Date: 6 to 8 December
Venue: Ampton, Suffolk
By kind permission of: the Turner family and the invitation of Peter Rushbrook
Sponsors: Skinner’s, BASC, Countrywide stores, Field Trial Management System, Darlington Vets, Paul French International, Gundog Gear, Hy-Fly Hatcheries, The Kennel Club, Isuzu GB, Pernice Press, Steve Petch and Susan Rose China
Judges: Phil Allen, Robert Atkinson, Kevin Doughty and Billy Steel
Chief steward: Gilly Nickols
Steward of the beat: Alan Hammond
Guns on the first day: John Keegan, Tom Lowe, Peter Tidey, Nigel Reed, Peter Rushbrook, Charlie Rushbrook, Vic Vermeiren and Roger Wade
Entries: 54
Weather over the three days: Cold, breezy, still, overcast, fog and some sunshine
Terrain: Flat and rolling fields, stubble, mustard, fodder beet, woodlands, reeds, white grass and marsh
Game: Pheasants, red-legged partridges, woodpigeon, hares,…