North-West are FIVE-a-SIDE Foorball Champions!
Teams from all over the country travelled to Gosport to compete in the four classes - Junior Girls, Junior Boys, Senior Girls and Senior Boys - for the National 5-a-side, with the ultimate goal of returning with the Lord Burnham Trophy awarded to the winning area.
The atmosphere was competitive but friendly as teams cheered each other on. Eastern Area took the Wilmott Cup for the Senior Girls, OC A Gregory from London Area, OC G Phillips from Northern Ireland and OC M Watt from Northern Ireland took player of the match for Junior Girls, Senior Girls and Junior Boys respectively.
However, the overwhelming winners were North West Area who took the Wain Cup for Junior Girls home with them, the Ganges Cup for Junior Boys, the Guinness Cup for Senior Boys and the Lord Burnham Trophy for overall winning area, as well as Cpl C Woods winning player of the match in the Senior Boys competition.
CSC, Captain Mark Windsor Royal Navy, took to the pitch in a friendly match along with two Area Officers.
Congratulations go out to all the cadets who showed great sportsmanship throughout and to the volunteers and staff who worked behind the scenes, making the event run smoothly.