| Key Date |
Events in Club History |
| 1872 |
Earliest Record of the Fakenham & Dereham Archery Club in the diary of Rev. BJ Armstrong, vicar of East Dereham |
| 28th April 1894 |
Earliest primary records of the FADAC – AGM |
| 8th Sept 1896 |
Mr J Rogers shoots a Club Record Long Western of 71-309-6 |
| 10th Aug 1897 |
Mrs Hales shoots a Club Record Western of 90-494-10 |
| 8th May 1900 |
First shoot of the century, Quebec House, Dereham. |
| 1903 |
Lawn Tennis no longer provided at club archery meetings |
| 1908-09 |
The Indian Maharajah, His Highness Prince Frederick Duleep Singh elected Club President |
| 17th May 1910 |
First meeting of the year cancelled due to death of King Edward VII |
| 1913 |
Mrs Hales wins her record 14th Club Championships |
| 1914 |
39 ordinary & 1 honorary members |
| 15th Sept 1914 |
Meeting abandoned because of the First World war |
| 9th June 1920 |
First meeting since the war, held at Thurning Hall |
| 1922 |
Targets now transported between country houses by motor vehicles not train or horse and cart |
| 1925 |
Death of Miss Florence Norgate, club member for over 50 years |
| 1931 |
Last year that club meetings were held at members’ homes |
| 1932 |
Mr Norris wins his record 9th Club Championship |
| 1934 |
13 members |
| 24th July 1939 |
Miss Jagg shoots a club record American of 307 |
| 5th May 1947 |
Club meets for the first time after the second world war at Holt |
| 1952 |
7 members |
| 1956 |
FADAC last recorded shoot, at Blakeney |
| 10th March 1976 |
Fakenham Bowmen inaugural Meeting, Fakenham Sports Centre |
| 1977 |
12 members including some from RAF Sculthorpe |
| 1982 |
Fakenham Press closes and the club closes with it |
| June 1985 |
Fakenham Bowmen re-starts with 6 members |
| 1988 |
First Mayday Shoot held. Club now has 31 members |
| Nov 1989 |
Minute Books & Accounts of Fakenham & Dereham Archery Club found |
| 1994 |
Fakenham Bowmen ‘Centenary Plus’ Archery Weekend |
| 1995 |
Elaine Burbidge awarded Honorary Life membership |
| 1996 |
Induction course first run with a structured syllabus |
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First May Longbow Meeting held |
| Aug 1997 |
Mandy Gaskin shoots a Club Record 1261 FITA and ranks 4th in the country |
| 1998 |
Club has 18 members; First newsletters published
Club website launched |
| 1st Jan 2000 |
First shoot of the century, Fakenham Sports Centre |
| Sept 2000 |
Jane White represents Great Britain at the Sydney Paralympics, winning a Team Bronze |
| 2001 |
National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ grant allows building of club Pavilion |
| 2002 |
Fakenham Junior Bowmen established within Club |
| 2003 |
First Club Handbook published |
| 2004 |
Club accredited under the Norfolk Area Child Protection SAFE Scheme |
| 2005 |
Membership passes 70 for the first time! |
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First Record Status Warwick Tournament held |
| 2007 |
Club Colours registered with Archery GB |
| Autumn 2007 |
Jamie Fisher invited to join National Junior squad |
| 30th Nov 2007 |
First Indoor Tournament held |
| April 2008 |
Awarded £9,250 Awards for All lottery funding to support move into new sports centre |
| 2008/09 |
First season in Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre |
| July 2011 |
Two Fakenham juniors become national champions – Jamie Fisher (gents) and Steph Jackson (ladies under 18) |
| Sept 2011 |
Awarded £6,109 Sport England Funding to improve our beginners’ equipment, provide coaching for members and netting in the sports hall |
