Complex sentence: The 18-month programme begins with National Selections in each participating nation, followed by an International Selections event at Eastnor Castle in the UK in February 2009 with the Challenge Finals taking place over three weeks in June 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: The 18-month programme begins with National Selections in each participating nation, followed by an International Selections event at Eastnor Castle in the UK. For the forthcoming Challenge this will be in February 2009 with the Challenge Finals taking place over three weeks in June 2009.