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Individual Postal League

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 11/04/2026 by Bill Hamilton11/04/2026

The final Individual Postal league results are now available. Take the appropriate link under ‘Competitions’ above to see the details. There is a tie-shoot between P Richard (Pentland) and A Dove (Watsonians) for first place in division 1. They finished … Continue reading →

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Shoulder-to-Shoulder league – update

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 11/04/2026 by Bill Hamilton15/04/2026

For the second year running, the S/S league came down to the wire, with the last match of the season bewteen Hawick and Watsonians deciding the winners.  Only a big win for Hawick would see them win the title, but … Continue reading →

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Team Postal League

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 26/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton26/03/2026

The Team Postal League programme has finished. Take the Competitions / Team Postal League link above to see full details, but in summary: Div 1: Edinburgh University A came 1st for the first time since 1985-86. They were the only … Continue reading →

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Club Pairs League

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 18/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton18/03/2026

This season’s league has finished and the winners are: Division 1:  Watsonians A (J R & L J Brown) from Edin Uni A (N Sinclair & E Sheuerl) Division 2:  Watsonians B (R Somerset & I Sellar) from Prestonpans A … Continue reading →

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Benchrest League

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 18/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton18/03/2026

The Individual Benchrest League has finished and resulted in a  win in division 1 for Alan Anderson of Hawick, who thus retains the title (again – he has never lost it!). Clubmate Ian Burton was runner-up. Division 2 was won … Continue reading →

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David McConnell

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 15/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton15/03/2026

Here’s a message that David McConnell of Redcraig has asked to be published here for the information of local shooters: A note of thanks to the shooting community, It is with regret that I am retiring from the sport of … Continue reading →

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Individual Championship

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 09/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton09/03/2026

The Final of the 2025-26 Individual Championship took place yesterday afterrnoon at Balerno & Currie’s range, once again making use of the club’s electronic targets. A full complement of 16 finalists attended, with only one reserve having to be called … Continue reading →

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Watsonian RC Open Meeting – UPDATE 2

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 04/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton04/03/2026

A new date has been decided for the 2025-26 Watsonian Open (seee below).  It will now be held on 5th/6th September 2026. The entry form can be downloaded from here.

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Individual Championships 2025-26

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 04/03/2026 by Bill Hamilton04/03/2026

The scores for the first round of the Open Championship and the winners of the Ladies, Veterans, Junior, the Inexpert A & B class and Benchrest Championships have been issued. The Open Championship Final will be held at Balerno & … Continue reading →

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BSA Cup 2026

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 22/01/2026 by Bill Hamilton22/01/2026

Teams have been selected to shoot in the NSRA’s annual ‘BSA Cup’ and ‘Mrs Charles Laws Trophy’ competitions. These are for Open teams of 12 and Ladies teams of 5 respectively representing NSRA County Associations throughout the UK. Take the … Continue reading →

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Watsonian RC Open Meeting – UPDATE

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 16/12/2025 by Bill Hamilton03/02/2026

Unfortunately this meeting now cannot be held on the advertised date, and it has had to be postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. The Watsonian Rifle Club will be holding its annual Open Meeting over the … Continue reading →

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Championships & Individual league

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 15/11/2025 by Bill Hamilton15/11/2025

Clubs should note that the closing date for the 2025-26 Championships and Individual League is Monday 24th November.  If entries have not already been sent in, then skates should be looked out and put on asap. The entry form file … Continue reading →

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CYOH is under way

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 20/10/2025 by Bill Hamilton20/10/2025

The draws foar the Individual and Team CYOH competitions have been made and the stickers are on their way to the clubs. The first round of the Individual competition is due on 3rd November (not long now!) and that of … Continue reading →

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Balerno & Currie Open Meeting

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 14/09/2025 by Bill Hamilton14/09/2025

Balerno & Currie’s annual Open Meeting will take place on 15th & 16th November. There are both prone and air rifle and air pistol components, all shot on the club’s Meyton electronic targets. Postal entries close on Thursday 13th November … Continue reading →

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Where’s all the News?

Lothian & Borders Target Shooting Association Posted on 04/10/2020 by Bill Hamilton03/09/2025

The News page for the period September 2024 to August 2025 has been archived. Please take the News Archives link in the sidebar for a link to it and all previous annual News archives.

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1. The Association is looking for a volunteer to take the appointed position of Minutes Secretary. The appointee will be expected to attend all meetings of the Association Committee as well as Genereal  Meetings to take the minutes of the meetings and publish them timeously. Most Committee meetings are held using Zoom but the AGM is held live. Please use ‘contact us’ above to get in touch with the Secretary if interested.

2. We are also looking for a volunteer to act as Publicity Officer for the Association. Please see para 16.1 of this job descriptions file for a summary of what the post involves. Please contact the Secretary as above if interested.

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