“Another year, another Triumph”
On the 10th of September, we held our annual event, the popular Cefn Tilla Clay Shoot. Hosted by GWCT and organised by our excellent committee, we helped to raise awareness of the GWCT and the amazing work that we do, as well as raising money via the afternoon auction to help fund our projects.
We would like to thank sponsors, such as Range Rover, CENIN and NFU Mutual, our team and the committee members for making it such as memorable day we hope everyone enjoyed.
We started the day bright and early, setting up the venue before everyone arrives to ensure everything ran smoothly. Once the displays and the marque set up, it was time to enjoy the bacon rolls and hot drinks provided. We spent the morning chatting with our committee members, Gary, Phillip and Roger, as well as those who had come to enjoy the shoot.
The team worked together to take payments, organise the teams, take photographs and sell cartridges. Roger and Phillip than began to introduce the day and gave a small safety talk. Our director, Lee Oliver, then gave a short speech explaining the vital work that GWCT does to support farmers and landowners, and how fundraising events such as Cefn Tilla can help fund our projects and also highlighted the importance of game shooting in conservation.
The shoot then began! The 20 teams of 4 set out to each stand. Each team worked well in pairs and together on the 4-man flush to compete for first place. The score cards were taken in after the shoot to begin counting the scores.
As the scores were being counted, everyone congregated inside the venue for drinks and the auction began. The attendees bid through the 22 lots, winning prizes such as a painting by our very own chair, Owen Williams, as well as a several leather goods and shooting experiences. We then ended the afternoon with a delicious hog roast and drinks.
The winners of the clay shooting were announced:
Two-man Pair
| Position | Team | Score |
| 1st | Fruitful 1 Team 1 Sinion Collinson and Harry Cole | 113 |
| 2nd | Fruitful 1 Team 2 Gary Martin and Steve Morgan | 111 |
| 3rd | Fruitful 2 Team 1 Jeremy Price and James Morton | 110 |
Four-man flush:
| Position | Team | Score |
| 1st (Joint) | The Savages | 84 |
| 1st (Joint) | Halfwit | 84 |
| 2nd | Llanbetherry Pups | 82 |
| 3rd | Fruitful 1 | 81 |
Overall team winners:
| Position | Team | Score |
| 1st | Fruitful 1 | 305 |
| 2nd | Fruitful 2 | 290 |
| 3rd | Old Chippendales | 287 |
Overall results table:
| Team Name | Pair 1 | Pair 2 | Flush | Total |
| Fruitful 1 | 113 | 111 | 81 | 305 |
| Fruitful 2 | 110 | 102 | 78 | 290 |
| Old Chippendales | 109 | 105 | 73 | 287 |
| The Savages | 95 | 104 | 84 | 283 |
| Big Bore/Little Bore | 97 | 93 | 79 | 269 |
| TOJ Williams | 71 | 104 | 80 | 255 |
| Halfwits | 85 | 83 | 84 | 252 |
| LLanbetherry pups | 92 | 77 | 82 | 251 |
| Moseley | 94 | 80 | 75 | 249 |
| Bevan Triumph | 80 | 92 | 75 | 247 |
| Cooke & Arkwright | 100 | 65 | 79 | 244 |
| Llanbetherry vets | 81 | 90 | 70 | 241 |
| Cambrian | 83 | 79 | 72 | 234 |
| Wurzels | 101 | 58 | 74 | 233 |
| The Troggs | 65 | 77 | 75 | 217 |
| Blue Self Storage | 64 | 53 | 68 | 185 |
We congratulate the winners and to thank everyone for attending and helping to raise money and awareness for the GWCT. We hope to see you next year.
