The Wychwood February 2013 Oxfordshire Cross Country Girls U11 Championship Alexandra Wins Gold! The Oxfordshire since then we have Cross Country seen her go from Championships strength to took place at strength. Shotover Park, Her very first race Oxford on Sunday in October saw her 6th January. The placed 25 th in a U11 distance was field of 70 girls in two kilometers on the U11 age a wet and group. She extremely muddy improved on this course. to a 14 th position and then a 9 th Alex at Speed! position at the start Alex ran a ‘storm’ of the Christmas of a race taking break. and holding the lead from start to Worth the Effort finish, completing With the the course in 9 Championship minutes 18 race looming at seconds and the end of the winning the holiday period Championship title by a clear distance. Christmas was not as restful as in Alex has always loved to run and seems previous years and Alex was training with to do everything at speed. Watching the the club throughout the holiday. All of her summer Olympics gave her, as it did for effort and determination has paid off and many children, the inspiration to try and she is thrilled with her win. take something that she loves to another Liz Scrivener level. So in early September, Alex proud Mum of decided to join Oxford Athletics Club and Alexandra Scrivener age 9 ½ Gail’s Plant Sale The plant sale will be on Shipton Village All donations of plants, vegetables or Green on Saturday 25 th May. flowers -anything that will sell - will be All proceeds in aid of the Wild Garden gratefully received. (see the article on Page 33). Just bring them along to Shipton Village So please think of me as you start your Green between 10am and 1pm on 25 th spring work in the garden, thinning out May, when we hope to have all manner of the borders, sowing seeds and taking good things to tempt you to buy! cuttings. Gail Huntingford www.thewychwood.co.uk 7 .