Big Shots set to raise £28,500

We are delighted to announce that Big Shots, our  annual clay pigeon shoot fundraiser, is set to raise a huge £28,500.

A record equalling 38 teams took part in this year’s fundraiser with companies from across the industry all wanting to prove they were top guns, including Blum, Breasley, BrightHouse, Celtheath, Clarenco, Creo, DemandWare, Ercol, G Plan Upholstery, Furniture Village, Gainsborough Beds, Headlam, KI, Natuzzi, Peroda Furniture, Tempur and ViSpring.

Steve Jones from Clarenco was crowned Top Male Gun, while Claudia Cooper of Furniture Village claimed Top Female Gun. The Top Team Prize was awarded to the Haskins Hot Shots, while Headlam were named winners of the Four Man Flurry.

The Furniture Makers’ Company would like to thank main sponsors Furniture Village as well as the other companies that kindly supported Big Shots through sponsorship or a donation to the auction and raffle: Amazing Venues, B&Q, Blum, BrightHouse, Cabinet Maker, Celtheath, Colourfast World, Creo, Culinary Concepts, Davy’s, Fare of London, Greenlight Commerce, Haskins Retail Centre, Knoll, Millbrook Beds and Peroda Furniture.

Charlie Harrison, Director of Marketing at Furniture Village and organiser of the event, said: “I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped make Big Shots 2016 a complete success. Every year the fundraiser gets better and better and that’s down to the people who take part.”

Full results of the competition were:

Top Gun (Male): Steve Jones (Clarenco)

Top Gun (Female): Claudia Cooper (Furniture Village)

Top Gun (Novice): Adrian Fawcett (Silentnight Group)

Top Team: Haskins Hot Shots (Haskins Retail Centre)

Runner Up Team: Headlam (Headlam Flooring Group)

Bottom Team: Bird Busters (Furniture Village)

Four Man Flurry: Headlam (Headlam Flooring Group)

Worst Male Shot of the Day: David Sampson (Knoll)

Big Shots was once again held at E.J. Churchill Shooting Ground in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on Thursday 9 June.