Palma 2024

Nick started shooting before most of this team were born, and first competed at international level in 1976. Dabbling in both Target Rifle and Match Rifle, Nick has won the H.M. Queen’s Prize and the Hopton, and a few other trophies along the way. He was Captain of the undefeated GB team to South Africa in 2017, a tour during which he also won the State President prize for the 2nd time.

2024 will be Nick’s eighth visit to Bloemfontein, and he was a member of the last GB Palma team to compete there, in 1999, along with six other members of the current team.

He has a fascination in long range ballistics and has played an instrumental role in the development of the GB team’s ammunition for this Palma tour; creating a load to overcome the particular ballistic challenges presented by a combination of Bloemfontein’s altitude and high daytime temperatures.

David first started shooting at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, in 1983 and has shot the Imperial Meeting at Bisley every year since, apart from 1997 when he was working in Tokyo. David’s top achievements to date include making 21 the H.M. Queen’s Finals and 17 top 50 finishes in the Grand Aggregate. This will be David’s 11th GB tour and his fifth Palma team, having been part of the winning GB Palma teams in Ottawa in 2007, Brisbane in 2011 and Camp Perry in 2015. This will be his fourth visit to Bloemfontein, following trips in 1999 (as an individual), 2009 with the Old Guildfordians and with last year’s GB team.

Away from Bisley, David is a senior accountant for the Civil Aviation Authority, managing a government-backed trust fund. He is also a keen DIYer and hillwalker.

Nigel is no stranger to South Africa having been on a variety of Great Britain and England teams during the last 30 years. This will be his first tour to Bloemfontein with a GB Palma team and he is relishing the opportunity to compete in a World Championships against such strong competition.

Nigel’s shooting career began in the Royal Navy, where he won the Queens Medal with Service Rifle. He then branched out into Target Rifle. A team to Canada in 1991 gave him an appetite for touring and he has been a regular member of GB and England teams ever since. He has gained several UK Grand Aggregate, the H.M. Queen’s or King’s Final and St George’s badges in his time but it is team shooting he relishes most, hence his delight at being part of this Palma team.