Join the club
Step one
Start with the beginners course
If you are new to archery, you must first complete the four week beginners' course in order to be eligible to join the club.
The course teaches you the basics of archery including the all important safety rules. It will help you learn to assemble and disassemble your bow, and to shoot with the correct technique, safely.
It runs over four consecutive weeks, with times and days to be arranged. Each date is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours and each date needs to be attended. It is run at our indoor range at Redfern House, Hyde.
The cost of the course is £80. To apply for a place, use the contact form.
Apply for a placeCome and see us first
Club night is every Monday at 7pm prompt. No booking required.
Equipment hire
Hire archery equipment for as long as you need, at a monthly cost of £20. The package includes the sole use of a bow, sights, stabiliser, arrows and a quiver. Nobody else will use it while you are hiring it.
As you develop, we can change the limbs on your bow for more powerful ones, until you are comfortable or wish to buy your own.
A one-off charge of £20 provides an arm guard and a finger tab.
Step two
Membership
The annual cost to join Goldcrest Archers is shown below. All of it includes your annual Archery GB membership. These are the club's 2024 figures, the latest the club has published.
| Goldcrest club fees | £99 |
|---|---|
| Archery GB fees | £65 |
| Cheshire fees | £7 |
| Northern Counties fees | £3 |
| Total | £174 |
| Goldcrest club fees | £65 |
|---|---|
| Archery GB fees | £25 |
| Cheshire fees | £3.50 |
| Northern Counties fees | 50p |
| Total | £94 |
Once you are in
Club coaching
Coaching evening: Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm. Please complete one of our coaching request forms, available in paper form in the nest.
If you would like coaching on a specific area, contact one of our club coaches: Peter Gregory, Tracy Cross, Steve Kelley, Andy Monks, Gary Thomas, Emma Mooney, Elaine Farley or Kevin Harper.
Junior coaching
Indoor range: Tuesday night, 6.30pm to 8pm.
Outdoor range: Saturday morning, 9.45am to 12pm. Please book in for this session.
Bow and equipment maintenance nights
Members can come along to learn about bow set up and maintenance, arrow fletching and cutting, string building, and entering events and competitions. If you would like anything covered, tell Pete, Andy or Tracy.
Where and when
Indoor range: 7 days a week, 8am to 10pm. Unit 7 Redfern House, Meadow St, Redfern Industrial Estate, Hyde, SK14 1RA.
Outdoor range: Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 12pm and 12pm to 4pm. Fairfield Ave, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB.
Goldcrest is fully affiliated to Archery GB, Cheshire Archery Association and Northern Counties Archery Society.
Or phone 07494 205017, or email gogoldcrest@outlook.com.
