.

If you have your own permitted Archery/NSRA crossbow instructor and Target Sports equipment, Mersey Weaver have a target sports range located at its idyllic Queen Charlottes Wood Activity Centre.

The range only booking comes equipped with:

  • For Archery/Crossbows – 6 x 90cm bosses
  • For Air Guns – 6 x stands with target holders
  • The minimum bookable time is 1 hour and thereafter in 30 minute increments.

The hirer will need to provide their own paper targets and equipment. Access (codes) to The Gallery starts at your booked start time; you also must clear up and leave The Gallery by the end of your booked end time. Therefore allow time for setup and clear up  when selecting your start and end time. You also need to book a QCW evening visitor (or day visitor) as numbers on site are controlled and you will need QCW gate codes to be issued by the QCW bookings team.

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Are you a member of the Scout Association, Girlguiding or Mersey Weaver? Then you may be eligible for a discount! Make sure you have registered an account and if required, request the appropriate membership for your role. Volunteers in Mersey Weaver must be signed in with their Scout email account to receive their discount.
To book/see the calendar for this resource, you must hold an Adult Appointment in Scouting or Girlguiding and have the appropriate permissions applied. Please log in if you are already a member or register an account.

Description

Have your own permitted archery instructor/NRSA YPS crossbow/air gun tutor and equipment, and want to run your own session(s) at QCW?  Then we have a  new target sports range  located to the rear of the Hideaway and campfire circle accessed by a  hard surfaced 1m wide path.

The range consists of:

  • Range size:  17m (length) by 11m (width)
  • Firing point: 10m (width) by 3.6 m (depth), concrete surface,  roof above (open sides).
  • Target Holders for use with:
    •  archery/crossbows: 90cm layered foam bosses, 27cm thick,  qty 6; or
    • air guns: gorilla stands with 17cm target holders, qty 6
    • can be set to any firing distance up to 15m from the firing point.
  • Pellet holders x9 (foldaway attached to roof vertical support posts – see photo)
  • Bow rest and arrow holders x6  (portable – see photo)
  • Floodlighting for evening/low ambient light use.
  • Range surface is soil backfilled geogrids suitable for wheelchair traffic.
  • Range In Use red safety flags x3 (flag holder westside of range rear wall (flag stored in holders under roof (see photo), flagpole with flag attached located behind water tap on Willows camping pitch and flagpole with flag attached  located SE corner of Three Oaks pitch)

The adjoining campfire circle can be used as a waiting area/viewing point, if you have booked it.

The hirer will need to provide their own paper targets and equipment. Access (codes) to The Gallery starts at your booked start time; you also must clear up and leave The Gallery by the end of your booked end time. Therefore allow time for setup and clear up  when selecting your start and end time. You also need to book a QCW evening visitor (or day visitor) as numbers on site are controlled and you will need QCW gate codes to be issued by the QCW bookings team.

Note: The range cannot be booked for tomahawk/axe or angel throwing.