A sight loss charity in Berkshire held a mini Olympics to give visually impaired people the chance to try a variety of sports including archery.
Berkshire Vision, which supports both blind and visually impaired people in Berkshire, held the event on 19 September.
The Mini Olympics were held at Palmer Park in Reading with six different sports available for people to try including football, karate, swimming, athletics and tandem cycling.
An archery have-a-go was delivered by a team of three from Bowmen of Warfield, in nearby Bracknell.
The archery team consisted of club Chair Judith Richardson, Ron Jury, who is visually impaired himself and is also a coach with Blind Veterans Bowmen, and coach David Holland.
Using a range distance of 5m, attendees took part in groups of 3-4 meaning everyone got to shoot 12 arrows each.
Attendees had visual impairments from being partially sighted through to no sight at all. Each person was accompanied by a sighted guide to support them moving between the activities.
A large number of local dignitaries also attended with the mayors or deputy mayors from five local boroughs attending and supporting the event including the host Reading.
David Holland said: "Everyone wished to give archery a go and I’m pleased to say they all hit the target.
"David, the Deputy Mayor from Woodley, is a retired archer and enjoyed the opportunity to once again shoot a few arrows.
"Everyone enjoyed it and they are asking when it will be repeated."
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