Following a good start to the competitive season in January all four Guards have continued to improve during February and are now ready for the final month leading up to the British Championships at the end of March.

Rugrats
Having added to their Jazz Club show, the Rugrats score has jumped significantly from the first Burgess Hill contest with a clear 1st Place at Chippenham and they go into March seeded at the top of their class (out of 7).  

Junior Guard
The Juniors have also added to their show and there is still more to come with their Mountains production.  The were awarded a credible 2nd Place at Chippenham and now start March seeded 5th (out of 9) shows great promise especially as there are large "chunks" to be added which will continue to see this show grow.

A Guard
The A Guards Hotel California show has really to take shape now and they were really pleased to be crowned European A Class Champions at the Winterguard International Euro Regional in the middle of the month and also came a close 2nd at the Chippenham contest leaving them seeded 2nd (out of 12) less then a quarter of a point off the top spot.

Open Guard
With the costumes finally arrived the Open Class have continued to add and enhance their Beautiful Mind show and whilst struggling with their morning prelims show at the WGI Euro Regional and being placed 2nd they pulled out all the stops for the evening Finals taking 1st Place as European Open Class Champions.  A 1st Place also at Chippenham has kept them seeded 1st (out of 9) in their class but others are close on their tails and so the plenty to keep them busy over the next few weeks.

All four Guards have their final contest of the season, before the British Championships, in two weeks time at Burgess Hill and we hope to see a great "home" crowd at this event.