On the way to his 5th visit to Catania in Sicily, ECC Coach Richard O'Sullivan paid a flying visit to Grosseto, just under a two hour drive north of Rome, to visit the venue of the inaugural ECC U13 2nd Division Tournament, to be held 25–29 August. More… The cream of Europe's cricketers will be heading for the sunny climes of Alfaz, on the east coast of Spain, in April to attend the ICC European Development Programme's first Academy. More… The FCA are looking to expand the Finnish championship from the present 4-team structure to a 7-team league which will result in cricket being played on every weekend from May to the end of September. More… The Hellenic Cricket Federation held a meeting for all the PE teachers working in primary schools in the Municipality of Corfu on Saturday 19 January. More… Three wise men with a gift of cricket drive into Dublin this weekend for the "Ireland Cricket Roadshow". The initiative is one of the most ambitious parts of the International Cricket Council's European Development Programme. More.. * Changes to the Norwegian Cricket Board committee were ratified at their AGM on 27 January, with Bob Gibb (Oslo CC) officially taking over as President, Khanlid Mehmood (Sentrum CC) as Vice-President, and Simon Herbert (Aliens CC) as Secretary. * Andy Roost (Winterthur CC) replaces Peter Maclaverty as International Match Manager for the Swiss Cricket Association. * The Europe Office recently had a visit from Gregor, Carsten and Jens from Oldenburger CC, one of the newest clubs in Germany. The three were in London for a few days and decided they couldn't leave without seeing the home of cricket - we hope they will return to Germany suitably inspired for the coming season!