Oxford University Rifle Club

Thank you to Westminster school for hosting a fantastic match today!

Our weekly Tuesday socials will be beginning again next Tuesday, kicking off with House Bar on Wheatsheaf Yard. We've got a wide range of social events on offer this term so it would be great to see you all there. As always everyone's welcome to the socials and you can always drop us a message if you have any questions or are struggling to find us!

Last weekend we hosted our annual dinner at St Hilda's College. The evening brought together over 70 past and present shooters from Oxford and Cambridge University rifle clubs, and was filled with laughter, stories, and great food. We would like to thank everyone that attended the dinner for helping make it an amazing night!

The deadline for our annual black-tie dinner is now just days away. The event takes place in Michaelmas each year and is a chance for members of OURC, alumni of the club, and Cambridge, to come together for a formal dinner in one of Oxford's colleges. This year the event is being held in St Hilda's and is a great opportunity for Freshers to meet existing members of the club, as well as getting to know members of the Cambridge rifle clubs and alumni of OURC.

All members should have been emailed an invite to the event with details of how to RSVP. Please let us know if you have not received the invite or have any questions regarding the event!

(Photo from the 2022 OURC Annual Dinner held at St Peters College)

Our annual President's Cocktails is happening this Saturday! It would be great to see everyone there, the event is free but please sign-up using the link below if you plan on coming along!

bookwhen.com/OURC

OURC are pleased to reveal our Michaelmas Social Termcard. We host socials every Tuesday as a chance to catch-up outside the range and meet more of the club, the first of these being a trip to Royal Oak this Tuesday (more details to follow)! We also have several Saturday socials throughout term, including our annual black-tie dinner next month. Feel free to drop us a message with any questions you have about our socials!

We loved talking to so many of you at the Freshers Fair and we're glad to announce that our booking site is up and running for taster sessions. In previous years our tasters have booked up quickly so book now to secure your chance to come down and shoot with us!

The booking site can be found at: bookwhen.com/OURC

Come and find us at stall 297 today and tomorrow in the freshers fair!

Come and find us at the Freshers Fair over the next couple of days! Off the back of two varsity wins last year (see the pictures on the post) we're excited to grow the club even more this year.

Range sessions can be booked at: https://bookwhen.com/OURC =ev-suvp-20231006180000 (link can also be found in our Instagram bio)

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This year, OURC had another strong turnout for the 154th Imperial Meeting and presented two strong teams for the Humphry and Chancellors’ Varsities. Posts about these, as well as our antics from two weeks on camp, will follow soon - we’ve all taken a bit of time off to recover and manage . Follow for upcoming posts!!

Practice for the Imperial intensifies.

Today, six members of OURC returned to Stickledown to participate in the Jamboree, arranged by the North London Rifle Club. As well as being a great opportunity to practice in challenging wind conditions, the warm weather provided the chance to also experience the temperatures we will face in the upcoming Hopton and how these influence our equipment. Congratulations go to Match Rifle Captain, Emma, and President, Asia, for placing 2nd and 3rd in the Under 25s Aggregate (with 211.14 and 207.12 respectively). They were both hot on the heels of OURC Alumnus and former Match Rifle Captain, Thomas, which could make for a hard fought Imperial Meeting. The day was concluded with another amazing dinner, also from the team at the North London Rifle Club, which definitely helped to lift our spirits after another full on day on the range.

Thank you again to both the members and team at the North London Rifle Club - for both the organisation of the day and the support both on and off the range, we are all incredibly grateful, and we are very much looking forward to seeing you again at the Imperial Meeting!

Here’s some more information on the work that we’ve put in that has culminated in being named 2023 Club of the Year!!!

Thank you again to Oxford University Sport and This Girl Can for all their support in our efforts to increase our reach and show how diverse and inclusive the sport of target shooting is. Thanks also go to Oxford University Sport and Oxford Town Hall for hosting us for . We had a really wonderful evening and it was a great way to celebrate our efforts over the last year.

We look forward to sharing our continued efforts at next year’s event!

Our smiles really say it all.

KitLocker Club of the Year.

More photos of the night to come soon!!

Thank you to everyone who came along to our social at The Crown yesterday! As well as the usual pints and laughs we took part in the first (hopefully of many!) OURC pub quizzes: ‘Losing the Plot’ (name still a work in progress). This came from the hard work of our wonderful Social Secretary and involves a combination of pop quiz knowledge and plotting practice. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and are looking forward to the next instalment!

Congratulations go to the Treasurer for her win with 54.02v (13/15 correct answers)!