Bill Cambell Memorial Competition
Conducted each year, in memory of Bill Campbell who passed away well before his time.
The event has seen several formats, the current being a 60 shot prone match a modified 3 position match and a 40 shot Air match.
Importantly the competition is followed by a themed gala party where competitors, friends and family are encouraged to embrace the theme and have loads of fun.
Bill Campbell Memorial Competition 2011
This year the event celebrated Paramount's 40th Birthday and was well supported by competitors and dinner goers alike.
Air Rifle
The air match was contested by 15 shooters, with the usual suspects at the pointy end and three contesting their first match, well done Samantha, Jemma and John.
Dane Sampson continuing to demonstrate good form won A grade, Kim Faint B Grade and Robbie Gallon C grade.
Norwegian Match (Para 3P)
10 shooters subjected themselves to Norwegian Match, a modified 3P event where shooting pants and boots are not permitted, noise from the spectators is required, in particular, when a 10 is posted or better still a zero.
Once again Dane Sampson prevailed surviving a spirited challenge from Brendan West who was actually leading after the third stage. In his first attempt at this Event (never having shot 3P before) Matthew Smith finished 3rd.
50 mtr Prone
The crowd was hushed expecting a challenge to come to Dane from his mum Robyn. Alas, the challenge did come but it was a distant one with Dane posting a fantastic 598, one point off the State Record.
The seventeen competitors worked hard in conditions that Dane made look easy, but be assured they were not, it was classic Belmont tricky.
B grade was taken by Kim Faint, C grade by Andrew Bell and D grade by Rebecca Bell.
Bill Campbell Prone Champion Dane Sampson
Bill Campbell Junior Champion Matthew Smith
Bill Campbell Air Rifle Champion Dane Sampson
The Dinner
Being Paramount's 40th Birthday the theme was the year of its foundation 1971.
There were, as usual, many creative costumes defining the year, some quite unexpected.
Garrin laboured over the pig and beef while the ladies battled the kitchen's lack of resources to provide the nibbles, veggies and sweets.....YUM!
We were fortunate to have 3 of our life members present for the dinner and presentations.
The club elders provided a brief history of the club prior to dinner and we had a small display of club memorabilia, in particular, some photographs of Bill Campbell “enjoying” the celebrations at a competition long past.
In all 60 people attended the dinner and many partied well into the night.
Many thanks to those who attended.
