28/08/2026
Today in history:
'The twang of the bow' From The Harrow Informer, Friday August 28th 1998
Photo description: A black and white photo of a woman in a long dress aiming with a traditional wood longbow and arrow
It was men in tights and women in long, flowing robes last weekend as 70 archers took their aim.
The Bowmen of Harrow held its annual midaeval banquet and shoot at the John Lyon Playing Fields in Sudbury Hill, Harrow.
Role-playing 15th Century battle scenes and hunting expeditions, club members tested their skills shooting at cardboard animal cutouts, tin cans and a purse of gold hanging on a string.
Hut officer Michael Baily created authentic-looking castle ramparts and interiors from straw and his wife Veronica prepared chicken, beef and other delicacies for the banquet.
"It took me a year to make all the equipment," said Mr Baily, 58, a bus driver of Long Elmes, Harrow Weald, "and I was there at five in the morning putting it all together."
He paid tribute to Veronica and other members, Vince Clarke, Tony Hargreaves and Bernie Greene for their hard work.
