The competition is one of only a few of its kind and there were three rounds: the Castle round, in which the distance shot is measured from one end of Belsay Castle to the other, the Novelty round, shot over different distances where the winner is the one with the greatest number of hits, and the Wand, where the first person to hit the 5cm post wins.

On Sunday there was a 'have-a-go' in which novices were invited to shoot at targets festooned with balloons.

The winners were presented with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, with the Gold medal winner receiving a mug decorated with a scene from a previous tournament. The winner of The Wand receives a horn whistle and this year for the first time, in addition to the medal, the Novelty round winner was presented with a DIY Longbow Kit in the form of a small English Yew tree.

RESULTS

Saturday. Castle Round. Ladies: Ann Todd, Killingworth, 201; Catriona Cherry, Ponteland, 152; Shona Branigan, Riverside,135. Men: Jim Hockaday, Cleadon, 336; Stan Rylance, Cleadon, 324; Trevor Cameron-Brown, Ponteland, 273. Novelty Round: Stan Rylance, 25 Hits. The Wand: Jon Cherry.

Sunday. Castle Round. Ladies: Ann Todd, Killingworth, 222; Catriona Cherry, Ponteland, 187; Maureen Rylance, Cleadon,124. Men. Ken Turner, Cleadon, 321; Jim Hockaday, Cleadon, 308; Stan Rylance, Cleadon, 304. Novelty Round: Ken Turner, Cleadon, 26 hits. The Wand: Roger Brasenell, Kendal Bowmen.
The Belsay Shield: Jim Hockaday, Cleadon, greatest number of hits, 60).
The Ponteland Horn: Peter Croft, awarded to the Ponteland Archer with the greatest number of golds (centre of target), 6.