CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION
2007 ANNUAL REPORT
1.Championships
   The following Championships were staged:
a) Cross Country at Knights Grange, Winsford on 6.1.07
b) Track and Field at Macclesfield on 12/13.5.07
c) Track Relays at Macclesfield on 1.7.07 .
   d) Junior Multi Events at Macclesfield on 10.9.07 .
   e) Road Relays at Sefton Park, Liverpool on 16.9.07 ( incorporating the NW Road Relay Championships)
   f) 10K incorporated in the Birchwood 10K, on 19.8.07.
   g) Half Marathon included in the Wilmslow Half Marathon on, 25.3.07 at Wilmslow. 
   h) Fell Race near Leek on 28.10.07
   Thanks to our committee members who played key roles in the first 5 events.
   Cheshire also participated in the following Inter County Meetings:
a)	Cross Country at Nottingham in Feb. 07.
b)	NoEAA T&F Meeting at Hull on 26.8.07 (in the absence of a team manager only a few participated).
2. Officials
   An Officials Course was held in April, at which 6 became qualified. 
3.	  Awards
     Cheshire
   S McGrath was awarded the John Young Award for services to Cheshire.
     NW Region
    It is not yet known if the Region intend to make awards or whether there will be any justification for them.
4.	Accidents
No accidents were reported in the year. This is a subject which is frequently overlooked. Any accident involving a hospital visit must be formally reported to UKA. In addition to that, discretion should be used with regard to less serious incidents. It might be helpful if the permit /licence reminded or insisted upon this. Someone must be nominated for this duty before the day.
5.	Secretary’s Comments
a)	Our web master continues to provide an excellent and prompt listing of the results of all our Championships and has also amassed records of passed Championships. This is our only archive. If anyone has any old results, which are not listed, please send a copy to him. This is a subject, which the Committee has never given any consideration to. He deserves to be congratulated on appointing himself Cheshire County Athletics Archivist. 
b)	The Newsletter continues to be an extremely informative source of county news edited by Ellen Molloy.
c)	The Road Race Grand Prix has added interest to the Boarder League’s runners and in ’08 further awards have been agreed (funded by receipts from the Road Race levies refund).
d)	We are now under the governing body of England Athletics/ NW Region. However, the NW Region has had its problems with resignations from both the Committee and its Officials. Unfortunately, Officials can improve their career prospects by moving about UKA and Sport England to the detriment of athletics. It would be beneficial if the Counties could have sight of the NW committee minutes, so that its performance can be better assessed.
e)	The Committee met 10 times this year.  
f)	A Handicap scheme, devised by George Bunner, was implemented in Cheshire this year. In road running in was introduced in the Border League, where it has given encouragement to athletes who are not usually among the early finishers. Trials were also carried out in T&F with encouraging results.
g)	As new government legislation is introduced which affect sport, club constitutions need to be revised accordingly. Since the average club committee does not have a lawyer on it; guidance is required. The governing body does not do this, and never has. Can this be arranged?
h)	Athletic competition had a good year in Cheshire but the new governance is taking while to bed in. 

BJ Warren, 15.2.08