NORTH OF ENGLAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

2003 ANNUAL REPORT
1.Championships
   The following Championships were staged:
a) Cross Country at Vauxhall’s Social Club on 5.1.03.
b) Track and Field at Macclesfield on 10&11.5.03.
c) Track Relays at Warrington on 13.7.03.
d) Junior Multi Events at Macclesfield on 14.9.03.
e) Road Relays at Sefton Park, Liverpool on 20.9.03.This was organised as a NW venture and included the Championships of Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Prizes were also awarded on an overall North West  basis.
f) 10K incorporated in the Birchwood 10K on 17.8.03.
g) Half Marathon included in the Wilmslow Half Marathon on 23.3.03.
h) Fell Race at Cilcain on 2.11.03.
                		i) Cheshire participated in the following Inter County Meetings:
1) Cross Country at Nottingham in Feb.03.
2) T&F Meeting at Bedford in May 03.
3) Fell Race on 20.7.03 at Ingleborough in N. Yorks.

2.Officals
No Officials Course was held in the past year but Health and Safety Workshops were held within the county to make people aware of safety matters. 

3.Awards
a) The John Young Officials Award was given to George Bunner for his contribution to Cheshire Athletics over a very long time.  

4.Secretary’s Comments
a) In the past year the Committee met 10 times plus the AGM.
b) From the administrative point of view, the most significant change in the past year is the change of mode in distributing the Newsletters and Minutes from post to e mail. Previously about 65 envelopes were despatched, now it’s down to less than 25. That makes a significant saving in postal cost and labour. John Driscoll is to be congratulated for the greatly improved Newsletter and for its wider distribution  which he now gives it. Any ideas on extending the distribution of the Newsletter will be gratefully received.
c) The Cheshireaa Web site continues to offer an excellent service thanks to Ashley Pritchard, the webmaster. 
d) This year Cheshire entered the UKCAU Road Race Grand Prix for the second time and once again we appear to be the only County in NoEAA so to do. Our thanks to Adrian Thiemicke for driving this along.

BJ Warren
Secretary
9.2.04