A tremendous performance from Waveney saw them emerge as SYG Champions for the third consecutive year, with St. Edmundsbury and Mid Suffolk in second and third places respectively. The overall title victory was decided by the narrowest of margins, with just one point separating the top two teams. Success was shared across all seven districts taking part with Ipswich & Suffolk Coastal being jointly awarded the Fair Play title and Forest Heath being the greenest team & winning the award for re-cycling more plastic bottles than any other team. Sponsors the East of England Co-operative Society (Co-op), supplied 3000 bottles of water & thanks to the competition, the majority of these were subsequently re-cycled.

Joint SYG hosts St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Abbeycroft Leisure and King Edward School laid on an excellent range of facilities which not only catered for the main competitive sports but also provided for a range of demonstration sports and entertainment. Sporting Champion, Goldie Sayers, taking time out from her worldwide schedule, was a big hit with both participants and spectators. The British record holder at Javelin & Athletics Team Captain was on hand to inspire competitors & present medals.

All the people who contributed to the success of the day must be congratulated. Sponsors Redrow Homes, Co-op, Explore & the EADT / Evening Star made the day possible. The numerous volunteers were brilliant both in running the sports events and with the general organisation. Among these were a number of student volunteers from King Edward School who were getting their first taste of volunteering at a major event. Their commitment and enthusiasm added greatly to the occasion. Volunteer officials from a range of sports clubs ensured the sports events ran smoothly & once again the organisers are grateful to RAF Honington for providing tented accommodation thankfully of more use for shade than rain protection this year!

A spectacular addition to this year's event, was a visit from the London 2012 Roadshow - one of only 2 such appearances in the East Region. With ahost of displays including sports & related attractions, with it's aim of increasing activity levels amongst all age groups, the Roadshow drew spectators from across the county.

The Youth Games programme is designed to get more young people taking part regularly in club sport. In the weeks leading in to the Games, recruitment and coaching programmes were run by local clubs and coaches linking to nearby schools. Local management across the range of sports and with respect to logistical arrangements was provided by the respective local authority Sports Development Officers. This led to a team approach within each local community.

Everyone is eagerly awaiting details of next years event For further information please contact Tracy Brownlow at: Tel 01379 677307 or 07901 857732 Email tracybrownlow@btconnect.com