And so the winter contest season came to a close on the 4th April 2009 at the 30th British Winterguard Championships with all Guards performing their best shows of the year and the A Guard being crowned British A Class Champions. 

Rugrats
After dominating the Cadet Class for the past 4 years, the 17 members of the Rugrats performed their hearts out with their sophisticated Motown show being one of the highlights of the class but this year against strong opposition, it was not quite enough to get them in a medal position. Guard Director, Krissie, and her team already have exciting plans in place for next season!!  

Juniors
The 16 members of the Junior Guard had worked hard on perfecting their Take That show and with a brand new ending in place it was hoped that it might just be enough to squeeze them into the top 3 and the opportunity to perform again in the play offs.  Unfortunately they just missed the 3rd place spot but Guard Director, Kelly, in only her first season, and her team should be extremely proud of their achievements and have a strong base to build on for the future.

A Guard
"Watch As It Unfolds" - was the intriguing title given to the A Guard show for 2009 and the 11 members really put on a great performance in the morning to get them through into the evening play offs. In the evening this group of girls had the crowd on their feet as they romped home in 1st Place and Guard Director, Emma, and her team should be rightly proud of their success as they were crowned the British A Guard Champions.

Open Guard 
After last years disappointment in missing out on a top 3 placing, Guard Director, Gavin, and his team put together an epic show - "The Face That Launched 1000 Ships" to prove that they could jump straight back into the medal positions.  After the morning Preliminary contest the 17 members had done enough to move themselves into 3rd Place and with an even better and stronger evening performance they cemented this placing with a well deserved bronze medal.

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We now move into the slightly less hectic summer schedule but have plenty to keep ourselves busy with appearances at local events and a stage show in June plus all the staff now starting their preliminary planning for the 2010 contest season - and who knows there could be some surprises!!

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