… to the 2008-9 season, and—for all the boys and girls—to primary school. The times, they are a-changin’, as George was always fond of saying to Ringo …

Thanks to all for making today’s final training session and awards ceremony so enjoyable, especially to Bill for the industrial quantities of bacon butties, which were very sustaining, thank you very much. A couple of things …

Some photographs of today’s awards ceremony: click here.

Registration forms for next season if you’ve not yawned your way through them already: click here. Back to some bloke called Jim asap please.

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An omission from today’s ceremony: thanks, Jim, for your as-ever tremendous commitment—surely that should be “obsession” (Ed.)—and effort over the season – it is much appreciated!

Well done Leopards for an excellent season. Have a splendid summer everyone. Hasta luego …

We’ve another friendly lined up against the newly formed Winchester U11s (managed by Tom’s dad) at Littleton on Saturday 11 July from 09.00 till 10.30.

There’ll be three 15/20 min sessions, to allow us to play as many games as possible, and for Winchester to practise playing 11-a-side.

We’ll rotate line-ups and gaffers.