Announcements - in chronological order!
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ENGLAND ATHLETICS CONSULTATIONS All clubs should have received just before Christmas the latest details of proposals for the restructuring of athletics in England. A number of open meetings are being held throughout England for you to put your comments and questions to Jack Buckner (who is responsible for drawing up the proposals) and others involved in the project. This is your chance to make your views known. The most convenient meeting for Cheshire clubs is at : Robin Park Stadium, Wigan on Wednesday, 2 February, 6:30 for 7pm See you there. |
on Saturday, January 15th. Again Vale Royal AC members, with the Local Council Sports Development personnel, under the direction of Shaun McGrath set out an excellent course which was a bit muddier than a year previous. I am sure other clubs who have in the past organised these championships must wonder how Shaun gets such a good group of enthusiasts together who get the work done in sufficient time to have refreshments before marshalling the races. Well done Vale Royal AC.
We wish the Cheshire teams good running at the Inter-county Championships at Nottingham on March 5th.
Track & Field Championships 2005 :
Dates and venues set recently are :
Track & Field : Macclesfield on 14 & 15 May
Track relays : Stanney, Ellesmere Port on 3 July
Multi-events : Macclesfield on 11 Sept
Inter County ½ marathon Championships :
These are being held in conjunction with the Hastings event on 13th March 2005. Interested persons of a good standard are asked to contact Adrian Thiemicke - contact details below.
A special notice from the Cheshire Schools AA :
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The Cheshire Schools CC Championships will be held on Saturday, 5 February at Reaseheath Agricultural College, nr Nantwich. The local contact is Chris Steele at Coppenhall HS, but entry is through your District Schools Team Manager. Also Schools Inter-counties event hosted by Cheshire Schools AA will be held at Castle Park, Frodsham on Saturday, 26 February, Contact is Ann Groves (01606 852120 at school or 01606 871370 at home). The match is against West Midlands, Leicestershire and Shropshire. |
Cheshire Road Running Grand Prix.
All except a couple of Cheshire clubs have responded to the co-ordinator about the proposed 2005 series, the first race being the 4 Villages ½ marathon at Helsby on 23 January. Other events in the series are listed in the Cheshire fixtures below.
Contact details for the co-ordinator, Adrian Thiemicke (e-mail : roadracegp@cheshireaa.com Tel : 01270 569012)
Road Race Fixtures (in Cheshire).
Forthcoming road races in Cheshire which have been notified to Adrian Thiemicke and Permits will be applied for are
23 Jan 4 Villages ½ mara, Helsby Cheshire GP1
6 Feb Alsager 5M (Ken Rushton 01782 330853) Ches GP2
6 Feb Runcorn 5 mile (Halton BC 0151 420 9414)
20 Mar Wilmslow ½ M (M Fowler 01625 434235) Ches GP3
27 Mar Bridge 5 mile (Halton BC 0151 420 9414)
27 Mar South Chesh 10K, Crewe (S Walker 01270 662671)
5 Apr Chester 5M (R Batterham 01244 300107) Ches GP4
24 Apr Whitley 10K
8 May South Cheshire 20 mile, Crewe (R Brown, 01270 569656)
13 May Christleton 5K (R Bailey 01244 300571) Ches GP5
22 May Chester ½ marathon (01244 402273 Chester City Council Sports Development).
29 May “Warrington 10K” (S Eckford 01925 723043)
4 Jun P Lowe/Hollins Green 5K (Dr J Spencer 01925 818807)
24 Jun Tattenhall Tough Team Race (L Woodley 01829 770770)
25 Jun Lymm 5K (Dr J Spencer 01925 818807)
?? Jun Warrington RR 10K
6 Jul Forest Pk Ladies 5K (A Garnett 01606 888319)
(Jul Chester 5K not being held)
?? Aug Pie & Peas 5M, nr Winsford
21 Aug Birchwood 10K (A Garnett 01606 888319) Ches GP6 and Cheshire 10K Champs.
24 Aug Capenhurst 5K (S Blaylock 0151 356 4299)
25 Sep Antrobus 10K (R Harris 01565 733487)
25 Sep Sutton 6 10K, nr Chester (M Lamb 0151 255 2520) Ches GP 7
2 Oct Macclesfield ½ marathon (T Stock 01625 500402)
9 Oct Congleton ½ marathon (M thomas 01260 280152) Ches Champs.
(Oct Chester Zoo 10K not being held)
5 Nov Langley 7 mile, nr Macclesield (T Stock 01625 500402)
26 Dec Chester Round the Walls (B Hastings)
Open Cross Country Meeting : 19 February at Joey the Swan Fields, Wistaston, Crewe; organised by South Cheshire H (R Brown, 01270 569656) Senior athletes only (ladies 4.5ml; male 6ml)
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CHESHIRE Track & Field League : AGM is on Wed 9th February at Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham (&:30pm??)
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UKA Coaching Courses :
Below are local ones to Cheshire.
Level 1
19/03/05 SportCity, Manchester (NW062)
02/07/05 SportCity, Manchester (NW063)
Children in Athletics
22/01/05 SportCity, Manchester (NWCIA12)
26/03/05 SportCity, Manchester (NWCIA17)
03/07/05 SportCity, Manchester (NWCIA18)
Level 2 (Core)
19&20/02/05 SportsCity, Manchester (NW215)
Level 2 (Event Specific) :
23/24 April 05 at SportsCity Manchester
Please book your place with Tony Airnes (Tel : 01253 358168 or e-mail : tairnes@ukathletics.org.uk) well before the date of the course.
Eddie Gore (Tel : 0151 513 5606), the Cheshire County AA Coaching Co-ordinator, has asked that a reminder is published to all UKA qualified coaches that their passes are due for renewal in April 2005. The scheme requires coaches to have attended courses and these to be noted in their pass book. Eddie has not got a clear answer from UKA as to what happens in the event of not enough credits. He therefore strongly advises that those who have been on courses to ensure their passes were signed by the course organiser/presenter. Also to consider going on appropriate courses.
Additional information on suitable courses should also be available from Leonie Lightfoot at Sport Cheshire (contact details in the contacts section)
Contacts
Please note new contact details for :
Michael Hunt, Regional Development Co-ordinator for NW England. He is based at Sports City, Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF. Tel : 0161 223 6161; Mobile : 07968 498710; e-mail : mhunt@englandathletics.org
Leonie Lightfoot, Athletics Development Officer for Sport Cheshire (Active Sport) : contact details are Tel : 01606 871812 Ext 242 and e-mail : leoniel@sportcheshire.org
Club changes :
Further to last month’s statement concerning clubs who have not paid affiliation fees to NoEAA, 2 have now paid and are reinstated. Those clubs are Capenhurst RC and Team realrunner.com.
Address changes
The NoEAA moved office with effect from 1st November 2004. The address of their new office is : 7A Wellington Road East, Dewsbury, West Yorks WF13 1HF (Tel : 0870 991 4545, Fax : 0870 991 4546; e-mail : info@noeaa-athletics.org.uk).
To ensure your club continues to get information from varoious athletic bodies please ensure the County Secretary, Brian Warren is informed of any changes of Secretary for your club (Contact details : Brian Warren, 51 Fairways, Frodsham WA6 7RY, Tel No : 01928 732529, e-mail : brian@brianwarren.fsnet.co.uk). Also please inform the NoEAA Office in Dewsbury.
Communications
Please ensure your club members see this Newsletter. The next County committee meeting is on 8 December at the Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham at 7:30pm. Hopefully we will see your club represented at this meeting.
Editor - John Driscoll (0151 339 5341 or, preferably, jld@sunnyfield.co.uk).
Any views expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Cheshire County AA. Contributions are welcome.
Cheshire AA Committee meeting dates for 2005 are : 16 March (Frodsham), 20 April, 18 May, 15 June (all at Knight,s Grange, Winsford; 27 July, 7 Sept, 12 Oct, 9 Nov and 14 Dec all at Frodsham. All clubs are entitled to a representative at these meetings - hope to see you there.
A repeated request :
At the December County committee meeting I indicated that I was looking for another person to take on the post of Newsletter editor - any offers??
Remember to look at the Cheshire County AA web-site for latest news and information :
www.cheshireaa.com