News

27th August: Andy Webster Run - can you help? [Top]

Just a reminder that the Andy Webster Memorial Run will be taking place on Monday 5th Sepetmber starting at 7.00pm aswell as a 1 mile junior run starting at 7.05pm.

As always volunteers will be needed on the night to help marshall the junior run, serve tea, tidy up, etc. If you can help please contact Rebecca Ibbs.

16th August: Craig's 40th [Top]

Everyone's favourite postie, Craig Ashton, will be celebrating his 40th birthday at the Aneesa Indian Restaurant in Midway, Newcastle, on 16th September, meeting at 7.30pm

All are welcome to come along & help Craig celebrate. Please contact Craig, Gail Lowe or Charles Larsson to let them know if you are interested with a £5 deposit (total cost approx £15).

Remember to bring you own booze as it is not licensed!

30th July: Andy Webster Memorial Run [Top]

This year's Andy Webster Memorial Run will take place on Monday 6th September.

The run starts at 7pm from the club house and is approx 5km. The twist is that it is a 'limp-wristed' run. That means that you estimate how long it will take you and there is a prize for the male and female who gets closest to their estimated time. Easy you might say but you are not allowed to wear a watch! It will cost £1 to enter with all the money going to a Charity.

This event is open to all club members over the age of 14 but this year there will also be a shorter 1 mile course starting at 7.05pm for our younger members so that everyone can join in.

Please also bring some food/drink with you, as there will be a club social afterwards.

20 July: Juniors shine for club & county [Top]

Over 30 junior athletes turned out for the club at the 2nd Heart of England fixture at Nuneaton on July 4th.

There were a number of good performances on a rain free, warm sunny day, with Newcastle athletes placing well in most events. The team finished 2nd overall on the day and need a good turn out on the last fixture at Leicester on Saturday September 4th to maintain their position.

Please click here to see the results.

Some of our Juniors competed for Staffordshire Schools last night at Telford against Shropshire, with some good performances.

Adam Jones finished 1st in the 100m, 2nd in the 200m and 1st relay team. Charlie Bagguley was 3rd in 100m and Dilys Grocott 4th in the 800m.

James Fradley won the 1500m (by a whisker) with a new pb of 4:45.3 placing him 18th in the UK with another year in the U13's.

14 July: Julia 2nd in British Vets 5000 [Top]

Club coach Julia Myatt finished an excellent 2nd in the W45 category over 5000m at the British Masters Track & Field Championships held on 4th July in Cardiff, adding to her British Duathlon title won earlier in the year.

Despite the blustery conditions Julia recorded a fast 18.42.

12 July: AGM [Top]

This year's AGM will be held on Monday 4th October at the clubhouse, starting at 7.30pm.

If anybody has any issues they would like be discussed on the night then please email Rebecca Ibbs before the meeting.

All club members are encouraged to attend so you can have a say in the running of your club.

4 July: Newcastle Relays - report & results [Top]

Staffs Moorlands ran out clear winners with Kyle Fowler producing the fastest time of the day on the last leg to overtake Newcastle, with Trentham 3rd.

Kyle covered the course in 4.39 with Newcastle's new signing John Dutton recording 4.44.

Trentham retained their title in the Ladies category with Newcastle's Cath Dulla recording the fastest leg (5.21).

Staffs Moorlands also ran out winners in the U15 Girls and Ladies Vets races, who also supplied the fastest legs by Katie Hughes (5.44) & Kerry Marchant (5.37).

Contrary to the result announced on Saturday winners of the 'Mixed' category were Newcastle Upstarts, leading home Trentham and Newcastle. This was due to a team being entered in the wrong category.

This means that Numpty Nevilles of Uttoxeter were the winners of the U15 Boys race!

Well done and many thanks to all the teams who took part and the volunteers who helped set up the course, marshal, etc, etc.

We hope you enjoyed it and will hopefully see you all again next year!

Click here to download this year's results.

1 July: Juniors shine in school events[Top]

A number of club members have recently competed in the Staffs Schools Champs, held at Northwood on 12th June.

In the Intermediate boys Oliver Brereton was 7th in the 400m in 57.1 and Liam Riley 8th (58.7). Oliver then won the 400m hurdles in 65.2. Ben Brereton finished 4th in the 1500m in 4.37.9

In the Intermediate Girls Hannah Jones competed in the 800m finishing 6th in 2.47.3.

Josh Scibetta competed in the Junior Boys 100 & 200m, finishing 4th (12.1) and 2nd (24.5) repsectively.

The Junior Girls also performed well. Chloe Phillips finished 6th in the 800m in 2.49.6. Molly Patrick was 4th in the 200m (28.4) and 11th in the long jump (3.88) with sister Chloe 5th in the 75m hurdles (14.3) and 2nd in the Javelin (22.52). Last but not least, Louise Clarke was 7th in the 200m (30.4) and 4th in the Javelin (21.01). Looks like it was a busy afternoon!

Three of the above were also selected to compete for Staffordshire in the Mason Trophy (Inter Counties Schools) held at the Alexander Stadium.

Josh Scibetta was 7th in the 200m, recording 24.32. Oliver Brereton ran a PB of 64.6 in the 400m hurdles to finish 6th with Charlotte Dale also recording a PB in the 1500 of 5.15.7 in 14th place.

The U15 girls also entered a team in the relays at the Potters 'Arf, finishing 7th in 1.49.35. Well done to Bethany Wilson, Charlotte Dale, Molly Patrick & Chloe Patrick.

1 July: Paul wins British Tri champs[Top]

Congratulations to Paul Crisford for winning his age group in the British Triathlon championships held at Bala on 13th June.

1 July: Congratulations Charli![Top]

Chief Washlands Relays organiser Charli Weller gave birth to her second little boy yesterday. Sean was born at 9.15 weighing in at 8lb 8oz.

Congratulations to Charli and family from all at the club and hope to see you all soon.

29 June: Shugbrough Relays review [Top]

A total of 238 made the start line for this year's Shugborough Relays, held last Wednesday in warm & sunny conditions when England were still in the World Cup :(.

Newcastle turned out 13 teams in all and managed to pick up a couple of trophies.

The Ladies team of Catherine Dulla, Mel Young, Michelle Buckle and Jaqui Slack stormed to a comfortable victory over Trentham, with Catherine also recording the fastest leg.

Three other ladies teams competed finishing a respectable 10th, 12th and 16th, with the Ladies Vets running well for 3rd place.

The Girls (U52) team also won their category, with good performances from Charlotte Dale, Dilys Grocott, Charlie Baggeley and Molly Patrick, with Charlotte quickest overall.

The Men's team finished a solid 4th with new member 'Australian' John the quickest member in 10.08, with the vets team in 7th and the ultra vets 6th.

The Junior Boys (U64) finished 7th with 11 year old James Fradley enjoying a tussle on the last leg with 99 year old Rob Ibbs(!), with Rob using his experience to sneak in front.

Newcastle were also represented in the mixed event (U64) fielding two teams, finishing 6th & 7th, with Megan Beech making her club debut.

Well done to all who took part and thanks to all who sorted teams, etc, and of course to Rebecca for organising the sausage and chips - a key part of any athletes diet.

Please click here to see the results.

28 June: Newcastle Relays call to arms [Top]

the Newcastle 4 x 1 mile relays are this Saturday (3rd July) at 2pm in Lyme Valley and we are short of marshals.

If you can help out for a few hours Saturday afternoon we would really appreciate it. You need to be at Lyme Valley for 1pm and will be finished by 3.30pm. You even get to wear a lovely flourescent bib!

All instructions will be given on the day and you get to see the race whilst helping the club.

If you can help out, please email Rebecca.

28 June: Washlands Relays [Top]

Would anybody like to take part in the Washlands Relays, hosted by Burton AC?

It's held on Friday 16th July at Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton on Trent.

The teams are 4 to count for men, and 3 for women, and the laps are 2 miles. Entries are taken on the night up to 6.30 for a 7pm start.

If your are interested then please let Rebecca know so teams can be arranged, etc. Charli would normally handle the entries but may be otherwise engaged!

18 June: Swift swoops to victory! [Top]

Congratulations to Wendy Swift for winning the Aldrige 4.3km in a time of 18.35.

14 June: Catherine 3rd in Potters 'Arf [Top]

Catherine Dulla finished 3rd in yesterday's Potters 'Arf, held for once in relatively cool conditions. Michelle Buckle continued her recent good form to finish 5th with the ladies also winning the team prize.

Mark Flint, fresh from his Land's End to John o'Groats bike ride, was first back for the club finishing 22nd overall.

Please click here to see the results.

8 June: Stoke Schools review [Top]

Three of our Junior girls represented their schools in the Stoke Schools athletics Championship and all won Gold Medals

Charlotte Dale won the Year 9 1500m in impressive style with more than a 300m lead, Hannah Jones won the year 10 800m and Chloe Phillips won the year 9 800m, 200m and was part of the winning relay time.

Fantastic performances by all three of our girls.

8 June: Heart of England League [Top]

A fantastic turnout of 30 competitors made the trip to Kidderminster and Stourport on Saturday for the first Heart of England fixture of the year.

The team performed well throughout the age groups, finishing 3rd overall. Onwards & upwards to the next fixture at Nuneaton on 11th July.

Click here to see the individual results.

27 May: Club closed on Monday [Top]

Please note that the club will NOT be open on Monday 31st May due to the Bank holiday.

24 May: Great Manchester run [Top]

Well done to Dilys Grocott, for completing the 2.5km BUPA Junior Great Manchester Run on Saturday 15th May, in 10.03 finishing 15th.

Martin Bailey and Tom Bentley competed in the seniors 10km recording times of 39.12 and 40.27 respectively.

11 May: Staffs Track & Field Champs [Top]

There was a good turnout of club members at Northwood on Saturday at the Staffs Track & Field Championships across the age groups with some impressive performances.

James Fradley scorched to a massive PB in the U13 1500m, breaking the 5 minute barrier and becoming county champion.

In the U15 Boys Joshua Sciabetta finished 2nd in both the 100m and 200m.

A number of the U13 Girls had a busy afternoon seemingly taking part in almost every event. Dilys Grocott managed 3rd in the 70m Hurdles and Chloe Lindop 3rd in the Long Jump.

Chloe Patrick won the U15 Girls javelin, Molly Patrick the U15 Girls Shot and Amy Whitehurst the U20 Women Shot.

For the senior men Tim Twentyman rolled back the years to gain 2nd in the 1500m and Martin Bailey also picked up a silver in the men's steeplechase held separately in a combined Country Championships at the Alexander Stadium .

Well done to all and thank you to Simon Fradley for the results.

Click here to see the results.

10 May: Club road rankings [Top]

Please find attached the road rankings for 2010 so far:

Ladies Mens

This is a list of the top 3 performances by members of the club in all the different distances. A big thank you to Michelle Buckle for reviving this idea and putting the list together

Michelle apologises if she has missed anyone out (this may be the case if you did a race out of the area) - If you have a time that needs to be included then please email Michelle

10 May: Kai's Leaving Do [Top]

Kai will be moving back to Germany at the end of this month and we didn't want to let him go without saying goodbye.

So everyone is invited to join him for a curry on Thursday 13th May at Annisee in Newcastle. The evening will commence at 7.30pm and will cost £12 each, for this we will have poppadums, curry of choice, rice and naan bread. You can bring your own alcoholic drinks with you or you can purchase soft drinks there.

Please speak to or email Graham Fletcher if you wish to come.

If you would like to make a donation towards a leaving present please see Graham or Craig Ashton.

10 May: Shugborough Relays [Top]

Shugborough Relays take place on Wednesday 23rd June at 7.30pm. Last year we entered 15 teams (8 senior and 7 junior teams) and it would be great to enter this many teams if not more again this year. Teams are comprised of 4 competitiors, each of whom run 2 miles. It is a great night out!

If you would like to take part then:

Juniors - please speak to your coaches

Seniors - please conact Rebecca by Sunday 30th May

It costs £12 a team so that is £3 each. Please be aware that we have to enter teams (and pay!) beforehand so if you tell us that you want to run then we will enter you and will need the money ASAP. If you then cannot make it you will still need to pay your £3 but also your team will be a member down!

As always we will then go to the Holly Bush pub afterwards for sausages, chips and beer (although I need to confirm this with them). This usually costs £4 per person. Again everyone is invited but please let me know as I have to confirm numbers with the pub about 2 weeks before.

Please email Rebecca Ibbs for further details.

10 May: Newcastle 4 x 1 Mile Relays [Top]

The Newcastle 4 x 1 Mile relays are taking place on Saturday 3rd July at 2pm in Lyme Valley. This is the second race (out of 4) that the club organises each year.

Please start thinking about getting teams organised (4 people in a team). The categories are under 15 girls, under 15 boys, senior ladies, senior men, veteran ladies, veteran men and mixed (entry forms to follow).

We also need people to help set up the course, marshal and help clear away the course afterwards. Please email me back or speak to me at the club if you would be prepared to help out on the day. We set up the course from about 10am, marshals would be needed from about 1pm and the race is usually finished well before 3pm.

If you couldn't help out with the Newcastle 7 road race then this is a great opportunity for you to give something back to the club!

Please email Rebecca Ibbs for further details.

20 Apr: Newcastle 7 race review [Top]

The Newcastle 7 was again treated to great conditions as the Mayor got the 300 strong field field underway

Mark Dalkins ran out an easy winner having had to cancel plans to race abroad due to the ash cloud, with Ryan Holroyd (Staffs Moorlands) and Andy Lamont (Macclesfield Harriers) completing the top 3.

Mark Flint was first Newcastle runner back in 7th overall and first V40.

Sarah Johnson (Trentham) was a clear winner of the ladies race from our very own Michelle Buckle with Adela Salt (Trentham) in 3rd.

Click here to download the full results.

The Mayor was also kind enough to start the Fun Run and hand out the medals, with just over 20 younglings taking part.

Many thanks to our sponsors for supporting the race and fun run:

Bourne Sports, Kitchen & Bedroom Workshop, greenway pepper, Electric Light Co. and Steve James.

And a big thank you to all those who helped to organise the race and fun run and help out on the day.

The next club race will be the Newcastle 4 x 1m Relays that will held at Lyme Valley on Saturday 3rd July. Details will be posted on the site shortly.

12 Apr: Can you help Carl? [Top]

Carl Johnson is running in the Edinburgh Marathon in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on 23rd May.

If you would like to support him please go to his charity page.

1 Apr: No to the pavement tax! [Top]

It has emerged this week that the Government are considering introducing a new road runners levy from next year.

A spokesman for the Treasury was quoted as saying that, "It is a well known fact that the amount of force that travels through each leg when running is up to four times greater than when walking."

"Due to the popularity of running the amount of wear and tear on our pavements has reached critical levels to the extent we need to raise additional funds to repair the pot holes."

"We have worked closely with sports shoe manufacturers and we can announce that from 1st April 2011 all new running shoes will be equipped with a smart tag to monitor usage over time and distance, linked to the owner's bank account. Spikes and fell shoes are exempt."

"The levy will be based on time with an initial cost of 50 pence per shoe per hour. This is to ensure one legged runners and hoppers are covered by the new scheme."

"To allay fears that the new levy will put people off training we have carried out extensive research using laboratory animals, and found that the fitness of rabbits actually improved when using a levied wheel compared to a standard one as they strove to achieve value for money. Indeed some rabbits even gave up smoking once the experiments had concluded.

"Any additional funds will be directed towards London 2012 so I'm sure all runners will support this announcement."

For further information please click here

30 Mar: Newcastle 7 - Can you help? [Top]

The club's annual Newcastle 7 road race takes place on Sunday 18th April 2010, starting at 10.30am with a fun run at 10.35 in the club grounds and we need your help!

Volunteers are needed to help out with the following -

Before the race:
* we want to show our club house off at its best so we need to give it a good clean beforehand. Are you available on Friday 16th or Saturday 17th April to help clean the clubhouse? (All cleaning products will be supplied)
* we need to set out the course. We will be meeting at the club house at 2pm on Saturday 17th April to do this. This involves putting out mile markers, 'caution runners' signs and car parking signs around the course.

On race day (Sunday 18th April)
* we need at least 20 marshals around the course (you would need to be at the club by 9.30am and would be finished by 12 noon at the latest)
* we need people to help give out water at the water station and at the finish
* we need people to give out the prizes to the runners after the race at the club house
* we need people to sell the refreshments at the club house

After the race
* we need to clear the course (take down all the signs)
* we need to ensure that the club house is left clean and tidy

Any time you can spare, even if its just a few minutes after the race to help tidy up, will be greatly appreciated and help the continued success of this long running event.

Please contact Rebecca for further details.

30 Mar: Keep on track... [Top]

The Committee would like to remind all members who use the track for training to be aware of the Track Rules.

The track will continue to get busier as the weather improves so all runners need to be aware of other training groups, etc, to avoid any incidents.

If you would like further guidance or have any issues please speak to your coach in the first instance.

Thank you for your continued co-operation.

8 Mar: Please sponsor Mark [Top]

Leading Vet (& Senior!) Mark Flint is taking part in a Land's End to John o'Groats charity bike ride at the end of May in aid of Diabetes UK.

He aims to complete the ride in just 10 days - a very tough challenge.

If you would like to sponsor Mark he is at the club every Tuesday night and at most Tri club sessions too.

8 Mar: Champion! [Top]

Congratulations to Julia Myatt for winning her age group race at the National Duathlon Championships on Saturday at Worksop, a great achievement considering she spent half the winter on just one leg!

Julia will now compete for Great Britain at the World Duathlon Championships to be held in Edinburgh in September.

3 Mar: National Cross Country Champs [Top]

There was a good turnout of runners from the club in Saturday's National Cross Country Champs held at Roundhay Park in Leeds, with representation in almost all the age group races.

With many of the junior athletes competing at national level for the first time (and at the bottom of their age groups) all gave a good account of themselves, which should stand them in goodstead for the future.

Pick of the senior men was Matt Lockyer with an excellent 167th.

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

25 Feb: Fancy a race abroad? [Top]

Mick Hall is organising a couple of trips to races abroad this year, to the Amsterdam Marathon and the Paris Versailles Road Race.

The trip for the ING Amsterdam Marathon runs from 15th - 18th October 2010. Click here for the price and details.

The trip for the Paris Versailles Road Race runs from Friday 25th - 27th September. For the price and details click here

For more details please email Mick or go to his website.

17 Feb: Belated congratulations [Top]

A bit late but well done anyway to all those who picked up a prize at the North Staffs Road Runners League presentation evening.

Mark Flint was 3rd in Group A and 1st in the V40 age group. Barry Smith was 2nd in Group C, Paul Eardley 1st in Group D and Charles Larsson 2nd in Group E.

In the Ladies groups, Gail Lowe was 1st in Group W and 3rd F40, Kerry Anne-Clancy 2nd Senior Lady, Beck Austin 1st F35 and Julie Fletcher 2nd F50.

Jason Blount, Rob Findler and Nigel Symms also received a prize for completing all 20 NSRRA fixtures.

If any senior members are not part of the NSRRA then please join to try and boost the club's score!

Details can be found on the NSRRA website

16 Feb: Good work fellas! [Top]

Another good turn out and a strong team performance from members new and old saw the men's team promoted back into Division 2 at the first time off asking.

Matt Lockyer was again to the fore in 2nd place and was well supported by fellow scorers Danny Egan, Paul Crisford, Steve Ratcliffe, Tim Twentyman and Martin Bailey as he lead the team to 2nd place on the day and 3rd overall.

The key element of cross country is of course team work and the team would have struggled this year without the contributions of Ian Sparks, Tom Bentley, Craig Ashton, Nigel Symms, Neil Gerrity, Mark Flint, Graham Kemp and Tony Ratcliffe - any one else!?

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

So on to the relay season... any takers for the 12 Stage?

10 Feb: Birmingham XC League [Top]

For all those running in this Saturday's Birmingham League at Aston please meet in the Clayton Road lay by (one nearest the Gardren Centre) at 12.30pm.

Good luck all!

10 Feb: Staffs Schools XC [Top]

The club was well represented in Saturday's Staffs Scools XC Chamopionships, held at Staffs University.

In the Year 7 Girls race India Mellor and Dilys Grocott were 6th and 7th respectively, with India still a year to go in the age group.

Likewise, James Fradley managed 2nd place with Ben Meir an encouraging 7th place.

In the Year 8/9 Girls Charlotte Dale finished 10th and in the Year 10/11 Boys Ben and Oliver Brereton where 10th and 20th respectively.

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

7 Feb: Ladies 3rd at Alsager 5 [Top]

A large contingent of club members turned out at the Alsager 5 held in cold but dry conditions.

Performance of the day was from the Ladies team who finished 3rd overall in a very strong field. Catherine Dulla was first back and was well supported by Michelle Buckle and Mel Young.

Mark Flint was once again first back in 79th leading the Men's team to 16th and the Vets team to 8th.

The Ladies Vet team finished a more than respectful 7th - not long until Michelle bolster's their ranks :-)

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

Any senior men free to help with the Promotion push on the 13th!?

2 Feb: Tickets on sale! [Top]

Tickets are now on sale for the Prize Presentation Evening that will be held on Saturday 6th March.

Tickets can be purchased from the Tuck Shop on Tuesday nights or from members of the Committee on other training evenings.

2 Feb: Promotion push... [Top]

The final Birmingham League Cross Country race is on Saturday 13th Feb at Aston University Recreation Centre.

At the last race we finished second team and need to do this again to gain promotion to division 2. This means that we need as many men as possible to run the race. By having more runners out we push the other teams back a few places therefore they get less points.

If you can run please let Craig know on 07745 091670 or 775900 or email Rebecca.

As always we will meet up and share lifts to the venue.

31 Jan: Midland XC Champs report [Top]

Stafford Common hosted the Midland XC Champs on Saturday and saw a good turn out from Newcastle runners across a number of age groups.

The U13 Girls team finished in 10th place, with India Mellor first back in 72nd.

In the U13 Boys James Fradley finished an impressive 39th with two years still to go in the age group.

The U15 Boys finished 13th overall with Oliver and Ben Brereton both making the top 50.

In the U17s Hannah Jones and Laura Matthews were as consistent as ever in the (U17 Girls) as was Amy Whitehurst in the U20s.

Michelle Buckle continued her return to form and fitness after last year's lengthy lay off to finish in 23rd, the best placed Newcastle athlete on the day.

The Senior Men's team were a solid 17th on the day with the pick of the performances being Mark Flint (94th) and Danny Egan (105th).

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

29 Jan: County Selections [Top]

I don't know. You wait ages for a County Selection and then three come along at once...

Congratulations to Beth Wilson and Ellie Jones who have been selected to run for South Cheshire Schools in the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Champs taking place at Widnes on Saturday.

Well done also to Molly Patrick who will be representing Staffordshire at 200m & 200m relay at the NIA in Birmingham on Feb 10th.

28 Jan: More baby news! [Top]

Congratulations from all at the club to Sally Chambers who has had a beautiful baby girl called Georgina Florence.

Georgina was born on 7/1/10, weighing 6lbs 10oz. Mum and baby are both doing well.

28 Jan: Midland XC Champs start times [Top]

The Midland Cross Country Championships are taking place this Saturday. Below are the start times and distances for each race and the parking arrangements.

Parking:

From Stoke / Stone - follow the A34 then on entering the Borough of Stafford proceed to a crosroads with traffic lights. Go past the traffic lights and turn into Stone Flats. (Please note that parking at the school is only for coaches).

Good luck everybody!

19 Jan: Birmingham XC League report [Top]

Craig Ashton successfully harangued/persuaded 10 hardy members (and a volunteer) to make the journey to Nuneaton on Saturday for the 3rd fixture in the Birmingham XC League.

The best turn out of the season was rewarded with the lowest team score so far and a fantastic 2nd place on the day.

The team now stands in 4th overall with one fixture to go, more than respectable. A repeat performance would see Newcastle make a swift return to Division 2.

Star of the day was Matt Lockyear in an isolated 2nd, ably supported by Steve Ratcliffe, Mark Flint, Martin Bailey, Tim Twentyman and Ian Sparks.

Special mention to Neil Gerrity who made the trip but was forced to drop out due to a knee injury.

The volunteer did ok managing to only drop one finishing disk in the mud but should perhaps stick to the day job?

For the full results of the club members who took part please click here.

17 Jan: Staffs AAA's Meeting on Wednesday [Top]

Please be aware that Staffs AAA's will be using the clubhouse on Wednesday night for a meeting.

14 Jan: Birmingham XC League is ON [Top]

Please note that this Saturday's Birmingham XC League at Nuneaton is still on.

If you are able to run then please contact Craig Ashton (07745091670).

11 Jan: Juniors training cancelled [Top]

Due to the adverse weather conditions tomorrow's Juniors training session has had to be cancelled once again.

An update will be provided ahead of Thursday's training session.

6 Jan: Staffs XC Champs cancelled [Top]

The Staffs Cross Country Championships have unfortunately been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

The teams for the inter-county championships will probably be picked from the Midland XC Champs results.

6 Jan: Thursday training cancelled [Top]

Thursday night’s training session has been cancelled, due to safety concerns in light of the current weather conditions.

Hopefully the weather will be good enough to resume training again on Tuesday 12th.

A notice will be published on the site to let you know if Tuesday’s session is NOT taking place.

5 Jan: Juniors training cancelled [Top]

Due to the adverse weather conditions tonight’s Juniors training session is cancelled.

An update will be provided ahead of Thursday's training session and Saturday's race.

5 Jan: Ashfields update [Top]

Please note that due to the continuing bad weather the track is still not suitable for use. Please contact your respective coaches for alternative training arrangements.

For the remainder of the facilities it is business as usual.

29 Dec: Baby news #2 [Top]

Congratulations to the Antipodean branch of the club (Phil and Lorna Bradshaw) on the birth of their little boy Evan just days before Christmas.

Hope you are all well and look forward to meeting him on your next trip back. Rumours that George is already waiting at the airport to collect fees for a family membership have yet to be confirmed.

29 Dec: Baby news #1 [Top]

The new look club website will be 1 on New Year's Day - aahhhhh. Thanks to everybody who has contributed and we continue to welcome your comments, suggestions, etc in the coming year.

Hope everybody had a great Christmas and has a fun New Year - almost time for those resolutions to kick in!