Situated at Noak Hill, Essex, between Brentwood and Collier Row, Orion Gun Club ws originally established as a rifle range. The clay target section opened in 1972. The club has a long lease of farmland; in fact crops are still grown on the skeet field. Brentwood is a market town with a population of over 68,000 and boasts a school founded in 1557, dedicated to the English martyr St Thomas a Becket. The most popular cartridges used are Express and Gamebore, mostly 7.5 and 8s. Club competitions are held on the first Sunday of the month. Their major annual competitions are the Grand Slam in June 25 skeet, 25 trap and 50 sporting; in July the Geoff Tyler Trophy and eShoot; in November the Anniversary Trophy; Boxing Day is a popular event which ends in the pub.

Website: http://www.mctc.org.au/orion.htm