SAMURAI Judo Club's lower grade players and juniors have followed the recent success of their senior blackbelt colleagues by achieiving promotions.

Senior gradings

Top brown: Carrie-Anne Beddow, John Connor; brown: Paul Meese, Amanda Curley-Floyd; green: Dee Meese; top orange: Mark McHugh; orange: Brett Evans Sue Hancocks.

Junior gradings

Blue belt: David Hadley, Amy Millington; top green: Rosie Tramontana, Emily Watson, Craig Seldon, Sally Moon, Sarah Biles, Amelia Hancocks; green: Rachel Moon, Jessica Sullivan; top orange: Charis Hancocks Ellis Ward-Brennan; mid orange: Dan Watson; orange: Ian Curley-Floyd; yellow: William Cook, Kane Ward-B, Frankie Marston; top red: Clare Hatherill, Pippa Harper, Beatrice Howarth; mid red: James Hatherill; red: Sophie Woodward.

Junior Referees Course

Grade two: Lottie Millington, Jessica Sullivan; grade one: Charis Hancocks, Tom Wilkes, Kayleigh Meese, Craig Seldon; grade three theory: Amy Millington; senior theory: Annabel Webb.

For details about starting judo or information about the Samurai club and its activities, telephone 07761 122977 or visit the Samurai website on www.samurai.org.uk