27/06/2026
Greenfields Charity Shoot – 27/06/2026
The Annual Walter Austin Charity Shoot was held today, and thankfully the weather was exceedingly kind to us.
This year's chosen charity was NI Hospice, Somerton Road, Belfast. As always, we try to support a charity that has been there for Greenfields club members, as well as many of our guests and regular shooters, when they have needed it most.
This year we again offered three shooting options: a 50-bird, two-person Flush Shoot plus three stands of 10 birds, a 30-bird, three-stand shoot, and a Flush Only option for those who like their targets fast and furious! Trophies were up for grabs for High Gun Flush + 30 Bird, High Gun 30 Bird, and Top Flush Only Team.
As always, there was great interest in the Flush + 30 Bird competition. Jim Burns emerged as High Gun with an excellent 53, including 29/30 on the sporting layout. Superb shooting, Jim, especially with one particularly tricky stand in there! The trophy and the Walter Austin Shield will be presented when we next see you.
The trophy for the 30-Bird Shoot goes to Greenfields regular Ray Davies with a fine 25, closely followed by Ian Stewart on 24. Well shot, gents.
The Top Flush Only Team consisted of Greenfields regulars Nigel Robinson and Aaron Megaw, who posted an outstanding 49. That's a second consecutive win for Nigel—very well done, gents!
The trophies and the Walter Austin Shield will be presented by Greenfields Chairman PJ McAlister at our next opportunity.
Greenfields would like to sincerely thank all competitors and our regular club members for their fantastic support throughout the day.
We are delighted to announce that the final charitable donation to NI Hospice, Somerton Road, Belfast is expected to be approximately £2,500—a fantastic amount. Thank you all for your incredible generosity and continued support.
We would also like to thank Donal McCloy Guns once again for sponsoring some of today's spot prizes, along with Braham Group and everyone who donated prizes. A special thank you goes to those who kindly rounded up their entry fees or made additional charitable donations.
A particular word of thanks goes to Newline Shooting Club for their generous donation, as well as to the many regulars who were unable to attend today but still took the time to send donations.
Finally, a huge thank you to all the Greenfields club members who gave up their time over the weekend to help set up the event and ensure everything ran smoothly today. As we all know, a tremendous amount of work goes into organising an event like this, and once again it was a fantastic Greenfields team effort.
The BBQ proved very popular, and all proceeds from it have been added to the charity donation.
There are still a few spot prizes to be handed out, and these will be available at our next shoot.
Thanks again to everyone who attended, donated, sponsored, helped, or supported the event in any way. We look forward to seeing you all again in a fortnight.
GFs
