WEST Devon's British number one ladies' pistol shooter, Georgina 'Gorgs' Geikie, took time out of her busy London 2012 Games training schedule to pay a visit to a sponsor.

Gorgs visited Helpful Holidays, the specialist West Country self-catering cottage agency, to collect a sponsorship cheque from general manager Moray Bowater and meet the team.

The Dartmoor-based cottage company has more than 600 properties across the South West and has sponsored Gorgs for the last three years.

Moray said: 'As soon as we heard Gorgs was going for Olympic gold, we were right behind her. She's a great example of someone who is putting everything into reaching her goal and we're delighted to support her.'

Gorgs was selected for the recent European Cartridge Championships held in Belgrade, where she achieved third place.

She said: 'I'm over the moon that Helpful Holidays have agreed to continue supporting me towards the London Olympics.

'I have a training and competition plan in place for this new 2011-12 season and Helpful Holidays' sponsorship will make my first international competition this season, in Luxembourg, possible.'

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