ROUND 9

Yes peops, we're now just 1 round short of the end of the 2015 SIHFT series; my how times flies by when you're having fun.

Just a week to go before we reach Sunday 20th September, when Swallows FTC steps up to the mark to be the host for the second time this year.

I'm sure that most of you are by now familiar with our location, just south of Lewes and close to Kingston Village. In case you are new to us, you'll find full details in our web site if you can successfully navigate to the link in my signature at the foot of this post

Following the time-honoured format for a SIHFT competition, Round 9 will commence with gates opening at 08:00.

Please AVOID arriving before this time as we cannot access the site before 7am and we're really not ready to cope with the hoards ahead of this. If you do arrive 'early' please be prepared to chip in with helping us set up the zero range, put up the marquee, lighting the BBQ, or whatever.

Booking in is unlikely to start before 08:30 and we will be aiming to deliver the pre-shoot safety briefing just before the double whistle blows at 10:00. You MUST be present at the safety briefing in order to be in the comp!!

Parking will be in the usual field; not in either of the fishing lakes car parks. To give drivers something Ford-esque to aim for, parking South East by East makes sense and do, please, park sensibly close to your neighbour. In spite of the wet stuff being forecast for the middle of this week, I fully expect all vehicles to get in and out of our field without difficulty; just please go slow (no 4x4 hand brake turns 'jus cos you can' please ).

Food and drinks will be available.

Entry fees are the normal for all SIHFT rounds i.e. £6 for Juniors/Primary class entrants and £7 for the rest. This includes your entry in to the end-of-shoot draw for the cash and Air Arms goody bag prizes, but remember that if you're not there when your name is pulled from the hat/bag, you'll not win.

Any visitors who are presently NOT full members of one of the six Sussex participating clubs wishing to attend, please contact me before the weekend if you've not already done so. The MVAC gentle-people are excepted from this requirement

And finally a plea - which I'll repeat if I remember during the briefing - for helpers to take the course down when the final whistle/hooter has gone. Swallows FTC has (compared to most club) very few members and we'd truly appreciate all the help you can give, while Charles and I sort out the scores.

See ya'll soon.

Biggles