LINCOLNSHIRE CPSA

 

DEREK OLIVANT MEMORIAL ABT

HELD AT BEVERLEY & EAST YORKSHIRE CLAY SHOOTING GROUND

ON SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

 

It hardly seems possible that it is 11 years since Lincolnshire lost one of its finest ABT shooters, Derek Olivant.  Since then Lincolnshire CPSA have hosted a memorial shoot in Derek's memory to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.  With this hideous disease affecting 1 in 8 men it is a cause very dear to our hearts and our shooters responded magnificently to the "call to arms" for this year's shoot.

On form, Norman Eaton, fresh from his success the previous week at the Lincolnshire ABT championship, was always going to be the one to beat and sure enough his score of 94 proved to be the winner.  As last week, John Winn came close with this score of 92 with Carl Weller and David Shepherd not far back on 90.

Norman Eaton winner of the Derek Olivant Memorial Trophy with a score of 94/100
(presented by Denis Willey of Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground)

The shooting fraternity are an incredibly generous bunch so the raffle was soon swollen with the extra prizes donated along the way raising £323.  With some individual donations from Denis Willey and Donovan Jenkin the total amount raised for the day was £720.  Donations are still being accepted so if anyone wants to add to this total please get in touch with the Lincolnshire CPSA treasurer, Janet Stennet who will be pleased to relieve you of your cash for this worthy cause.

Although the trophy can only be won by a Lincolnshire shooter, Lincolnshire CPSA offer high gun prizes for the high gun of each category so as veteran high gun, Norman also picked up 50 cartridges.  Yorkshire's David and Lewis Kirk were high gun (98) and junior high gun (92)respectively so also went home with some spoils. 

David Kirk - Overall High Gun	Lewis Kirk - Junior High Gun

Thank you to all those who supported this event, we hope you had fun and went home with some prizes.  Special thanks to Denis and the team at Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground who helped us make the day so successful.  

FINAL TOTAL RAISED £740

Paul Stennett (Lincolnshire CPSA Chairman) and Denis Willey (Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground)