Welcome to our latest club newsletter.  We’ll try and keep you up to date and informed of what’s going on in the club, future events, achievements and lots lots more. We’ll publish every month so don’t be too disappointed if something you want published isn’t. Just let us know and we’ll put it in next month.

As usual July was one of those months when everything is compressed into one month before the schools break up for their summer holidays. Special congratulations to Christina who not only took a silver medal in the high jump at English Schools at Birmingham in July, but also finished off a great season by representing English Schools in a home international at Newport, Wales, where she came third. Rory was another of our athletes who went to English Schools competing in the triple jump where he came eighth. Well done.   

Young Athletes League.  Consistency was our watchword this season in this competition where the team were placed third in each match. Our best season to date.

Final table. 1.Team Dorset 26, 2.Chichester 26, 3. New Forest Juniors, 4.Winchester 14, 5.Havant 13, 6.Eastleigh 90 and 7.Fleet & Crookham 4.

Wessex Young Athletes League. Match result at Andover. 1.Team Kennet 457, 2.Woking 432, 3. Andover 394, 4. Bournemouth 332, 5. New Forest Juniors 247 and 6. Weymouth 45. We managed to reach the cup final for the first time ever this season. Despite finishing last we had a great day on the Island for the second time this season.

Cup Final result. 1.Isle of Wight 655.5, 2.Reading 570, 3.Marlborough 543.5, 4.Team Southampton 511.5, 5.Woking 492.5, 6.Camberley 355 and 7. New Forest Juniors 191. A big thanks to Dave and his team for managing the teams throughout the season.

Winter training will commence the 1st week of October at Noadswood School during term time until Easter 2008. Training times are 6:30 to 8:30 (Under 11s 6:30 to 7:30).

Cross-country season begins soon. Athletes interested should contact Tim Wilding as soon as possible if they wish to compete. The club will be entering the Hampshire and Wessex XC Leagues as well as the county Championships at Dibden in January 2008.

New Forest School Sport partnership at www.nfssp.co.uk. Our club is working very closely with with the partnership and hopes to improve our links with all the schools, both Junior and Senior in the New Forest. It’s worth a visit.