Martin Townsend
A well-known coach both at Bisley and overseas, Martin has steered his shooters to success for more than thirty years. Highlights include the Centenary Match (1990) and wins in all the Great Eight International matches: the America, Australia,
Canada, Kolapore, New Zealand, Palma, Protea and West Indies — especially his wins in the 1992, 1995, 2003, 2007 (as Captain), 2011 and 2015 Palma Matches. Martin was also a member of the Great Britain Match Rifle teams of 1997, 2004 and 2016 (Captain) to Australia to compete for the Woomera Match.
Poppy Lodge at Bisley is where Martin and his wife Pearl spend most of their summer weekends. When not on the ranges, Martin works in the philatelic world, where he is one of the UK’s leading dealers in the stamps and postal history of Great Britain.