1. Branch Diary

Scheduled meetings for 2010 are:

Date

Topic

Time & Venue

6th April

Talk/Discussion by Lothian & Borders Firearms Officers

7pm - Education Centre, Dalkeith Country Park*

4^th May

Talk by National Wildlife Crime Unit

7pm - Education Centre, Dalkeith Country Park*

1^st June

Branch Clay Shoot

7pm - Lammerlaw Gun Club, Macmerry

13^th June

Wilf Cross Trophy Shoot

2pm - Kelhope Range, Carfraemill

27^th June

Borders Inter Branch Shoot

Parton, Dumfries & Galloway

7^th September

5^th October

2^nd November

*for Education Centre enter Dalkeith Country Park from Dalkeith High Street, take first left and Education Centre is 100 yards on the right.

2. Year So Far

Borders Shoot
The yearly British Deer Society Borders Inter Branch Range Day took place on Sunday 27^th June with participants coming from North East England, North West England, South West Scotland and South East Scotland. Congratulations go to South West Scotland who retained the Borders Shoot Trophy and to Douglas Copland who also retained the individual trophy.

Although the event took place at Parton, Dumfries & Galloway the day was hosted by the South East Scotland branch. However many thanks must go to Maitland Rankin, Glen Heggs and other members of the South West Scotland Branch team for their help and also to the RCO Steve Baldry who were all instrumental in making the day a success.

The results for the day were:

Branch	Roe Target (100 yds)	BDS Target (200 yds)	Total
South West Scotland	305	135	440
South East Scotland	288	133	421
North West England	266	47	313
North East England	246	51	297
High Gun - Douglas Copland	77	37	114

Andy Craig (South West Scotland Captain) Douglas Copland (High Gun)
receiving trophy from Steve Baldry receiving trophy from Steve Baldry

Wilf Cross Trophy
The Branch Shoot for the Wilf Cross Trophy took place on Sunday 13^th June at the Kelhope Range, Carfraemill.

The results of the competition were:

1^st	John Bremner	Wilf Cross trophy
2^nd	John Campbell-Smith	Branch Shield
3^rd	Al Partlett
4^th	Douglas Sibbald
5^th	Calum Abernethy
6^th	Moe Morris
7^th	David Laidlaw
8^th	Steve Baldry
9^th	Tony Bacon

Many thanks to the RCO's John Campbell-Smith and Steve Baldry for ensuring the event ran smoothly.

Pic 3 Wilf Cross Trophy Group 2010 v1

The Wilf Cross Trophy Group.

Branch Clay Shoot
The Branch Clay shoot took place on 1st June at the Lammerlaw Gun Club, Macmerry. Congratulations go to Fraser Abernethy for his win with Douglas Sibbald/Calum Abernethy joint second and Cameron Manson in third place. All members and guests who attended had very enjoyable evening thanks to the members of the Lammerlaw Gun Club who ran the event.

SES Clay Group v1

The winners of the Branch clay shoot.

SES Winner Fraser Abernethy v1

Winner Fraser Abernethy in action.

Talk by Lothian & Borders Firearms Officers
On the 6^th April 2010 two representatives from the Lothian & Borders Police Firearms Department gave a very interesting talk about the work they do and the problems they encounter in the handling of firearms and shotgun certificate renewals and applications. The meeting was well attended by Branch members who asked many questions and received excellent answers on all aspects of firearms legislation.

Talk by officer from National Wildlife Crime Unit
On the 4^th May Charles Everett from the National Wildlife Crime Unit explained how the unit operated across the various police forces within the UK. One of the main tasks of the unit was to collate information on wildlife crime and coordinate actions to apprehend the perpetrators.

3. Email addresses for Branch Members

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The Membership Secretary contact details are: Annie Nadin

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