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The Islander - Thursday 29th November 2001

Father Keith Writes:

PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN.  ASCENSION ISLAND (Diocese of St. Helena) Parish Priest: Fr. Keith James - +247 6431 Church Warden: Mervyn Isaacs Church Warden: Cheryl Anthony

Dear Friends,

Three things to write about this week!

First, World AIDS Week.
It is so easy shut off as we are from the rest of the world to become very insular and inward looking; to think that what is going on in the rest of the world doesn't concern us. The church too is sometimes seen from the outside in this way, being so busy with its own affairs that what goes on around it doesn't seem to matter. In some countries, notably parts of Africa, the AIDS has reached a very large percentage of the population.

We should all be thankful that AIDS has not hit our community. Thankful too to Shirley and the hospital staff for raising our awareness and concern. It doesn't do to think "It couldn't happen here." It could.
In our Holy Eucharist service at 10.30 this week we will remember those who suffer and pray for healing.

Secondly, Christingle Service
Note the time, 7.00pm. Come early to get a seat. This is where Christmas starts; reminding us of the coming of Jesus Christ into the world and at the same time enabling us to give to those not so well off through the work of the Children's Society. And if you have not been before and don't know what it's all about - Come and see!! This Sunday is also the First Sunday of Advent. Why not make church attendance part of your Christmas Preparations?

Thirdly, the future of St Mary's.
With only just over a month before Ginny and I leave we held a Church Council meeting last week. Looking at the finances so far, it looks as if the cost of running St Mary's will exceed income by about £2500 this year.

With property tax on the Vicarage and income tax on the vicar's pay on the horizon the expenses are going to escalate - there is no "company" to pay the extra burden on the church. So please, when you come to a service, especially a Memorial Service, put something in the plate. It won't cost you much, but it will make a difference.

God Bless you and keep you, Fr Keith & Ginny.

LETTERS

EX-TURTLE HERITAGE

You may have noticed an increase in the number of British Army soldiers around the Island over the last few days. This has nothing to do with the world wide search for Bin Laden, nor the fact that our good friends at the American Airbase needed a trusted helping hand on the Island, rather Ex Turtle Heritage has landed.

Ex Turtle Heritage consists of a small team of Royal Engineers (Volunteers) providing infrastructure support to the RAF. This will involve providing a number of design reports at various locations around the Island. So do not be surprised to stumble across a (hopefully) smartly dressed Royal Engineer surveying and measuring as you go around the Island.

WO11 (Bud) Flanagan was certainly glad to see the exercise arrive, relieving him of his OSREA title (only Serving Royal Engineer on Ascension Island), however, once the team arrived and started asking all sorts of questions he started to change his mind.

The team has already made an impact on the Island's Hash, swelling the numbers attending last Saturday'ss event at English Bay and the surrounding lava flows. Everybody seemed to enjoy the scree run down the Ash Mountain, even if the climb up the mountain proved difficult due to non-acclimatisation to the local climate conditions. The event was concluded with a fine barbecue and friendly conversation with the locals, however no matter how hard the Team tried they still could not finish the Beer.

Ex Turtle Heritage will run until 8 December when the team sadly has to depart back to the UK just in time for Christmas and all that entails, cold miserable weather, Christmas shopping down the high streets packed full of exceedingly unfriendly people and paying exceedingly high prices for beer. Still, a large collection of fond memories from the Island will help keep spirits up for the remainder of the winter.

Ex Turtle Heritage Team

FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR Mr Geoffrey Fairhurst

Citizenship
The Second Reading of the British Overseas Territories Bill was completed in the House of Commons on 22 November 2001, after a lengthy debate. The Committee stage is to be held on 6 and 11 December 2001 but these dates have not yet been confirmed. Therefore it will not be possible for the Bill to complete its passage through Parliament until after the Christmas period.

Two further stages need to be undertaken before completion. Committee must report to the House, and there must be a Third Reading of the Bill. If the Bill is not amended, then these two processes may be undertaken simultaneously. If amendments are made, then the latter two stages will remain separate and the Bill will have to return to the House of Lords.

It is still on track for the Bill to complete its passage through Parliament and receive Royal assent early in the New Year.

Swasie Turner
I am sure that we were all impressed by Swasie and his feat of reaching the Dew Pond complete with wheelchair. During his visit Swasie raised £206.64 for charity. Swasie left it to me to decide who should benefit. Those who attended his talk at the Cinema will recall that Swasie lost his wife to cancer so I have decided that half of what Swasie raised should go to a cancer charity of his choice. The rest will go towards the running costs of the Youth Bus.

Geoffrey Fairhurst
26 November 2001

The Met Office Weather Report

Statistics for the week ending Monday 26th November 2001

	Max (deg C)	Min (deg C)	Rainfall (mm)
AIRHEAD	28.5	22.4	Trace
TRAVELLERS	27.6	21.2	Trace
RESIDENCY	25.3	16.4	0.7
GEORGETOWN	30.0	22.5	NIL
ST. HELENA	21.8	15.7	0.8
FALKLANDS	19.8	0.4	4.7
BRIZE NORTON	14.0	-0.5	8.2

ASCENSION SEA SWELL FORECAST: Around 0.5 Metres from the south.

Sea temperature around Ascension Island: 26 Celsius

ASCENSION ISLAND: It has been quite a fine week, though there have been one or two showers around as well.

UK: A variable week. Generally relatively mild in the south, cooler in the north with all areas having some rain at times.

FALKLANDS: Changeable, mild in mid-week but cold and windy again on Saturday with hail showers.

“METCHAT” ************************ “METCHAT” ************************ “METCHAT” ************************“METCHAT”

What an interesting week we have had here in the Met Office. Following last weekends power outage, our communications system failed to return, leaving us data-less for over a week. This makes an already difficult job nearly impossible, but we managed to maintain a sort of service to our customers, thanks in the main to the stirling efforts of our colleagues in the Defence Met Centre at High Wycombe and the headquarters staff in the UK. Thanks also go to 216 Sqn who managed to express some parts down to us from the UK. We finally managed to get our systems up and running again during Saturday afternoon, this after some hard graft by Gordon McHugh.

Monday and Tuesday were two very quiet days for the metties, with little socialising taking place, though Gary did join Fifer and Cornish at their basha for a few quiet beers during the evening.

An interesting discussion over breakfast had the Nematode admitting to having climbed into someone else's bed when he was at school. The bad bit as far as Nematode was concerned was he had chosen the bed of the most disliked person in the school, who was in it at the time, and thought he had found a friend at last.

Wednesday afternoon saw Tractor Boy and Makem sunning themselves and snorkelling down at English Bay. During the evening, Makem, Fifer and Cornish trundled down the road to Tristar village, (armed with the requisite slab of Castle), for another of the 216 Barbies. Fortunately, at least for Fifer and Cornish, this time there was no punch urn, but instead there was plenty of beer to slake our thirsts. Fifer and Cornish left fairly early at around midnight, but Makem stayed the distance, finally staggering back to his basha at nearer 4 am, this time though there was no singing.

Thursday got off to a bad start for Cornish, with lots of cursing and swearing coming from his shower room at 6-30 am, Fifer thought he must have fallen over, but all it was, was Cornish's reaction to a rather fuzzy head from all the Ollies he had drunk the previous evening. Fifer also complained of feeling a little thick headed at work that morning, swearing that he would never drink another ollies, describing them as being evil little devils (or words meaning something similar). It was also a really slow day for the Makem, him not actually surfacing until mid-day, still feeling a little worse for wear after the previous night's partying. The rest of the afternoon involved only domestic chores, washing and ironing, task's that just have to be done. The evening saw Fifer, Cornish and Makem enjoying a few cold beers outside the Makems basha, all of us turning in before 11 pm.

Friday saw the Makem and Gordon McHugh put in a full day's hard work trying to sort out our continuing comm's problems. Most of this time was spent on the phone to our HQ staff (approximately 8 hours), trying to find out why the individual bits, all proven to be in working order, would not function when connected together. By the end of the day, things had improved in that we were getting information into our comm's room, but it would not travel the final 10 feet or so to the PC. The evening saw Makem, Fifer and Tractor Boy wander down to the mess bar, chiefly to purchase lots of beverages for Bernie (216 Sqn) as a thank you for delivering some essential bits for our comms system. As usual Bill and Lee were in the bar, and a good evening was had by all. Makem left early (but not before the bar was shut) as he had more troubleshooting to do at work the following day and thought he would need a fairly clear head.

Saturday morning saw more testing of the links between the PC and the Comms room, utilising the office torch and some spare bits of wire, this eventually tracking the fault down to the PC. This problem was rectified and lo and behold data started to flood into our system again. The interesting part was seeing a local satellite picture for the first time in over a week, this showed Ascension well to the north of the main cloud area and drizzly showers that have affected the first three months of my tour. The evening saw Tractor Boy and Makem stroll into the mess bar for a few celebratory beers/gins. Also in the bar again were Bill and Lee, plus most of the visiting TA detachment, who were all persuaded to try the infamous chilli vodka. The looks on their faces, plus some of their comments were quite entertaining, but unfortunately most of what was actually said is completely unsuitable to go into print. Tractor boy also managed to show everyone why he manages to stay (slightly) more sober than the rest of us, he passes what drinks he doesn't want onto me, then leaves. This of course left the Makem stacking G and T's, but these were finished off before Lee and myself, last out of the bar as usual, staggered back up the road towards Snob Hill.

Sunday saw Fifer join the GROGS for their usual Sunday ramble up Green Mountain, while Makem stayed quietly in his basha, deeply engrossed in a rather thick book. Cornish, just off a night shift, did not surface until 4 pm, but in short time was pouring beer down his throat as if it was going out of fashion. He was last seen in the bar after dinner, with members of 216 Sqn.

By the Headteacher - Mrs Betty Joshua

SCHOOL PAGE

www.ais.co.ac/school/

Hello from TBS!

This week's contribution is a shared effort - Melanie Flanagan, our 'not-so-new-now' Clerical Assistant has written 'small talk' for your pleasure and I've brought you news of recent happenings in school and forthcoming events for your diary. So here goes…..

Awards Assembly - outcomes of needs being met?
Week ending 16 November brought us to yet another Awards Assembly and a time to recognise and award achievement and effort in front of the whole school and our awardees' parents who made the effort to join us. It's always good to see parents on these occasions.

Any success has to be a shared matter because the school and home both have a contribution to make to it: the school provides the necessary conditions and resources for teaching and learning, and the home gives support in backing up and building upon what is learnt in school. In helping our children through the learning process, we are all responding to their needs and providing them with the basic environmental conditions in which these can be met.

In school we provide for many needs but the basic needs of all our children have to be our chief concern and I am thinking of four:

• The need for security - a safe learning environment
• The need for new experiences
• The need to be given responsibilities appropriate to the child's level of development
• The need for praise and recognition.

It is on the last point that we place emphasis at our Awards Assemblies and acknowledge our children's successes - be they big or small. Each small step of success depends on big steps of effort and each successful outcome adds to our children's well-being and so raises their esteem. A step from 'I think I can' to 'I know I can' just has to be an uplifting one for any pupil. Here then are the results from the last presentation.

Special Awards
were proudly received by our Reception children for excellent progress in reading and they were: Aiden King, Callum John, Dayna Henry, Joseph Bowden and Tiffany Ellick. These little ones have had less than a term with us. Christiane Anthony of Year 2 received hers for continuous good effort in all subjects. Shane Green of Year 5 has been making good effort in Maths and English. Shonray Phillips and Teri Nicholls showed consistent great efforts in P.E., and L:esley-Ann Henry made good effort in Science. All of these individuals gained 2 extra points for their respective Houses. Well done to all of you.

Our one and only Star of the Week award went to Daniel Andrews who has been participating very well in all discussions and showed he has just as much confidence when doing so in front of large and small audiences! Well done, Daniel and you earned your House three extra points!

Moving into the Senior School, Special Mention certificates, which gain each House an extra five points, were awarded for consistent good efforts and achievement to Kirsty Anthony of Year 9 in Geography and to Justine Yon of Year 10 in English. Well done girls!

So with the extra points added to the overall housepoint totals which many other pupils had contributed to over thethree-week period, the House totals were as follows: CONNELLY (Green) in third place on 80 points; HUXLEY in second place on 91 points and, keeping the blue ribbon on the House Cup were BEALE with 117 points to hold them in first place. Shane Green proudly received the cup for Beale and held it high to the applause of everyone present.

There is just one more presentation before the end of Term One - so, come on Connelly and Huxley - are you going to let the blue ribbon remain on the cup and allow BEALE to get the cool ices!! Let's remind ourselves of our team efforts and say - YES, I CAN DO IT; YOU CAN DO IT; WE CAN DO IT!! and turn the tables for a change! We'll look forward to that!

World Aids Day Support
Currently the Senior school is working on AIDS Awareness publicity in the form of poems, posters, etc. All Senior students were recently given a very interesting and enlightening talk by Miss Shirley Andersen and Miss Patsy Bennettt of the medical staff. A display in the Senior School area indicates what our students learnt as a result of it. We look forward to seeing our children's competition pieces on display as part of the World Aids Day awareness programme. Well done to the Medical Team for organising and bringing to our attention a subject of great importance to all.

Waste Management Questionnaire Support
The Senior School have responded to Miss Anjali Suhtanker's request to fill in forms on waste disposal systems on Ascension. All 49 students were encouraged to participate in this exercise. We wish Anjali success in her undertakings of this environmental project.

Christingle Service
This lovely candle-lit service which is being organised by Father Keith and Ginny again this year will be held in St. Mary's Church on Sunday, 2 December at 7 p.m. We look forward to having you join us on this occasion.

And that's it for this week…….

Betty Joshua
Headteacher

SMALL TALK

STATEMENT BY FCO MINISTER, BEN BRADSHAW, ON THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES BILL, HOUSE OF COMMONS, LONDON, 22 NOVEMBER 2001

'BRITISH CITIZENSHIP FOR CITIZENS OF OVERSEAS TERRITORIES'

I beg to move, that the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill seeks to fulfil a commitment to grant British citizenship, and with it the right of abode in the United Kingdom, to British dependent territories citizens in qualifying overseas territories. Many hMs will be familiar with its content and many have urged the Government to speed its passage on behalf of the people of the overseas territories. It was introduced in another place by my noble Friend and colleague Baroness Amos, Minister for the Overseas Territories, and has come to this House without amendment. I hope that it will secure the approval of this House too.

Britain has 14 overseas territories. For the benefit of hMs who are not familiar with all of them, I shall list them: Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Antarctic territory, the British Indian Ocean territory, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, the Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena and the dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus and the Turks and Caicos Islands. With the exception of Gibraltar, all those territories are islands or form part of them. Their populations vary from some 60,000 in Bermuda to only 50 in Pitcairn, which owes its population and its place in history to the mutiny on the Bounty.

Some of the territories, such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands are prosperous; others are less so. Most, such as St. Helena and her dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, are remote. Whatever their differences, they have a close, long-standing connection with Britain.

In March 1999, the Government published a White Paper entitled 'Partnership for Progress and Prosperity: Britain and the Overseas Territories.' It was a culmination of a wide-ranging review of our relationship with the overseas territories. It laid the foundations for a new relationship built on the fundamental principles of self-determination, the acceptance of responsibilities on both sides and the greatest possible control for the people of the overseas territories over their own lives. It set out an agenda explaining what each side expected of the partnership in terms of support for good governance, sustainable social and economic development and protection of the environment.

In his foreword to the White Paper, the then Secretary of State made it clear that our partnership must be founded on self-determination, and that the overseas territories would be British for as long as they wished to remain British. Britain has willingly granted independence when it has been requested, and will continue to do so when that is an option. I should like to reaffirm that that remains the position.

Partnerships are not always easy, and I recognise that we may not always get the balance right, but I believe that our relationship continues to evolve positively, in consultation with the territories, and that we have made good progress on White Paper issues such as financial regulation, human rights, the environment, constitutional reform and good governance.

We need to maintain momentum. The White Paper agenda still holds good, and there is further work to be done. The proposal to grant British citizenship to British dependent territories citizens in qualifying territories, and to recognise their British connection properly, is an important component of that process. The proposed citizenship provisions in the Bill apply to all territories except the sovereign base areas of Cyprus, which are excluded because of their special status as military bases, established by treaty with Cyprus.

The Bill formally changes the name of the territories to British overseas territories, and the term 'British dependent territories citizens' to 'British overseas territories citizens'. It is no longer appropriate to use terms such as 'dependent territory' or 'colony'. They are outdated and fail to reflect either the nature of our relationship and partnership with the overseas territories or modern reality. The Bill alters those terms in the British Nationality Act 1981 and will add a new definition of British overseas territory to the Interpretation Act 1978, so that it can be conveniently used in all future legislation.

We estimate that around 200,000 people could become British citizens on or following enactment. The number is an estimate because it is not yet possible to tell exactly how many people will benefit. Apart from those who already hold British dependent territory passports and live in and outside the territories, others who live in them and do not yet have that status will come forward after commencement of the Act to seek naturalisation or registration as British overseas territories citizens and go on to apply for registration as British citizens.

There is, however, no compulsion about British citizenship. We believe that most people will want it, but British overseas territories citizens, as the Bill proposes that they should be known in future, will have the option to renounce British citizenship and to retain their current status should they so wish.

British dependent territories citizens from the Falkland Islands already have British citizenship, and those of Gibraltar are already entitled to apply for it. We do not expect all British dependent territories citizens in other territories to want to apply for new passports describing them as British citizens. We expect the take-up rate to vary from territory to territory and according to circumstance.

I hope that Right hon. and hon. Members have had an opportunity to read the Bill and the explanatory notes, both of which were deposited in the Library after First Reading and are readily available in the Vote Office. Nevertheless, it may be helpful if I summarise the content and scope of the Bill. As soon as the Bill has passed through Parliament and received Royal Assent, clauses 1 and 2, which deal with the change of name to 'British overseas territory' and 'British overseas territories citizen' will take effect. At that point, all references to the territories will be formally changed. I say formally, because the description 'overseas territories' is already in common usage. Those clauses deal only with changes of name and involve no substantive change of law.

Clause 3 sets out how existing British overseas territories citizens, as they will be known, will automatically become British citizens with the right of abode in the United Kingdom on commencement of the citizenship provisions of the Bill. In other words, they will not have to apply for citizenship, although they will have to apply for a British passport to show documentary evidence of their new status and to facilitate travel.

The date of commencement will be appointed by my Right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by statutory instrument once we are satisfied that the practicalities for implementation of the citizenship provisions are in place. For instance, we need to ensure that arrangements for passport issue are agreed and that the staff who will deal with passport and nationality questions are properly trained.

Clause 4 sets out how British citizenship can be acquired by people who become British overseas territories citizens after commencement of the legislation. There are, of course, many people living in the overseas territories who are not British dependent territories citizens. The automatic provisions of the new legislation do not apply to them. To qualify for British citizenship, they will first have to qualify for British overseas territories citizenship by connection with the territory in which they reside. If their application is successful, they will thereafter be free to apply for British citizenship.

Clause 5 and schedule 1 of the Bill further amend the 1981 Act to provide for acquisition of British citizenship by future generations having the requisite connection with any of the qualifying overseas territories. Those provisions will put the qualifying territories in the same position as the UK for that purpose so that, for example, a child born in a qualifying territory after commencement to a parent who is a British citizen or settled there will automatically acquire British citizenship in the same way as a child born in similar circumstances in the UK.

Clauses 6 and 7 and schedule 2 deal with repeals of superseded legislation and the short title, commencement and extent of the Bill. British citizenship will mean that British overseas territories citizens have the right of abode in the United Kingdom and the right of free movement and residence, and with that the opportunity to work, in the European Union member states. In short, Mr. Deputy Speaker, they will have the same entry and residence rights as you or me. They will be able to visit friends and relations or travel on business or for employment without being subject to immigration controls. I know that that has long been a bone of contention.

British dependent territories citizens have never considered it fair that they are subject to immigration control and must pass through the non-EU channel on arrival at UK ports and airports. As British citizens under the Bill, they will not have to

I should like to make an important point at this stage. The Bill is about nationality. British citizenship carries with it the right of abode in the United Kingdom and the right of free movement in Europe, but other rights and obligations, including the right to preferential rates for tertiary education, health and social security benefits and the vote in UK parliamentary elections and the requirement to pay income tax, all depend on residence in the UK, not nationality. Those matters are therefore not covered.

Furthermore, the Bill will have no impact on the constitutional relationship between the United Kingdom and the overseas territories or that between the territories and the European Union. That has been confirmed by the Constitution Committee in another place.

I am aware of concerns surrounding those issues, and also of continuing concern about reciprocity. Representatives of some territories are worried about what would happen if large numbers of British or European citizens were given the right to live in their territories, most of which are small islands that would be unable to cope with such an influx. They point out that granting British and European citizens the right of abode in their territories risks fundamentally altering the social, cultural and economic fabric of the territories.

We have already given assurances that the Bill is non-reciprocal, but in case there are lingering doubts, I am happy to reiterate that that is the case. Please do not think that support for the Bill will entitle you to retirement on Bermuda, Mr. Deputy Speaker. It will not. The legislation is eagerly awaited, nowhere more so than on St. Helena, which will celebrate its quincentenary in May next year. How fitting for its people to be able to celebrate by having British citizenship conferred on them and residence rights in the United Kingdom restored to them. My officials are confident that we will do so in time for the islanders' happy celebration. The time lag between the passing of this legislation through both Houses of Parliament and the issuing of passports is being discussed in the light of representations that my hon. Friend has made to me and colleagues in the Home Office. I hope that the islanders will welcome the fact that we are bringing the Bill through now. I know that they have waited a long time, but we have a heavy parliamentary programme, and we are showing our commitment to getting the Bill through by debating it now.

I know that many Right hon. and hon. Members take an interest in the overseas territories, and have urged the Government to deliver on the granting of citizenship. Given the pressures on the parliamentary timetable, we have been fortunate to secure an opportunity to debate the Bill. I am confident that hon. Members will share my desire to see it approved, and I commend it to the House.

HASH TRASH

Hash #878

24 Nov 01

Hares: The Major & A-Drain

Hounds: Fugitive, Gilligan, Fruit Bat, Miss Trunchbull, Limp Sausage, Twin Peaks, Fido, Rat Boy, Yeti, Ivor the Engine, Elmer Fudd, Thunderthighs, Hong Kong Phooey, Puff Grannie, Chief Longpole, Barley Buckeye, Tit Pecker, Scooter, John, Radley, Tucker, Bruce, Wack, Mike, Steve 1, Alex, Tony, Steve 2, Louise, Mark, John, Paul, Doug, Steve 3

With our stakes claimed at the cook area at English Bay, and our numbers ever growing, the rules are given to the Newbees (and with this lot of hooligans, small words were needed). Buses await to whisk us away to a starting point unknown. Once stopped, our journey shows Sister's in the foreground and groans in the background. ON-ON is sounded and off this pack goes.

A bar check sends Barley Buckeye off to the right and finds him not returning soon. More up as the trail is found and some of our newbees are showing signs of ware. Twin Peaks also shows signs, but of the Friday-nite flu type. ON-ON and up up we go in search of higher ground. Tit Pecker is off with The Fugitive trying to catch him but to no avail. For his own reasons (unknown to mankind), The Major leads us all to the undiscovered rock he had never been to. "?" (me thinks him a strange bird) ON-ON and finally down with a wonderful skree run/ski. At the bottom, feet are removed to redeposit the clinker.

One hasher finds that 'shaking ones leg removes unwanted stones from unwanted places' - a very interesting walk as well!! With stones and clinker removed and shaken loose, the ON-ON is given and off we go again. A-Drain takes the reigns and gives the directions at the next circle check only to find his devilish mind has place some interesting back checks. It was at our next O check that Fido shows all that he IS the Dirtiest Hasher and has drawn first blood. Off again towards the Great Puddle where foods and drinks wait.

Thanks to Sticks and gang for holding the fort and starting the fires. Great hash hares !! With a fine view of the Puddle, the party begins in earnest with Tony and his merry misfits enjoying their run (me thinks they ARE a mad bunch).

All Day Hash next week. All are to meet at Patio 13 where transport will take us to our doom and a day of fun & run. Please meet no later then 11:15 for the start and ½ hour before each section for transport to the start of each hash. £5 per person minimum.

12noon - Rat Boy & Limp Sausage
1pm - Fruit Bat & Fido
2pm - A-Drain & HKP
4pm - Fugitive & Ivor
5pm - The Ladies

Receding hareline - 8 Dec Fugitive & Thunderthighs from Garden Cottage

15 Dec Barley Buckeye & Chief Longpole from Command Hill

HASH SCRIBE - HKP

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