hawkeye Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Thats been the trouble figgy since he stopped having trappers... But as they say best of luck to Dave in what ever he does next... Edited June 4, 2014 by hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flazz Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Won't be the same without Dave there :( You're Right There!!! It Should be a LOT BETTER NOW !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 You're Right There!!! It Should be a LOT BETTER NOW !!!!! Another one that shot there 2 0r 3 times a week until he got pizzed of with his attitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flazz Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Another one that shot there 2 0r 3 times a week until he got pizzed of with his attitude Absolutely !!! I always found it strange that the man was SOOOOOOOO Miserable when you were handing him up to £80.00 a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzurri Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Same targets month after month, I haven't been for a couple of years, just got sick of supporting the place. The str in front of the clubhouse was always the same...you couldn't see the targets for all the flipping signs. And how many years were those two targets on on the stand next to the str, it's just laziness on David's part. You can understand it though when the majority of people just want to turn up, blat a few clays then go to the pub afterwards rather than be challenged by a decent variety of new targets every few weeks. If the new owners do everything opposite to the previous owner then they'll be onto a winner ;-) Azzurri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flazz Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 If the new owners do everything opposite to the previous owner then they'll be onto a winner ;-) I'm with you there Graham , Best of luck to them, I'll be up there in the in a few weeks time, so i'll see if its improved or not !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Gunner Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm with you there Graham , Best of luck to them, I'll be up there in the in a few weeks time, so i'll see if its improved or not !! When you pay for a service then you are entitled to some variety and it appears that was one on the main problems that crept into the set up. I have visited since the take over and the new ground manager seems keen to know the views of the punters so if you venture to Thimbleby, then put your concerns to him and hopefully things will improve. Guy, who is now running the show, has plenty of enthusiasm and is willing to take on advice so I believe that with the right support from the shooters, we will end up with the ground back to been an enjoyable place to shoot with some challenging and varying targets. I for one wish them all the best on the re-building programme as the more shoots in the North East the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 To be honest i'm not surprised the last bloke lost it. I'm sure if you shoot there regular he's a lovely bloke, my experience of him was the exact opposite. Found him stand off ish. He acted like he was doing you a favour letting you shoot on his ground. The number of times me and a few mates asked to join as members and got fobbed off was unreal. The last straw was when he refused to let a mates son shoot round with us unless we paid for his instructor to go with us. Prize winning pillock as far as i was concerned. However if its now in different hands i will definately pop down for another look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
affinity121 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 To be honest i'm not surprised the last bloke lost it. I'm sure if you shoot there regular he's a lovely bloke, my experience of him was the exact opposite. Found him stand off ish. He acted like he was doing you a favour letting you shoot on his ground. The number of times me and a few mates asked to join as members and got fobbed off was unreal. The last straw was when he refused to let a mates son shoot round with us unless we paid for his instructor to go with us. Prize winning pillock as far as i was concerned. However if its now in different hands i will definately pop down for another look. Regarding your friends son going around shooting. Was this not because he was only covered for license holders to shoot? I suspect your friends son did not have a SGC. I remember chatting about this with a few people and I heard he was only insured for SGC holders to shoot without certified instructors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyb Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I can vouch for this as Dave told me himself that his insurance only covered people who held a SGC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_essex Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'm visiting my parents so thought I'd see what it is like now. The new guy seemed nice and they are obviously doing a lot of work; new car park, new traps, new stands and lots of landscaping. The guy that served me said they are looking into building a rifle range in the future. The range of targets was pretty good and fairly challenging, but obviously I don't know how often they get changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Were the targets still all in a line leading away from the clubhouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Yes they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_essex Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Yeh the stands are all pretty much in the same place; except stand one has gone to make room for the car park and they have taken the skeet range out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 On the whole it was enjoyable,no information on number of stands or type of birds thrown at them was a slight negative,card system was a bit novel to us,no no birds or sighting allowance,We shot stand 1 last so as to claim additional clays for this,All comments were welcomed by the very amenable ground staff(owner?) .Will revisit nexttime we are up that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I've shot there twice under the new management first was the Osmotherly show shoot then again about a month after and it was the exact same targets. I hope they change them regular and this was just with being reopened with lots to do. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreco Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 I know this is reviving a very old thread but it seems the new owners are doing a marvellous job now, was there today and some great targets Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Always looks nice this time of year with the covered avenue of blackthorn and other shrubs and trees from the clubhouse. It will be a very good ground in the future if they keep up with the improvements and additional stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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