The
following photos represent some
of the history of the club and can be viewed in a larger format by just
clicking the photo and then using the back button to return to this
page. More will be added as they become available and If anyone has any
pictures that could loaned for copying, please let Bill Phelps know by
emailing from the contact page. All photos will be scanned and returned
to the owner.
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1951
- The 25yard, 50 yard and 100 yard ranges, note the grass firing
point. The Indoor range and clubhouse, on the left, was built with fire
bricks from the nearby Tondu Brickworks by Reg Williams in 1950.
Taken a few years later and
showing cards on positions number 1 to 9 on the 50 yard range
during a Glamorgan County shoot. The sleeper wall now showing signs of
disintegration.
1972 - Pistol shooting started to take
off during the 1960's and this photo shows - left to right -
Glyn Jones, Bill Phelps, Mike Cockel, Tony Sharp, Paul Farrugia and Ian
Dunn. The old stove in the centre of the room ran on transformer oil
and would glow red and heat the clubroom very well during the winter.
1972 - Pistol was shot from 20 yards on
the indoor range. Denis Bailey on the left, Gary Hellstrom centre and
Eddie Childs on the right. Note the wooden boarded windows along the
right wall of the range - these were blocked up by Glyn Jones a few
years later during a re-furbishment.
1972c - A set of turning target frames
that were originally used for the 1948 London Olympics Rapid fire
Pistol event were acquired from Bisley and installed on the river
range. Compressed air was needed to operate the turners and this photo
shows Bill Phelps and Gary Hellstrom about to start the Donkey engine
compressor that was housed in a small shed behind the stop butt wall.
1974 - The club decided that the
original sleeper stop butt walls were beyond repair so it was decided
to demolish the 25 yard and 50 yard walls and build a completely new
wall at 50 metres to give the club 20 firing points at 50m. The wall
was built in blockwork and to the criteria required at the time. The
new criteria also required the 100 yard wall to be heightened and
extended each side.
1975 - Making use of the compressor, a
set of Turning targets were squeezed into the indoor range and the
silhouette targets can be seen on the right.
1980 - Derek Perriam, left, discusses
shooting with a new member.
1980 - New lighting was installed on
the indoor range as well as a screen around the Rifle shooting 25yard
plinth to improve the area for use during the winter. Also a baffle was
erected to protect the roof and to bring the range up to the correct
criteria for shooting Pistols.
1983
- The Comonwealth Shooting Federation Championships were held at
Tondu. The new 25m range is shown setup for Rapid Fire Pistol and was
only completed the day before the shoot and, as you can see, the ground
was a bit
of a quagmire. It has improved a little since then.
1995 - The base was laid for
the new
clubhouse which was eventually completed in 1999.
2009
- saw remedial work being carried
out on the 1983 25m International range
2010
- The
indoor range for 25yard prone shooting and 10m Airgun. Plus the old
clubhouse now used as a target store, assembly area and for stats
during a competition shoot.
2010 - Inside the new clubhouse.
2010 - The car park and the river
Llynfi
looking North. The river acts as the western boundary of our property.
2010 - The 50m and 100 yard ranges
2010 - The
riverside 25m range, originally used for 25m Rapid fire and Standard
pistol. Now in need of refurbishment and not in use at present.
Recent club
Championships
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1951
- The 25yard, 50 yard and 100 yard ranges, note the grass firing
point. The Indoor range and clubhouse, on the left, was built with fire
bricks from the nearby Tondu Brickworks by Reg Williams in 1950.
Taken a few years later and
showing cards on positions number 1 to 9 on the 50 yard range
during a Glamorgan County shoot. The sleeper wall now showing signs of
disintegration.
1972 - Pistol shooting started to take
off during the 1960's and this photo shows - left to right -
Glyn Jones, Bill Phelps, Mike Cockel, Tony Sharp, Paul Farrugia and Ian
Dunn. The old stove in the centre of the room ran on transformer oil
and would glow red and heat the clubroom very well during the winter.
1972 - Pistol was shot from 20 yards on
the indoor range. Denis Bailey on the left, Gary Hellstrom centre and
Eddie Childs on the right. Note the wooden boarded windows along the
right wall of the range - these were blocked up by Glyn Jones a few
years later during a re-furbishment.
1972c - A set of turning target frames
that were originally used for the 1948 London Olympics Rapid fire
Pistol event were acquired from Bisley and installed on the river
range. Compressed air was needed to operate the turners and this photo
shows Bill Phelps and Gary Hellstrom about to start the Donkey engine
compressor that was housed in a small shed behind the stop butt wall.
1974 - The club decided that the
original sleeper stop butt walls were beyond repair so it was decided
to demolish the 25 yard and 50 yard walls and build a completely new
wall at 50 metres to give the club 20 firing points at 50m. The wall
was built in blockwork and to the criteria required at the time. The
new criteria also required the 100 yard wall to be heightened and
extended each side.
1975 - Making use of the compressor, a
set of Turning targets were squeezed into the indoor range and the
silhouette targets can be seen on the right. 
1980 - Derek Perriam, left, discusses
shooting with a new member.
1980 - New lighting was installed on
the indoor range as well as a screen around the Rifle shooting 25yard
plinth to improve the area for use during the winter. Also a baffle was
erected to protect the roof and to bring the range up to the correct
criteria for shooting Pistols.
1983
- The Comonwealth Shooting Federation Championships were held at
Tondu. The new 25m range is shown setup for Rapid Fire Pistol and was
only completed the day before the shoot and, as you can see, the ground
was a bit
of a quagmire. It has improved a little since then.
1995 - The base was laid for
the new
clubhouse which was eventually completed in 1999.
2009
- saw remedial work being carried
out on the 1983 25m International range
2010
- The
indoor range for 25yard prone shooting and 10m Airgun. Plus the old
clubhouse now used as a target store, assembly area and for stats
during a competition shoot.
2010 - Inside the new clubhouse.
2010 - The car park and the river
Llynfi
looking North. The river acts as the western boundary of our property.
2010 - The 50m and 100 yard ranges
2010 - The
riverside 25m range, originally used for 25m Rapid fire and Standard
pistol. Now in need of refurbishment and not in use at present.
Recent club
Championships