Bideford Target Shooting Club
Dedicated to the Peaceful Pursuit of Marksmanship
Our Trophy Cabinet
Across all the disciplines we shoot at Melbury there will be competitions and trophies to shoot for. Some will be a straight shoot, others will be handicapped. So every member, regardless of experience can enjoy the challenge of adding your name to one of the trophies below.
Below is our Roll of Honour, however, if you'd like to see many more previous winners you can visit our records here
The Pringle Cup
Club Prone Championships
Current Holder
John Hutchings
The Webber Bowl
Ladies' Prone Championships
Current Holder
Yvonne Hoile
The 'A Team' Shield
Highest Winter Average
Current Holder
John Hutchings
The 'B Team' Shield
Highest Winter Average
Current Holder
Yvonne Hoile
The New Road Garage Shield
Bench Rest Competition
Last Holder
Mark Pomeroy (2019)
The John Morgan Trophy
Best Prone Improvement
Current Holder
Pete Thomson
The Cyril Taylor Memorial Trophy
Best Improved Junior
Current Holder
Lucas Fennell
The Peskie Trophy
Best Airgun Improvement
Current Holder
Alex Raymont
The Thomson Trophy
10 Highest Average
Knock-out Competition
Last Holder
Adie Pile (2018-19)
The Spot the Bull Trophy
Highest Number of Centre Tens
Current Holder
John Hutchings
The Kiernander Tankard
Long Range Prone Championship
Current Holder
Yvonne Hoile
The J P Pairs Cup
Prone Pairs
(aka Jim and Jane competition)
Current Holders
Keith Murkin & Steve Trew
The Appledore Cup
Individual "own start" competition
Current Holder
Alex Raymont
The Summer Handicap Spoon
Individual Prone competition
Last Holder
Ann Travis (2018)
The Robeda Trophy
Through the Ranges Competition for Prone shooters. 20 shots to 25yds, 50mtr and 100yds
Current Holders
Paul Batten & Robin Batten
The John Sluman Handicap Cup
Robeda Handicap Section (Prone)
Current Holder
Keith Murkin
The Alec Hutchings Bench Rest Trophy
Through the Ranges Competition for Bench Rest shooters. 20 shots to 25yds, 50mtr and 100yds
Current Holder
John Blaney
The Robeda Handicap Trophy
Robeda Handicap Section (Bench Rest)
Current Holder
Paul Davies
The Poppy Trophy
Robeda Pairs (Bench Rest)
Current Holders
John Blany & Bernard Schwarz
The Handimatt Trophy
Handicap Prone Competition
Current Holder
Amy Rudman
The Sharon Trophy
Highest number of 96s
Current Holder
Yvonne Hoile
The 'Possibles' Cup
Highest number of "Tons" (Prone)
Current Holder
Pete Thomson
The Bench Rest 'Possibles' Cup
Highest number of "Tons" (Bench Rest)
Current Holder
Neil Rudkin
The Dafforn Cup
Highest Average in the National Dewar League
Last Holder
Ann Travis (2019)
The Rothwell Cup
Highest combined winter and summer averages
Last Holder
Ann Travis (2019)
The Reid Cup
Percentage Improvement Competition
Current Holder
John Mitchell
The Journal-Herald Trophy
Allcomers Summer Postal Shoot Straight Shoot
Current Holder
Ken Greenway (St. Andrews)
The Shipyard Trophy
Allcomers Summer Postal Shoot Handicap Shoot
Current Holder
Wladek Wojnowski (Wimbledon Park)
Darch Trophy
Monthly own start competition
Last Holder
Pete Thomson (2019)
The Three-way Salver
Inter-club competition
Last Holder
Sarisbury (2019)
The B J C Trophy
Allcomers Summer Postal Shoot Bench Rest Air Gun Gunscore event
Current Holder
Sam Bernard
The Foxdown Salver
Allcomers Summer Postal Shoot Bench Rest .22 Gunscore event.
Current Holder
Bernard Schwarz (Tiverton)
The Geoff Pearce Shield
Allcomers Summer Postal Shoot Bench Rest .22 Handicap event
Current Holder
Paul Davies
The Celebration Trophy
Best Bench Rest Improvement
Current Holder
Neil Rudkin
The Coombsie Decanter
Air Gun Knock-out Competition
Last Holder Air Rifle - Last Holder Air Pistol
John Gillies (2018) - Mark Pomeroy (2019)
The Extra Trophy
For doing that little Extra
Current Holder
Paul Davies
Melbury Man
Best Improved Novice
Last Holder
Amy Rudman
The Improvers' Castle
Best Improvement by a beginner
Current Holder
James Rattue
The Grebe Trophy
Bench Rest .22 - straight shoot
Current Holder
John Blaney
The Heron Trophy
Bench Rest .22 - handicap
Last Holder
Paul Davies (2020)
The Kingfisher Trophy
Bench Rest Air Gun - Handicap
Current Holder
Kate Bastable
The Hedgehog Trophy
Bench Rest Air Rifle - straight shoot
Current Holder
Charlie Morris
The Dolphins Trophy
Bench Rest Air Rifle - handicap
Last Holder
Mark Pomeroy (2019)
The Hummingbird Trophy
10metre Airgun - handicap
Current Holder
Jake Underwood
The Ducks Trophy
10metre Airgun - straight shoot
Last Holder
Jeet Ahluwlia
The Totally-Ducked Trophy
For doing the most silliest thing
Current Holder
Gerald Macarty