The Drummond Papingo held on the 19th of August is the 8th anniversary of this event and the afternoon started very wet and windy. However, the archers of Kilwinning were undaunted by the poor weather conditions and shooting got underway with the first arrow being shot at 1:56pm. The archers shoot one at a time in turn, as we do at Kilwinning, and this year the first hit was by Jim Bilby, on the third round, with the 37^th arrow.  The next hit was by Dave Tough, on the fourth round, with the 59^th arrow.

At this point, the heavy rain started to subside, and the weather slowly improved, although the wind continued to be strong and gusty.

Grant Mclellan scored the next hit, on the fifth round, with the 62^nd arrow. Grant struck again on the next round, with the 77^tharrow. This meant it would now require three hits to beat him. Rosemary Frame got a hit, on the last round, with the 102^nd arrow.

There were no further hits and the winners were as follows.

1^st           Grant  Mclellan                 – Gold medal and the Drummond Silver Arrow.

2^nd          Jim Bilby                             – Silver Medal

3^rd          Dave Tough                        – Bronze Medal and Drummond rosette

4^th          Rosemary Frame

The club offers its Thanks to Lady Jane Willoughby and Drummond Castle Estates for hosting this event and we look forward to returning next year to continue what is now becoming a tradition for this part of Scotland.