Description
Trentham Camp Archery Club began its life in November 1950 at the Trentham Army Camp in Upper Hutt. The Club was originally comprised of servicemen and their families. The Club became affiliated to the Archery Association of New Zealand in July 1950.
The Club shot on an indoor range in a long army hut, which it shared with a smallbore rifle club. It also had an outdoor range on army land and a field course among the pine trees surrounding a nearby water reservoir.
The Club's membership was subsequently boosted by a number of civilians from the building firm of W M Angus, which had its premises nearby.
The Club had it's heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. During this time the popularity of archery was at its peak, there being at least seven clubs in the greater Wellington area. Trentham was one of the larger clubs with a membership of 35 to 40. During this period of time the Club produced a number of Junior and Senior National Champions.