What a great start to The Schools Challenge 2012. Kicking off with the Oxford leg of the challenge, we had schools and individuals both new and old streaming in to take part in this years event. Thanks to our generous sponsors we have a bumper combined prize fund of around £80,000.

It has been particularly nice to see new names appearing on the prize list, this is testament to the increasing popularity of the event. What makes this event different is that it really is more about the taking part than the winning. The 50 sporting is only one part of the day, as there are many other activities to keep you occupied including the 4x4 Course, Browning Rabbit Mania, and Pool Shoot.

We all enjoyed the day immensely, and hope you did too. The next stage of the Schools Challenge is being held at Bredon School, and we hope that many of you will be able to attend, as there will not only be the normal prizes, but if you have competed at both Oxford and Bredon you will be eligible to win the Browning Champion of Champion Trophy, for the highest combined individual score over the two days. The whole weekend is lining up to be a great family day out, with the School Fete and Festival of Shooting.

The Schools Challenge would not be made possible without the continued support from our sponsors, and we would like to thank them for this. There is a list of them all on the next page, and many of them will be coming to the festival. This year, not only did we have the shooting press and Field Sports Channel covering the event, we also had the BBC reporting of the days’ events. This is both for the competitors and the sponsors and helps us to get the widest possible coverage of the event.

The Schools Challenge gets more popular each and every year, this is down to you all, for coming back, year on year, and encouraging new schools and individuals to join in. Obtaining places at these competitions is getting increasingly difficult as it gets booked up fast, so if you want to come and take part at Bredon Schools Challenge get your entries in now, we look forward to seeing you all again in May. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Schools Challenge website. www.thechoolschallenge.co.uk.

Incidentally, this year we are also hosting the Oxford Brookes University Championship, which we hope will become as popular as the Schools Challenge has been. This we hope will become the natural transition for competitors to compete in once they leave school to continue shooting competitively.

Oxford - 14th March 2012

Bredon School Festival of ShootingThe Schools Challenge - Bredon Sunday 6th May 2012(for entry forms please go to www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk)Bredon Festival, Nr Bushley, Glos,GL20 6AHMonday 7th May 2012

Shooting Area - 50 Bird Sporting, Pool Shoot, and Browing Rabbit Mania‘Have a Go’ Stands for Clay Shooting, Archery, Air Rifles, Muzle Loaders and Pro Shot Shooting Simulator.Off Road Experience and Cotswold ATV, Polaris 4X4 Off Road ExtravaganzaCountry Shopping Village.Country Clothes by Bonart, Seeland, Hucklecote, Harkila, Musto, Alan Paine, Croots, Browing, and Bowman Traps

Use this link to go straight to the Schools Challenge website on your phone.

www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk

The Sponsors.A huge thank you to all those who sponsored the event this year. Their support & generosity was appreciated. Thank you to our sponsors Browning, NFU Mutual Aylesbury, Bowman, Bredon School, Stratstone Landrover Cheltenham, Bonart Ltd, Sporting Shooter Magazine, Cotswold ATV, Croots, John Forsey Guns, Lyavale Express, CPSA, P.G.Trophys, Bentley and Woods, Viking Arms Ltd, Adaurum Financial Management, Alison Spiers Photography, Graham Churchill Plant Ltd, Field Sports Channel, Seeland, Classic Sporting Game Service, John Rothery (Wholesale) Co Ltd, Bisley Country Products, C.L.A Game Fair, J.D.S Property Renovation, BSA Guns Ltd, K&G Partners, King Loose & Co, The Spread Eagle Hotel and thank you to Sir Malcolm Guthrie and to Steven Walton (Double Gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2010) for presenting the Awards.Pictures were taken on the day; if anyone wants to buy one please visit www.alisonspiers.co.uk

Other Events in 201221th March Oxford Brookes Uni Competition5th MayT.S.C Bredon Practice Day (£10 per Round)

23rd MayBrowning Owners Club Shoot3rd JuneWitney Young Farmers Show and RallyAugust Browing Rabbit Mania MonthExtravaganza7th, 14th, 21st, 28th AugustTSC Novice Instruction Days4th September Novice Schools Challenge and Browning Rabbit Mania Final

Schools Challenge - Oxford Results

1st Team2nd Team1st Prep Individual 2nd Prep Individual

3rd Prep Individual

Prep High Ladies

The Cotswold SchoolMoulsford Prep School*Will FordChipping Norton SchoolDomanic CooperEndon High SchoolTom ButlerThe Cotswold SchoolIsabella HarteSeaford School

15211740

39

37

Prep Results

1st Ladies

2nd Ladies

Amber HillClaire’s CourtLouise SmithAkeley Wood School

1591st Ladies Team Millfield 46

39

Senior Results

1st Team2nd Team3rd Team1st Senior

2nd Senior

3rd Senior

Bloxham School Rugby School*Warwickshire CollegeTaylor Hedgecock Soham Village SchoolAlex RushforthWarwick SchoolJack Whitehouse Cheslyn Hay High School

19419319147

45

44

Pool Shoot1st

2nd

3rd

Will AllenHartpury CollegeTaylor Hedgecock Soham Village CollegeAmber Hill Claire’s Court

Browning Rabbit ManiaNeil Taylor Sedburgh SchoolWill Allen Hartpury CollegeBen Taylor Sedburgh School

1st

2nd

3rd

The Schools marked with an Asterisk were not present at prize giving so do not receive the prizes as stated in the rulesIn the event that the teams are not present to accept the prizes these will be passed on to the next team.

In the Prep team category Moulsford Prep were placed 2nd and were not able to attend, so Seaford Prep with a score of 114 accepted the 2nd place prizes

In the Senior Team Category Rugby School were placed 2nd and not able to attend, so Warwickshire A with a score of 191 accepted the 2nd place prizes, and

Kineton High School was then awarded 3rd Place with a score of 182.