Well done to all those of you who took part in this year's JIRC in Wales, particularly to Peter Bray, who won the M18 individual.

Thank you to all those who ran up to make up relay teams; I hope the experience was not too daunting.

I have placed some pictures of the event on Flickr - click on the picture below to see all of them.

It is the Interland competition this weekend, where the English team competes against teams from the Netherlands and two regions of Belgium. Congratulations and good luck to the following selected squad members: Dane Blomquist (M14), Peter Bray (M18) and Jane Morgan (W50).

Our next training session is on Saturday, 5th December 2009, at Acres Down, New Forest.

The car park grid reference is SU268098

Turn left off the A31 at Stony Cross then right to Acres Down at the crossroads SU271012.

Our next training session is on Saturday, 7th November 2009, at Hawley, Near Blackwater, Camberley.

The meeting place/car park to be used for the event is GR SU842591.

This is down Woodside Road off the A30 Blackwater Roundabout, at the back of the houses on the road entry to the northeast part of the forest. We will meet there and then travel together into the forest.

Our next training session is on Saturday 3rd October 2009, at Pamber Forest, Near Silchester.

The meeting place/car park to be used for the event [GR SU623611], is next to an abandoned building before the Sewerage works. There will be an "O" sign up on the road between Little London and Silchester to indicate the turning.

I hope that your summer is going well.

Our next training session is on Saturday 5th September 2009, at Hankley Common, Near Elstead.

Squad training will be at Blackwood this Saturday, 6th June 2009. As usual, please arrive for 1015 hrs to start at 1030 hrs. We should finish by 1500 hrs.

Meeting place will be by the SCATS building, at SU532423, [off Larkwhistle Farm Road to the south-east of Micheldever Station] .

Congratulations to the following for their selections announced today:

Katherine Bett - Lagganlia Summer Tour
Tamsin Moran - Badaguish Summer tour
Peter Bray - Halden Summer Tour; European Youth Championships

Well done and Best wishes

Squad training next Saturday, 28th March 2009 will be at Bloom Wood, near Marlow. The approach to the area is via the Three Horseshoes Pub at SU856891, and then down a narrow lane to the west side of the woods on the road at location SU860891.

The Southern Championships were run at the Interland competition was held at Egypt Wood and Burnham Beeches on Sunday, 22nd February 2009.

There were championship wins for several squaddies and helpers - Megan Bett (SN, W12A), Mark Salmon (TVOC, M18A), Jane Morgan (SOC, W45L), Roger Thetford (TVOC, M45L), Roger Baker (TVOC, M75L) and recent squad member Anne Edwards (TVOC and OUOC, W20E).