On Target, the Spirit of Sherwood newsletter

On Target was Spirit of Sherwood's printed newsletter. It featured articles, artwork and poetry, interviews and news, as well as fanzine listings, movie and play reviews, etc. On Target was done in regular letter format (11 x 8.5"). In total 25 issues have been published from 1990 until 2000.

Due to the new communication possibilities offered by the Internet, On Target was discontinued in 2000. Spirit of Sherwood now spreads RoS news via Facebook, the News section of this website, and the RoS mailing list.

Issues & contents

ON TARGET #1 -- Winter 1990 (31 pages)
News, letters from Nicholas Grace and Jeremy & Robbie Bulloch, John Abineri and George Baker bios, Visions '90 convention (guests=Mark Ryan, Michael Praed and Terry Walsh) report + pics + press conference + lunch with Mark & Michael report, poetry, Medieval Times Dinner And Tournament review, Historical Questions: triple goddess, map of the England of RoS, artwork.
ON TARGET #2 -- Spring 1991 (28 pages)
News, poetry, bios for Jason Connery, Nickolas Grace and Anthony Valentine, chat with Mike Gold (Green Arrow comic), map of the England of RoS (cont.), A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Historical Questions: Saxons and Normans, list of Robin Hood books, King Richard's Faire and Medieval Times review, artwork.
ON TARGET #3 -- Summer 1991 (28 pages)
News, poetry, Green Arrow preview, clippings, Herne's Con (guests=Mark Ryan and Terry Walsh) report, list of Robin Hood books (cont.), A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: The Tales of Robin Hood, Historical Questions: Picts, Maryland Renaissance Festival review, visit to 'The Cloisters' museum (New York), artwork.
ON TARGET #4/5 -- Fall 1991 (49 pages)
News, cartoons, Media-West II convention report, poetry, Son of Herne's Con (guests=Richard Carpenter and Mark Ryan) report + pics + long interview, 1989 Major Oak Award results, Historical Questions: historical Robin Hood, A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Robin Hood's Well and Kirklees, RoS Castles: Bambugh Castle, map of the England of RoS (cont.), artwork.
ON TARGET #6 -- Winter 1991 (34 pages)
News, cartoons, clippings, Visions '91 convention (guests=Mark Ryan, Richard Carpenter and Clive Mantle) report + pics + press conference, poetry, review of Nicholas Grace's Cole Porter show, A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Loxley, Hathersage, Circle of the Nine Maidens, and Castleton, Historical Questions: historical Robert of Huntingdon, artwork.
ON TARGET #7/8 -- Spring 1992 (49 pages)
News, cartoons, clippings, poetry, Visions '91 press conference (cont.), review of Michael Praed's plays "Aspects of Love" and "Carousel", A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Caerleon, Glastonbury and Cadbury-Camelot, hints for recreational costuming, adventures in costuming, who is Robin Hood?, SFAN TV network info, SoS video library, artwork.
ON TARGET #9 -- Summer 1992 (28 pages)
News, clippings, reviews of Judi Trott's play "Mansfield Park", Weekend in Sherwood I convention (guests=Richard Carpenter and Mark Ryan) report & pics, 1991 Major Oak Award results, poetry, Historical Questions: medieval clergy, cartoons, A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Winchester, SoS photo catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #10 -- Spring 1993 (22 pages)
News, clippings, review of Jason Connery's play "Trelawney of the Wells", write up of a "Lunch and Listen" with Jason, review and pics from Mark Ryan's plays "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro", review of Michael Praed's play "The Caretaker" and chat with Michael, Visions '92 convention (guest=Michael Praed) report & pics, A Visit to Robin Hood's Britain: Robin Hood's Bay, Ravenscar and Wayland's Smithy, poetry, artwork, cartoons.
ON TARGET #11 -- Winter 1993 (15 pages)
News, Weekend in Sherwood II convention (guests=Mark Ryan & Richard Carpenter) report & pics, Greenwood IV (guests=Michael Praed, Judi Trott, Mark Ryan, Nickolas Grace, Phil Rose, Richard and Annie Carpenter, Stuart Linden, Gabe Cronnelly and Terry Walsh) report & pics, poetry, cartoons, artwork.
ON TARGET #12 -- Spring 1994 (27 pages)
News, Richard Carpenter's original brainstorming notes for RoS, review of Michael Praed's play "September Tide", Visions '93 convention (guests=Mark Ryan, Jeremy Bulloch and John Abineri) report + pics + press conference with Mark, Jeremy and John (hilariously funny!), Weekend in Sherwood III progress report and schedule, 1992 Major Oak Award results, artwork, cartoons.
ON TARGET #13 -- Fall 1994 (13 pages)
News, Weekend in Sherwood III convention (guests=Ray Winstone and his daughter Lois) reports & pics, 1993 Major Oak Award results, artwork, Nottingham marketplace, cartoons.
ON TARGET #14 -- Winter 1994 (26 pages)
News, Visions '94 convention (guests=Mark Ryan and Phil Rose) report + pics + press conference, poetry, clippings, cartoons, Nottingham marketplace, photos from SoS catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #15 -- Spring 1995 (15 pages)
News, filk, clippings, a RoS story/comic strip by Atsuko O'Gawa, 1993 Major Oak Award ballot, Nottingham marketplace, photos from SoS catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #16 -- Summer 1995 (41 pages)
News, RoS Online column, "Casualty" review (Clive Mantle's new tv series), clippings, Britannicon (guest=Mark Ryan) Panel transcription & pics, filks, RoS FAQ, RoS episode guide, updated cast credits and bios, clippings, Nottingham marketplace, SoS photo catalogue #1, cartoons, photos from SoS catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #17 -- Fall 1995 (25 pages)
News, RoS Online column, Albion (guests=Mark Ryan, Jeremy Bulloch, Terry Walsh and Phil Rose) reports, clippings, poetry, filk, Nottingham marketplace, SoS photo catalogue #2, artwork.
ON TARGET #18 -- Winter 1995 (36 pages)
News, RoS Online column, review of Michael Praed's show "Copacabana", clippings, Visions '95 (guests=Michael Praed and Terry Walsh) press conference + pics, RoS epilogue by Richard Carpenter, report of a pilgrimage to Robin Hood country, Weekend in Sherwood IV progress report, Nottingham marketplace, SoS photo catalogue #3, 1995 Major Oak Award ballot, cartoon, artwork.
ON TARGET #19 -- Spring 1996 (22 pages)
News, touring schedules, review of Michael Praed's show "Copacabana", clippings, Weekend in Sherwood IV progress report, Nottingham marketplace, SoS photo catalogue update, photos from SoS catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #20 -- Summer 1996 (22 pages)
News, touring schedules, RoS Online column, info about Mark Ryan's and Chesca Potter's Greenwood Tarot, Weekend in Sherwood IV convention (guests=Mark Ryan and Jeremy Bulloch) report + pics, 1994 & 1995 Major Oak Awards results, Nottingham marketplace, SoS photo catalogue update, cartoons, artwork.
ON TARGET #21 -- Summer 1997 (22 pages)
News, RoS Online column, cartoons, reviews of Jason Connery's movie "MacBeth", photos of Michael Praed and Jason Connery, interview with Clive Mantle from TV Zone #86, Nottingham marketplace, clippings, artwork.
ON TARGET #22 -- Winter 1997 (41 pages)
News, Weekend in Sherwood V convention (guests=Michael Praed, Mark Ryan, Jeremy and Robbie Bulloch) report + pics, 1996 Major Oak Award results, cartoons, articles about Jason Connery, clippings, interview with Robert Addie, report of the academic Robin Hood conference "Playing with Transgression: Cultural Transformations of Robin Hood", RoS info & resources, SoS photo catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #23 -- Fall 1998 (45 pages)
News, Weekend in Sherwood VI convention (guest=Jeremy Bulloch) report + pics, cartoons, 1997 Major Oak Award results, Silver Arrow '97 convention (guests=Phil Rose, Terry Walsh, Stuart Linden, Esta Charkham, Robert Addie and Judi Trott), article about Jason Connery from OK!, interviews with Ray Winstone and Maire Brennan (Clannad), SoS photo catalogue, RoS info & resources, artwork.
ON TARGET #24 -- Spring 1999 (33 pages)
News, Weekend in Sherwood VII progress report, cartoons, clippings (mostly on Michael Praed's series "Jules Verne"), RoS info & resources, SoS photo catalogue, artwork.
ON TARGET #25 -- Spring 2000 (53 pages)
News, info on Network Video's new RoS video tapes, clippings, letter from Jeremy Bulloch, report on Richard 'Kip' Carpenter's birthday tribute, Weekend in Sherwood VIII progress report, Weekend in Sherwood VII convention (guests=Mark Ryan and Jeremy Bulloch) report + pics, cartoons, report of visit to the "Jules Verne" set, report of stage combat event "The Living Chess Game", SoS photo catalogue, RoS info & resources, artwork.

Besides the issues listed above, a couple of thinner 'in-between' issues were released: 5.5.


Last updated Wed 18 Jun 2014