A very successful Finals Day was held at Jubilee Hall, Timsbury on Sunday 15th May with an excellent attendance filling the hall. The judge for the day, Martin Faiers of the SPA, was particularly impressed by the high standard of work on display and it was obvious that he would have his work cut out.

SF President Terri Neill-Griffin was Master of Ceremonies and after a few introductions the best PDIs were projected first. Although there was a spread of subjects, there was a fair proportion of Natural History work and the large number of birds on show drew plenty of praise. Whittling down rapidly to the best dozen or so, Martin then appraised the images prior to further filtering down to the top five. After a long deliberation, Basingstoke CC's Keith Polwin was delighted to see his Young Swallows take the honours.

Choosing the best individual Prints was no easier for Martin. The quality of the work was such that choosing the best image took some time and Martin was unable to resist awarding five highly commendeds. This time Fergus Cowhig of New Forest CC was victorious with his Barn Owl in Flight.

In the Invitation Match to choose the clubs representing the Southern Fed at Connah's Quay, L4 winners Fordingbridge CC just pipped L3 winners Highcliffe & Infinity CC by half a mark. They now join pre-qualifiers Chichester CC.

Terri closed the event by presenting certificates to the 2010-11 League winning clubs and thanked the judge and all those involved. Thanks went to Les Lloyd for his efforts in revamping the League at the beginning of the season and Chris Neill-Griffin, Steve Kirkby and especially scorer Bill Flood for ensuring the new Leagues' success.

Many thanks are also due to the Lofts for the refreshments during the interval and John Walters amongst numerous others who provided valuable assistance with preparing the room.