Thursday 29th for your next night league action. This time its Fleming Park, so hoping for a good SOC turnout. Romsey was a great sucess - words from the Organiser below, and below that comments from Gavin Clegg the league coordinator. Attached are the current league standings. 
From Mary Nixon: It was great to have such a good turnout on the eastern extremes of the Wessex area. Romsey is a typical old market town with several areas of modern housing. I enjoyed going round my local patch but not convinced going east first was the best idea. However I was put off by knowing it would be very dark in the Memorial Park! It was a shame that control 113 went on the blink causing a lot of problems with the results. It was restarted 3 times! Terry Smith worked very hard to solve all the queries with this. How did people feel about using the Emit tags with the touch free controls. Colin is interested to have any thoughts/comments in this type of map. The original map was a training map drawn by hand by John Horton for his own (and SOCs) use. It has been extended over the years as the town has grown and been updated in presentation. Once the new 800 house estate in the N.E.corner has been finished and perhaps another 250 estate going up near there it may be worth doing a proper urban map. Thanks to the planners Colin Hicks and Kevin Bracher, Terry Sankey for control hanging, Di and Terry Smith for computing, plus Bill and Barbara Davidson, Roger Pleasant and Rob Finch who collected controls.
 In the League very little change, the top five staying the same. However everyone else is catching them up. Mary Nixon is up 5 places, Kirsty up 2, Colin Hicks up 4 (shows what organiser points can do for you!), Jeff, Becca and Sally all up 3 or 4 places. In the Non Handicap the top 6 stay the same. Jason moves up 3, Colin and Tim are both up 5. Tim could draw with Dale if he wins 4 of the last 6 races. The league is certainly thriving, last year the average turnout was 30. This year its nearer 40.

SOC are entered to run in the Compass Sport Cup round on the 15th of March at the Fonthill Event (Sarum Event).

SOC need as many club members as possible to run. We need to have a good spread of runners from all Age/Classs.

Teams are entered by the Club Captain.

If you can run for SOC at Fonthill I will need your Details by Sunday 22nd February at the latest.

Kevin Bracher                kevin.bracherATtalktalk.net

The First Entry cut off date for the JK is fast approaching.

This year the JK is in the Lake District. April 3rd -6th.

First Cut off date is this coming Saturday 31st January then the cost of entry goes up!

The JK Relays cut off date is Sunday 15th of February.

If you would like to run in a SOC relay team for the JK I need to know ASAP. 7th Feb Latest.

The British Long Distance Champs & Relays are in the Forest of Dean on the 18th/19th of April.

The First cut off date is the 8th of March.

Relays cut off is the 15th of March so if you would like to run at the British Relays for SOC I need to know by the 8th of March.

See the attached sheet for More info about entry prices e.t.c.

Kevin Bracher    kevin.bracherATtalktalk.net