The Southern Counties Archery Meeting – “The Southern” – is the Championship Meeting for the Southern Counties Archery Society. The meeting has been held almost continuously since 1892, when the Championship of the South was initiated. Today, this meeting incorporates a two-day Championship meeting, a traditional Longbow day, and a Handicap event, in which archers compete with scores adjusted for their current “handicap” (a measure of achieved performance).
Enquiries
For information about current or future Southern meetings, you can contact the Southern Counties Archery Meeting Secretary using the Tournament Enquiry form.
Current Meeting
The 2025 Southern Counties Archery Meeting- the 165th – was held from Thursday 9th May 2025 to Sunday 12th May 2025 inclusive. The meeting was kindly hosted by the Forest of Bere Bowmen, Hampshire. Full results, Awards and the Tournament Organiser’s report can be found on the 2025 SCAM page.
Information about the 2026 meeting will be available on this page later in 2025. You can subscribe to updates on the Home page if you would like to receive email notifications when News items are posted on the site.
Past meetings and Results
Available results and other information for recent Southern Counties Archery Meetings can be found at the links below.
- 2024 Southern Counties Archery Meeting
- 2023 Southern Counties Archery Meeting
- 2022 Southern Counties Archery Meeting
- 2021 Southern Counties Archery Meeting
- 2012-2020 Southern Counties Archery Meetings
The History of “The Southern”
A short account of the beginnings of the Southern Counties Archery Meeting, from its inception in 1859, can be found on our History of the Southern page.