For the 5th consecutive year Southern Knights from Brighton & Hove, England are pleased to confirm that they will be fielding 4 competitive units in the forthcoming WinterGuard United Kingdom circuit.

OPEN GUARD
With the 2008 Winterguard season almost upon us the Southern Knights Open Guard are eager to get started. With membership already looking healthy, they will meet for the first time on Sunday 21st October and will also have the much anticipated show announcement. Under the directorship of Gavin Woodhead the staff team remains together after an extremely successful first year in 2007, with design input from Dean Broadbent & Hayden Rhodes (Flanagan High School) and Adam Sage (Phantom Regiment). The Southern Knights Open Guard are dedicated to training, excellence & performance and 2008 will be no different!

A GUARD
Following last years WGUK A Class title the Southern Knights A Guard have seen a couple of members move on, new members join plus members move up from the Juniors giving an increased membership of 12. With Emma Brown at the helm for the second year running rehearsals for the 2008 season started in earnest in mid September but the summer was spent ensuring a solid grounding was put in place to help defend their title!

JUNIOR GUARD
With some of last years members moving up to the A Guard, welcoming members up from the Rugrats and also new members joining the Southern Knights Junior Guard will once again have 16 members. Entering her second year as Director, will be Mel Delves will be working with her team to continue the education of these young members as they make there way up the organisation.

CADET GUARD
With 6 members moving up to the Juniors and 6 new members joining, the Southern Knights Rugrats will have 16 performing members again in 2008. With a trio of consecutive Cadet Class wins under her belt Director, Krissie Longford, will continue to ensure that these youngest members of the Knights learn the absolute basics of the activity but at the same time have enormous fun doing it.

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Details of all four Guards 2008 shows will be announced over the next few weeks but for further information about any of the Southern Knights Guards then you can contact enquiries@southernknights.org.uk or go to the Contact Us page.