THREE members of Devizes Canoe Club returned from Macedonia where they competed in the European U23 and Junior Wild Water Kayaking Championships last weekend.

Jodie Ball won a bronze medal in the Junior Women's Classic team race in Skopje alongside teammates Esme Durrant and Laura Milne.

Ball's clubmates Alex Sheppy and Spencer Armstrong were racing in the U23 men's competitions and, along with Freddie Brown of Melksham's Wiltshire Youth club, finished in a highly creditable seventh place in the team sprint.

All four Wiltshire paddlers were part of the 13-strong Great Britain team that competed in individual and team races against athletes from the leading kayaking nations including the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, France and Slovenia.