England Gallery Rifle Captain

After three seasons as England Gallery Rifle Captain Neil Francis has decided to step down at the end of the 2013 season. This, of course, means England is in need of a new Captain.

The good news is four people were nominated to the English XX Committee for endorsement and recommendation to Council for captain in the 2014 season. Of the four nominations two have accepted and England GR shooters now have the unenviable task of choosing between these two candidates in order to decide who they wish to have as their team captain for next season.

Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

The two candidates are  Sophie Norton and Peter Cooper.  The decision making is an internal England team and English XX club affair and all members will have received full details from the candidates.

Pete started shooting in 1997 and started coming to Bisley in 2003. He has visited every year since and concentrated on Gallery Rifle. He competes all over the UK and in Europe and represented England in 2013. He is regularly seen these days as CRO on Melville for the GRAW meetings on the 1500 range at Melville bays D and E.

Sophie Norton

Sophie Norton

Sophie has been shooting since the mid 2000s and also regularly travels the UK and Europe to compete. She has shot for England and regularly shoots for her local club at the GRAW meetings. She can regularly be found on the Butt Zero complex officiating the Bianchi matches at most of our Bisley meetings.

 

Good luck to them both – I’m sure the England Gallery Rifle Team will be going from strength to strength with either in the hot seat.

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