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An honour and a privilege

There is little doubt that my lead item in this issue of Connections must be about the Queen's Golden Jubilee.What a wonderful nation Great Britain is - what a fortunate nation Great Britain is to have as a head of state HM Queen Elizabeth II.
The passing of the Queen Mother left the nation with great sorrow but it is now plain to see that the nation has accepted HM Queen Elizabeth II as their matriarch with great joy and adoration.The celebrations during the holiday weekend leave no doubt about the affection everyone has for this remarkable Royal.
The Nike Group of Companies proudly joined in the Golden jubilee celebrations as the principal sponsor of Berkshire Golden Youth,a wonderful event organised under the auspices of the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Philip Wroughton.The event brought together 2,500 of Berkshire's youth to show their achievements in sports, the arts, culture and much more. The event, on 10 May, saw the culmination of the hard work of Berkshire's Golden Youth when they performed for HM The Queen and Prince Philip at Bisham Abbey. I had the honour of escorting Her Majesty around the Nike Group's exhibits at the festival where she chatted with some of the people involved with our presentation.
Her Majesty was particularly interested in the blind skiers where she showed some amazement at the fact that one skier was totally blind yet enjoying, without fear, the act of skiing down our slope.
Her Majesty also chatted with young Boprey - a Buzzers ice hockey junior bee. Remy clearly remembered his manners when he took off his baseball cap and expressed the reason for not being on the ice. Queen Elizabeth also commented on the height of the basketball players as she watched the play and said that she had met a basketball player the previous evening and had been impressed by his great height.
Perhaps, this is the moment to say how impressed I was with the Nike Group displays and to express my sincere thanks to everyone involved. It was wonderful to see the huge interest created in our area in the sports of skiing, ice hockey and ice skating, and basketball. I am certain that it left a lasting impression on The Queen, and all involved can be very proud of their contribution. My sincere heartfelt thanks to the staff, the voluntary helpers and the management for making sure that this one-off, very special, occasion made its mark - and it did.A full report from the event is on page one.
Our last season in ice hockey and basketball did not bode well for our Superleague and Premier League teams with each finishing well down the league tables. Great disappointment is felt all around but this is not the place to dwell and we must positively look forward.
I know that both coaches are preparing their teams with an eye to great achievements in the next season.
Success has been achieved with the approval of a planning application for a golf driving range adjacent to the Bracknell John Nike Leisuresport Complex.This will increase the range of leisure facilities that can be offered to the community and should be an interesting building contract for Nike Construction Limited. I am certainly looking forward the commencement of this project and the opening of the facility.
Is it too soon to write about the festive plans already being prepared for the season of good will? I think not and give you a flavour
of the festivities planned at The

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The Nike Group in brief

Llandudno Ski and Snowboard Centre has launched an exciting programme of activities for summer 2002. It offers a greater range of fun activities for holidaymakers and day-trippers who can experience one of the many keenly priced winter sports activities. All-inclusive sessions start from £8.75 per person.
The centre sits over 400 feet above sea level next to the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and has spectacular views of the North West coastline. If you haven't visited the'family- friendly' centre yet, make sure it's high on your list.

Rainbow Colourprint has recently appointed two new members of staff. Ross Lovell joined as the new designer in March. He has a degree in graphic design and has put it to full use with new ideas and concepts for Rainbow's customers.
Ian Saxelby-Smith joined as new print sales executive in May. Ian has both design and print experience and is happy to work with conceptual design and print projects. He is looking forward to making contact with local companies over the coming months.
If you would like to talk to Ian or Ross about a project, they can be contacted in the office on 01344 789500. Ian can also be contacted on his mobile, 07973 341561.

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