News and Events

After 30-odd years, we are sadly preparing for our final shoots before closure at the end of September.

We have been given notice by the MOD that they are terminating our lease at the end of the year. This has come completely out of the blue, as you can probably imagine.

Under the terms of our lease, we must return the land to the condition it was in when we first took it on many years ago. This includes clearing all spent clays, wads and related material, as well as removing the buildings.

This will take a significant amount of time and effort, so our plan is twofold. Firstly, we will need to close one or two stands so that we can maximise our clearance activities while still keeping the shoot open. Secondly, once the shoot has closed, we will need to remove the buildings, stands and equipment.

Our current plan is to close at the end of September, giving us three months to complete the clearance and demolition work.

Opening Programme Until the End of September

Month

Remaining Opening dates

August

Wednesday 19, 26 and Sunday 23rd only

September

Every Wednesday and Sunday

Final shoot: Sunday 27th September

Lastly, we would like to thank all of our members, past and present, who have supported the club since the early days of our little lean-to and box body. We are also grateful to everyone who has helped transform the club into the shoot we have today, and to the staff who give up their weekends to make sure the shoot is open and runs smoothly.

It has been a wonderful 30-odd years, and although it is a real shame to bring things to an end with such short notice, it has truly been a “blast”.

As we approach the middle of the year, a short update for you all. We have been making changes to the layout, to give an interesting mix of targets, and improve the enjoyment of the shoot. We hope you like it.

The lack of attendance and use of the kitchen on Wednesdays has unfortunately meant it is not economically viable to open, so from today the kitchen will not be open on Wednesdays. Sundays will continue as normal .

Previously we said that we would be closed throughout the whole of August, due to camp closure over that period. We have had an update from MOD, re access to the ranges and will now be open on the First and Last Sundays of August , (2nd and 30th August) and every Wednesday through August.

We are also considering opening on 1 or 2 Fridays in a month , with a later close time of 4 or 5pm for the summer months, and would ask if this is of interest to a goes here

Firstly thank you to all our members and staff, who have supported us through the last 12 - 18 months.

We would like to especially mention

June , Bob, AJ, Ian , Rowsey, Francis, Olly , Shel and (last man on Sunday) Phil the builder!

Following the massive loss of our founder Steve Maude, in 2024, we have strived to keep the club going in honour of one of the best friend and father anyone could wish to have.

We have had almost every obstacle imaginable thrown in our path, and with the support of members and staff we have not only managed to overcome  them, but also build a foundation for us to continue into 2026 and beyond.

2026 Membership

As everyone is aware, costs have risen across all sectors of business and leisure activities over the past 2 - 4 years, and obviously we have not been exempt from those cost rises.

We have seen an increase in clay target costs of 15%, waste disposal costs of 20%, escort vehicle driver costs of 50% and a massive  70% increase in the fees payable to the MOD to allow us access when ranges are closed. ( More range closed days meaning more cost for us )

In line with the ethos set by Steve, we are keeping the annual membership fees at the very competitive price of £120 per year but we will have to increase our clay target costs as follows :

Members -  40p per clay / £40 per 100 target shoot

Non members - 52p per clay / £52 per 100 target shoot

Membership is now open for joining and renewals

See the membership page for more details

Link Here

Following the reviews of the ground by the MOD, they have granted permission for us to re-open

To this end our first day of shooting will be Sunday 6 July 2025

We have a new access time for shooters and guests of 09:15am and an extended last shot time of 12:45

Please do not arrive at the escort point too early as we will not be able to escort you onto the camp until 09:10am

10 April 2025

Unfortunately we are still closed , subject now to a Natural England inspection ,following the uplift of the Bush Fire threat level across the estate to red.

We do not envisage opening before the Easter holiday as Natural England have to have notice to attend

We are working with all the relevant stakeholders to get open as soon as we can.

Thank you to all the members who have emailed us with messages and offers of support.

It means a lot to us that we have such good friends.  

Once we have more information we will advise you as soon as we can

Due to issues with access we have to close until further notice .

As soon as the situation is resolved we will notify via this website and mail list emails

We apologies for this and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible

Membership for 2025 is still open for both new members and renewals

We will be accepting membership applications until the end of March 2025

If you would like to join or renew click below

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On Sunday 9 February a 5 Trap Compac competition is being held by GBS.

As this is a members shoot day , the Compac stand is open as normal. See June for the cards etc.

If you wish to have your score entered for the competition  see GBS on the day

The sporting layout also is open as normal

We look forward to seeing you

We are running up to 3 escort vehicles between 08:30 and 10:00am to reduce waiting times at the beginning of the day.

Exit escort vehicles are available at 15 minute intervals on the hour , quarter past, half past and quarter to the hour to enable a safe exit from the ground.

If you are reading this you have found our new website and hopefully our new club email address.

office@pirbrightcsc.co.uk

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