PROMISING Malvern runner Neil Watts is taking part in the 43rd National Boys Cross- Country Championships tomorrow (Saturday) at Stanmer Park, Brighton.

Neil, aged 17, a pupil at The Chase Sixth Form, qualified for the Worcestershire county team with a good performance in the County Championships held at Bredon School.

The Senior Boys (U17 & U18) championships is to be run over a distance of 6,900 metres and is due to start at 3.40pm.