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History - 1970-1979
Red tape continued to thwart the building of the range and, in 1970, negotiations with the Upper Tame Main Drainage Authority ground to a halt. An alternative site at Jews Lane, Gornal, was proposed and plans were submitted and rejected. Negotiations commenced for a site at Cinder Road, Gornal, but in the meantime, an offer of a grant from the Ministry of Education and Science, was withdrawn.
1971 saw the agreement of Dudley Corporation to the Cinder Road site at an annual rent of 150 for a lease period of 28 years. An attempt was made to increase the lease period and subsequently an optional 6 years were added.
Early in 1972, the building work at Cinder Road had begun and, with the help of members, building and decoration was completed mid 1972. The Range Safety Certificate was issued on 29th June 1972 and and the range rules and range warden duties were laid down.
The first shot was fired on the new range by the Secretary W.O.S.(Bill)Newey, using the Rifle Captain, G.(Gil) Higginson's Webley single shot pistol.
The 1970's saw the Club's participation in the first Black Country Olympics in 1974. In 1978, the 600yard outdoor range, at Hampton Lovett was closed with the expiry of the Club's lease and the application for renewal being refused by the landowners. (Until this time the Nixon small-bore rifle competition had been fired at 200 yards!).
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