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0shares Richard Faulks speaks to Jean-Paul Gaudin, who hs overcome adversity to become a trailblazer for wheelchair shooters Jean-Paul Gaudin, or JP, is a force of nature. He has a lust for life and a passion for game shooting. He follows his passions. A motorcycle accident in 1988, when he was in his twenties, resulted in devastating spinal injuries – he was dragged behind a horse box for nine miles along a main road – but it was never going to define him. If you learn that following this he was ‘jump-started’ by medics three times, you get a glimpse of the man’s fortitude. His rehabilitation took almost three years. ....
A CLAY shooting ground in North Yorkshire undergoing a major expansion has hired a new staff member. Grace Nattrass has joined Thimbleby Shooting Ground, near Osmotherley, as shooting ground administrator, taking care of customers, bookings, lessons and more. The business, on the 3,000-acre Thimbleby Estate, offers clay shooting lessons, as well as simulated game days, corporate team building and self-caddied rounds that offer a range of sporting targets. Ms Nattrass grew up in North Yorkshire and then attended Sheffield Hallam University before heading to London to begin her career. She worked for leading estate agents Savills as a property administrator before a stint working in politics, but is now based back in her home county. ....