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Sports

The Section UK National Golf Competition This year’s golf competition was held at Slaley Hall Golf and Spa Resort, Hexham, Northumbria from June 4th-6th. A beautiful venue set high in the Northumbrian countryside. Not even the ‘brutal’ weather on the Wednesday morning could dampen the 23 competitors’ enthusiasm for the surroundings.

With the Count

W hat followed were two days of team and individual competitions over two particularly challenging courses. The Team event was won by Region 10 (Neil Offord, Stewart Gason, Martin De’ath and Julian Cole), whilst the Individual Champion was Region 10’s Julian Cole. In second place was Neil Offord and third place Mark Phillips (just pipping Harvey Whittam to the post of joint third place). The whole event was a tremendous success,

Next year is Section UK’s 75th Anniversary and the golf competition will be held in the London area between 3rd- 5th June, aligning to the annual National Council Meeting. It would be great to make this the best competition to date and really celebrate all that is wonderful about IPA sport. If you would like more information, please contact VP Karen Duckworth – VPDuckworth@ipa-uk.org

Individual Winner - Julian Cole

and we were joined by the Count Dracula mascot from the recent IPA Games in Romania at one point, showing the positive connectivity between sport across Section UK. Huge thanks to Yvonne McGregor for her help with the technical part of the event.

Region 10 - Winners of the Team Competition

National Clay Shooting Competition Saturday, 28th September 2024 Karen Duckworth , Vice President Social and Culture I am delighted to share the details about this year’s National Clay Shooting Competition, which will be taking place at Fauxdegla International Clay Shooting Centre in North Wales (www.fauxdegla.co.uk). F auxdegla boasts fantastic, pristine shooting facilities for shooters of all levels. Open five days a week for open practice for registered Shotgun licence holders, Fauxdegla holds regular The price per person to take part in this event is £24. Travel and accommodation are in addition at the competitor’s expense (there are reasonably priced hotels located in nearby Wrexham). If you would like to register for the event, please complete the form below. National Clay Shooting Competition: Registration Details NAME: CONTACT ADDRESS: AGE and DOB: EMAIL: PHONE: IPA MEMBERSHIP No: NOVICE SHOOTER: Y / N PAYMENT DETAILS: Please make your payment of £24:00 to: International Police Association Account No 22097864 Sort Code 54-21-47 Nat West. Please add *surname* CS 24 to the reference so HQ know what the payment relates to. Deadline for registration: Friday 13th September 2024. Please send your completed registration form to: Darren Armour - darrenarmour@yahoo.co.uk competitions in a variety of disciplines and offers tuition and experiences. The Ground offers 12 Sporting Stands, Compak Sporting Area, Sportrap Areas, 8 DTL Layouts, 4 Skeet Layouts, 4 ABT Layouts, 4 Olympic Trap Layouts & 4 Universal Trench Layouts, (all trap layouts are covered) all set in the beautiful moorland landscape that surrounds the ground. Full non-refundable payment is required at time of registration. For any queries about the event, please contact Darren Armour - darrenarmour@yahoo.co.uk

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