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Want to try archery? Have you ever dreamt of Robin Hood-esque adventures, the satisfying thwack of an arrow hitting the target, and the quiet focus that comes with archery? If so, 2025 could be your year to finally give it a go!

Scottish Archery ran a soft archery session with a charity which supports asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers, and black and minority ethnic people.

Since it began, Start Archery Week, which this year will take place between 4-12 May, has introduced over 70,000 people to archery thanks to archery clubs and activity providers taking part in this nationwide week dedicated to welcoming more people to the sport.

A girls' youth club in Bolton, which engages ethnically diverse communities in sport, has introduced weekly archery sessions.

Blue Peter's Sport badge is available to earn now and you can get it by trying any sport for the first time including archery.

Are you looking to get 2024 off to an active start? Then consider joining RED January - a free, inclusive initiative that encourages increased physical activity to uplift spirits and enhance overall wellbeing.

Next year, the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in Paris. To mark this occasion, Get Set (the official youth engagement programme from Team GB and ParalympicsGB), is on a mission to get children aged 5-11 and their families more active with their new virtual challenge - Path to Paris.

Did you know that regular participation in archery can be part of your Duke of Edinburgh Award? It can be used for either the skills or physical section of the bronze, silver or gold awards (or, all three!). And, if you volunteer at your local archery club, you can also use that for the volunteering section, too!

A Commonwealth Games funded initiative is bringing archery to Birmingham with free taster sessions to get you started.

Once a taboo subject in our society, discussions of the menopause have historically been kept behind closed doors, but not anymore. More and more research is being conducted to understand and extract benefits from the relationship between sport and the menopause. Vic Williams, Archery GB?s Regional Development Officer for Wales, shares her tips on how to shoot through the menopause.

Adults and children of all ages are being invited to try their hand at archery at clubs and experience centres around the country during Start Archery Week (14 - 22 May 2022).

Earlier this month Leicester Archery Academy held a club competition. More than 60 people attended and took part throughout the day, using either their own or club kit.

As universities nationwide begin to return to a business as usual format, Izzy Carpenter looks at the rich rewards of seeking out the student archery club.

Steve Allam of Overton Black Arrows explains why field and 3D archery should be on your 2022 to-do list.

Anyone who books and visits the activity centre between 27 December 2021 to 31 January 2022 will receive a free return visit to the attraction's archery range later in the year.