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At the presentation evening Andy Lee from England Athletics presented us with the ClubMark award. This is a major achievement and demonstrates that the Club is soundly run and that Club officials and Coaches are fully competent to do their jobs.
Christine received the award in recognition of the fact that she had done most of the hard work over the past two years. The audit is rigorous and evidence based with a thick lever arch file being produced.
An immediate benefit of ClubMark is that we can apply for a grant of up to £1000. In the future our access to other grants is greatly simplified and in some cases ClubMark status is a requirement.
From Bryan Wildman:
Pendle athletes have been included in the Lancashire U11Sportshall Athletics Team for this Sunday’s North West Counties Match at Sports City in Manchester.
Their selection follows the first of the Lancashire Sportshall League fixtures at Blackpool which doubled at the trial.
From the Pendle girls taking part, Alice Parkinson was selected after winning the Javelin and securing points in the Triple Jump and Vertical Jump. Damon Metcalfe who won the Target Throw and Liam Davies (making his Pendle debut) both impressed sufficiently to secure their places in the Lancashire squad.
The next race is at Sefton Park in Liverpool. Some athletes may have trouble getting there (and parents may not know the way!). If you are going please talk to Christine, Noel or Paul for directions and the possibility of sharing lifts.
Whilst this is a national cross country event the Mid Lancs races are as normal. This is a great race to go to because apart from your own race you will get a chance to see some of the top athletes you normally only see on TV. Also because it is further away there are less runners so it’s a great race to pick up points for yourselves and Club.
dawn tour of pendle
Paul and Dawn entered this race which is one of the toughest fell races of the year, rated as AL over 17 miles and with nearly 5000ft of ascent. This was Dawn’s longest fell race to date (although she did run the London Marathon in the spring).
The weather was kind with some sun thrown in. Dawn had a great run and finished well ahead of Paul who didn’t!
Here is the race report from Adam. The under 11 girls all ran well with Neve Barnes coming in first for Pendle in 23rd place in 9:06 mins with Alice Parkinson and Natrika Wildman folliowng soon behind.
In the Boys under 11’s Oliver spencer and Michael Sharratt came 17&18th Deamon Metcalfe had a good race with a time of 9:06 as third athlete, Dean Swarbrick had a creditable first race for Pendle with a time of 10.37.
Some of the younger first time athletes had very good races and showed much promise, none of our athletes pulled out as some of the other teams had.
Under 13 girls were lead by Amy Moran in 13th with Alice Garnett and Lucy Alderman coming 23rd and 27th respectfully, a new racer for Pendle Laura McCaigue finished with a time of 14:25 to give a team Score of 112 placing the team 7th.
Under 13 Boys were lead out by Neng Wildman 15th in a time of 13.08 having been in fourth place for much of the first lap, Declan Bulmer came in second for Pendle with a time of 13:23 the course was a bit flat and fast for declans liking who is more comfortable on the fells. Our third Athlete was Mathew Dutton, with Scott Swarbrick filling the fourth team place givng the team sixth place.
Under 15 girls. The races were great, but the highlight and talking point of the meet was the race by Emily Wilson who had an oustanding race (a real blinder,) to come 14th just behind Holly Crabtree a creditable 12th, the first girls in were Jade then Emma and Melissa 7th 8th and 9th. We think the girls won the team prize (subject to confirmation) but to have 1/3 of all the top 15 places was amazing.
Under 15 boys: no runners?
Under 17 girls/ladies: our only entrant at this age was Rachelpreston wo came in a very good 15h place with a sub twenty minute run in the conditions this was excellent!
In the under 17 boys Daniel Evans came first in 12th with Ben White a few places behind both appeared to get a bit of stitch in the mid part of the race. Sam came in a creditable 30th especially as he has just moved up in age group. The boys came 4th team home.
The ladies all ran well in difficult conditions with Dawn , Angela and Faye bringing the ladies team home in 28th position angela did very well in her first race.
In the mens race Jack had agood showing running so soon after inury and with John Anderson 44.38 showing second for the club, ted lynch came in a 169 with a time of 45:25 (not bad for a sprinter) and maurice bulmer in his first race came in with a time of 56.14 fantastic
The results are on www.midlancs.org.uk but subject to some revision.
A great night was had by all - unfortunately there was a shortage of photographers. Eleanor Markendale walked off with the top award as a result of her outstanding success at English junior level in the heptathlon. In addition Ryan Inglis won Athlete’s Athlete an award voted for by Club members.
Sophie Hitchon presented the awards with great style and also donated an England t shirt for the throws winner Lucy Chadwick.
Pendle Athletic Club Awards - U11: Natrika Wildman, Oliver Spencer Cross Country: Jade Lord, Jack Thompson, Fell: Emma Spencer, Jack Thompson U13 Sprint: Olivia Ashworth, Neng Wildman U13 Middle Distance: Amy Moran, Neng Wildman U13 Field: Alice Garnett, Neng Wildman Sprint: Katy Lord, Leroy Golding Hurdles: Eleanor Markendale, Ed Lynch Middle Distance: Jade Lord, Ben White Jumps: Eleanor Markendale, James Blackburn Throws: Lucy Chadwick, Ryan Inglis Endeavour: Natalie Haythornthwaite, Helena Leathley, Daniel Evans Stainthorpe Trophy (points in Mid Lancs League): Katy Lord, Zac Child Best Performances at Open Meeting: Helena Leathley, Athletes’ Athlete: Ryan Inglis
Rotary Club Young Athlete of the Year: Eleanor Markendale
Just some of our award winners. ©Tim Done see www.bofra.co.uk for more.
This was held on the 8th November in Morecambe. Suprise of the night was Declan Bulmer being awarded Most Improved Runner - well done Declan, a reflection on how hard he has been working all year. Dawn Richards came 2nd lady and picked up the ladies V40 trophy. A good night out was had by all.
If anyone could let me have details of what I believe was a succesful, but poorly attended event for the club, please could they email me.
Emma Spencer had the honour of starting the seniors race of over 200 runners at today’s Penistone Quarry fell race. She was dressed as a mouse and introduced to the crowds as Mini Mouse; earlier Emma had come second in her race.
The junior runs were sponsored by a pest control company hence the theme. The youngsters were piped to the start and introduced to King Rat himself. Many ran in fancy dress and all received a goody bag with a sugar mouse and blow up eyeball. Along with a poster competition, the younger runners were well impressed - could track and field learn a few things?
In the senior race Maurice Bulmer completed his first longer distance race in good form. Full results should be on www.woodentops.org.uk in a day or so. There are also some good pictures of Pendle runners - unfortunately I don’t seem able to load any on here.
The final championship places are now shown on www.bofra.co.uk. Pendle have some great results in all age groups and both male and female. Jack Thompson came 2nd U23M and Emma Spencer was 3rd U17G in her first year in this age group. A Pendle lad (not unfortunately a club member) stands out having won all 14 races in the U12 boys!
The female runners are now all busy dress shopping ahead of the annual dinner dance on the 8th November!
Throwing a massive 58.43m Sophie has won gold at the Junior Commonwealth Games today with a games record. This throw was nearly 8m further than the silver medallist.
A few club members attended this charity BOFRA race which is a fun event. Youngsters found themselves in the same team as some real top names - Thomas ran with Simon Bailey and Sarah with Kirsten Bailey, both British fell champions.
Pendle had Club members in the winning team and second team with Paul and Thomas respectively. Thomas took the baton for the 2nd leg in first place and held that position throughout his leg.
Former Pendle AC member Sophie Hitchon is about to head off to India to compete in the Junior Commonwealth Games starting on 13th October. Sophie started her throwing career with us and moved onto Blackburn Harriers in order to compete at higher levels. She is the GB ladies junior record holder in the hammer and still trains at Seedhill.
Sophie will be presenting the awards at our annual ceremony on 7th November at Nelson cricket club (next to the track) so we will have a good chance to find out how she got on.
Photo courtesy of UK Athletics where Sophie currently features on the front page!
Many of you will have club vests that are too small for you hidden away at home. We would love to have them back to add to our pool for use by new club members before they buy their own. Old spikes and fell shoes plus technical tops would also be welcome. Please pass them onto Paul down at the track.
News just in is that Jack Thompson has been selected to run for England as an U18 in the home countries international on October 12th.
Well done Jack on getting selected after having been one of the hardest workers in the Club. For anyone who doesn’t know, Jack sometimes runs or cycles down and back from training sessions and always puts 100% into every session. It pays off in the end!
UPDATE 13th October - Jack came 14th and 3rd England counter (out of 4) in the race. More details to follow.
©2008 Woodentops
The final race in the series of 6 races was at Carlton Bank in Cleveland. Only a small group travelled up for the race and the presentation afterwards. However Jack Thompson ran well enough to get joint third place in the U18s and Emma Spencer got 3rd place in the U14 girls. A great achievement for a small club such as ourselves to get two English champs placings.
Jack now has to wait a couple of days to know if he has been selected to run for England at the home counties international in Scotland. Selection is first two automatic, plus 2 selected and 1 travelling reserve.
In line with the fun element of fell running the presentation was at an outdoor centre near Thirsk with zip wire, climbing, archery and orienteering activities for the youngsters. All finished with a barbeque and short presentation.
For those who think that Cleveland is a long way from Pendle, one lad was from Cornwall and expected to be home at around midnight!
On Mondays from 13th October the endurance group will be based at Park High School, Venables Avenue, Colne. Wednesday sessions, plus invite only Thursday and Sunday sessions will continue as normal. The move is required to ensure that we have adequate coach cover for the young athletes group in the sportshall. Other squads continue at the track on Mondays.
Younger members of the squad are invited to join the sportshall sessions, older athletes undertake a road run. Noel makes the decision as to who runs on the road - please respect this, it is done for the safety of the youngsters.
All athletes running on the road must wear reflective tops either their own or provided by the club. White t shirts are not sufficient and for safety reasons we will enforce this rule.
This year we plan to have the younger part of the group running separately from the older athletes. This younger group will jog down to the far side of Heifer Lane as a group, run out to Laneshaw Bridge and back to Heifer Lane, then run back to Park as a group.
All athletes must cross the road opposite the Morris Dancers using the crossing. Then cross opposite Whitesides and then cross the top of Heifer Lane (the Trawden Rd).
As many parents as possible are encouraged to run out with the youngsters for safety reasons. However please set a good example and wear reflective gear yourselves and make sure that you know the approved road crossings. Flashing red lights are a great idea and a real fashion statement! This is a good chance to get fit because you can make the run as long or as short as you want. Please let Paul know if you plan to run.
On Monday 13th October the Young athletes group move to Park High School, Venables Avenue, Colne (between the Morris Dancers Pub and Castle Rd) and stay there all winter. The school is closed during school holidays and there is no Young athletes group on those dates (first closed date is 27th Oct).
The athletes meet in the sportshall which is at the back of the car park at 7pm. Youngsters must be met inside the sportshall doors by their parents at 8pm. There is a £2 charge per athlete payable weekly at the start of the session.
Sportshall is a tailored form of track and field athletics using special equipment. For instance there are foam javelins and there is standing long jump and vertical jumps - it’s much harder than it might look! The sessions are run by a fully qualified coach assisted by a number of club officials and parents.
There is also a sportshall league (under 11 to under 15) which athletes are encouraged to enter and is great fun. The dates for this are: 2nd Nov, 18th Jan and 15th Feb all at Blackpool Stanley Park (sports centre). We hope to run a coach to the first event in November to make participation easier.
The new season is almost upon us and we have high hopes of turning out a lot of teams. The Club is affiliated to the Mid Lancs League. For these races you have free entry on the day, with a number that lasts the season. The mid lancs web site www.midlancs.org.uk has full details, but the races are:
8th November Townley Park, Burnley
29th November Sefton Park, Liverpool
13th December Lawson Fields, Blackpool
17th January Worden Park, Leyland
14th March Witton Park, Blackburn
3rd April Awards presentation evening
The Liverpool race is part of the national Cross country series of races (formerly the Reebok). Times are different because of the larger fields. This is a good race to attend because not everyone makes the journey so you can pick up points, but also because you get a chance to watch the top international runners.
If you are new to Cross country then make sure that you have plenty of warm clothes to change into afterwards. Also if cold, wet or windy many runners wear technical t shirts/thermal tops under their club vests plus gloves and hats. Get there early (ideally an hour before your race) to check the route and warm up - sometimes there can be quite a walk from the car as well. Spectators are often best in wellies.
There could well be a mens team this year and possibly a ladies team. If interested please let Paul know.
Other important Cross Country dates are:
24th Jan Northern XC champs St Helens
7th Feb Lanc schools XC champs Witton Park Blackburn tbc
These were held at Marbury Hall near Northwich on Saturday 13th September and hosted by Cheshire AA www.cheshireaa.com . Various counties compete together, but the results are then split by county!
Pendle had some great results placing in all age groups for which we had teams:
U17 men came 5th overall and 2nd Lancs. U13 boys came 10th overall and 1st Lancs - an outstanding result! U15 girls were 11th overall and 3rd Lancs, U13 girls were 9th overall and 2nd Lancs.
The teams behind us were often from much larger clubs.
There are an excellent series of fell races during the winter from this venue run by Dave and Eileen Woodhead; they are very young person oriented and many top fell runners started out here. Many Pendle runners normally attend.
Full details are on www.woodentops.org.uk but the first race is on 26th October starting at 1030am. Get there early in order to park, register and warm up. Wear something warm - it is normally fresh up there!
Seniors also run and again these are good ones for the average club runner (normally 300+) turn up including the odd v70. Details from Paul, be prepared to get vey muddy though.
This championship was well attended by the Club fell runners as championship points are tight in a few age groups. Yet another parent raced (first time at Bofra?) proving that the kids can inspire their elders. Well done Maurice! This meant that the club had 5 runners in the seniors race plus an U23.
Conditions were very slippy after so much rain, but it was a nice day for the race itself. In the seniors race Jack Thompson came a creditable 8th overall and 2nd MU23 in a race won by Ian Holmes a previous English and British champion.
Dawn Richards had one of her best races coming 3rd lady. In the process she beat her rivals in the Ladies V40 championships, the outcome of which is becoming very interesting. All 3 ladies are taking it very seriously with two races to go.
Emma Spencer was the highlight of the junior races coming 2nd in the U17s. She beat one of the top girls by over a minute and Emma moves into 3rd place in the championship amongst much older girls.
As usual the kids cooled off in the river (much deeper than usual) whilst the parents frequented the cafe or pub.
Two races to go - at Embsay (a gentler course) and finishing at Wasdale on October 11th (precipitous for the older runners).
Despite the cancellation of the actual funday the fell races still went ahead. Pendle were well represented with Daemon, Oliver, Emma, Zoe, Scott, Holly, Sarah, David W, Dave S and Paul (apologies if I have missed anyone). The course is all runnable whilst still packing in a decent climb. I will publish results when available.
At the annual sports awards Lucy Chadwick walked away with the Rising Star of the Year award. She now goes forward to the Lancashire ceremony at Preston Guild Hall. Jack Thompson came 2nd in the same category. The athletes and their families were treated to a glittering awards ceremony and meal with our very own Laura Finucane as a guest speaker.
The race is at Carlton Bank on the N York Moors with seniors at 10.30am, juniors will follow straight afterwards but need to register before the senior start!!!. Afterwards the FRA junior presentation is at Carlton Lodge Outdoor Centre near Thirsk starting at 2pm. You need to tell Richard Lecky-Thompson that you will be attending on 01229 716021 or richardlt@coolgreen.ltd.uk by end of Sunday 7th Sept. Juniors free, adults £6 for a food ticket. Activities for the afternoon may include rock climbing, zip wire etc.
Jack Thompson had a good run to finish 2nd in this race down in Derbyshire. He has now moved into 3rd place in the U18 championships and this may result in an England place (first 2 get automatic selection, 2 others are selected). Emma Spencer didn’t travel down, but remains in 2nd place in the U14G champs table.
There is one further race up in Cleveland at Carlton Bank on 21st September followed by a prize giving. I believe that full details are in the FellRunner magazine and that you will need to book in advance for the prize giving (however can’t find anything on the net).
Monday saw quite a few people at Hebden Sports with the youngsters topping up their pocket money in the fun races. As is now becoming the tradition Pendle AC won the girls wheelbarrow race, this year with Sarah and Emma. Must be Noel’s condition training that does it! (On a more serious note I will provide an update, if I get one, as to how the girl is who was injured).
copyright: Dave Woodhead
Wednesday saw the usual hardy band running at Reeth show in Swaledale. It actually stayed dry for a change. This was a BOFRA junior champs. The remaining races are at Burnsall, Embsay and Wasdale (see www.bofra.co.uk) for details. Remember that you need 8 races to count in the championship.
Jack at Kilnsey ©Martin Swainsby
Still not receiving any reports so since I’m mainly at fell races at the moment that is all that I can post.
Great turnout at Malham especially given everything else going on this week. The Show field was completely reorganised following the wet weather but lots of visitors around.
The course goes through a ford and then up a steep hill. U 17s and seniors carry on and down an open field with the U17s turning round just after; seniors carry on to the next summit. A short but tough route of 2.5 miles and around 750ft of ascent.
No results yet - they sometimes never appear for this race! However everyone had a good run - Oliver Dave and Emma, Zoe and Scott, Sam and Dawn, Paul Sarah David and Thomas, Declan, damien. Pendle were the largest club there.
David completed his first U17 race due to it being age on day - he got round in great form. A few people picked up some prize money, although as usual this was heavily weighted against the girls.
On Bank Holiday Sunday Jack Thompson has a key English Championship race down in Staffordshire with high hopes of getting picked to represent England; a few others are also travelling down. On Monday everyone is off to Hebden Sports near Grassington (starts at 1pm, but races are very spread out). Some brave souls will be at Kilnsey on Tuesday. After that there is a BOFRA junior champs race at Reeth Show on Wednesday. A well deserved rest follows!
The Show has been cancelled due to the wet conditions and the fell race can’t be held from the field. The current plan is to run it from John’s farm which is the same venue as the Gargrave Cross Country starting with juniors at 12pm. It’s not clear whether it will still be a Bofra championship race.
If you are planning on going please keep an eye on www.bofra.co.uk for details.
Jack Thompson celebrated his 18th birthday in style helped along by many club members. Fancy choosing one of the wettest weekends of the year to organise a camping party in the Dales (tagged onto a couple of fell races of course for those who wanted a full weekend). Pictures wanted!!!
Apologies for this being late but the webmaster has been on holiday. Eleanor Markendale scored 4,690pts, to place 11th overall. This helped secure Great Britain 3rd place in the team event for the U20 women.
Results now available on YAL site. We came 5th out of 6 teams, but only just behind Ackworth. In the U17M Zac won both the javelin and hammer both with G4 distances, then came 2nd in the shot. Neng had an excellent day with 3rd in the long jump (G3), 3rd in 800m (G4) and 2nd in 100m (G4). Rachel Preston continued her good hurdling form with 2nd (G3*) in the 300m hurdles and G3* in the triple jump. Jade got a G3* in the 1500m and jumped out of her skin with 4.65m (G2*) in the long jump. The best performance of the day came yet again from Lucy Chadwick with a G1* distance of 9.77m in the shot. Thanks to everyone who helped to officiate making sure that we didn’t lose any points there.
These are popular with Club members and a good way to finish the track and field season (see fixtures list for dates). However they are pre entry. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Blackpool site or can be obtained from Noel at his shop, Almaines in Colne.
We had some outstanding results in this English Championship race. Jack Thompson came 3rd in the U18, Emma Spencer came 2nd in the U14 and Oliver Spencer won the U10 race. Full report to follow.
Despite much hard work by Chris this still isn’t sorted - if you have a problem as a result please see Christine or Paul. We used to register athletes with NoEAA, but this has now changed to a national system and they seem rather overwhelmed. There were lots of problems last year and we are still trying to get them sorted but with limited success.
Yet another mixed day saw the fell running members up in the Dales at the shortest BOFRA race of the year. Jack Thompson had a fantastic run to finish 4th overall and first MU23 - his highest ever placing! A week ago Jack was told by A&E doctors that he wouldn’t be able to run for at least 1 month. Thomas Wilson (also MU23) led the older runners home with Dave Spencer having a great run in his first race after injury. The ladies race saw three runners come down the road side by side, unfortunately Dawn Richards lost out in the spectacular finish and came 4th.
In the juniors Emma Spencer came out best with 3rd place in the FU14, having also run the previous day at Ingleborough.
Thomas and Dave descending at speed
Eleanor Markendale has been selected to compete for the Great Britain U20 Combined events team. The heptathlon event is being held at Ashford in Kent against France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Good luck Eleanor! See the article at http://www.ukathletics.net/media/news/july-2008/23-07-08-ashford/
Only 3 club members turned up to this race which is on our doorstep. Emma Spencer and Thomas Wilson won their respective age group races albeit with a small field.
This is a good junior race and well worth considering for future years - maybe an endurance squad training night?
This was a great evening and the rain held off. Many thanks to everyone who helped especially Dave and Gina Spencer who made it happen, plus Thomas for cooking.
We are trying a few different things down at the Club to both encourage new members and to make athletics fun. Feedback would be appreciated both on events such as this and things that we could do in the future.
Around 10 Pendle athletes travelled up to Alva near Stirling for the British Hill Race Championship. Most camped nearby and were blessed with dry weather after a very wet week.
Jack “the lad” Thompson had a blistering run, literally, in the senior race. He ran so fast that he took all of the skin off the bottom of his feet and ended up being tended by St Andrews first aiders followed by a trip to Stirling hospital. Despite his injuries Jack still managed 13th place in a record entry field.
Also in the seniors Dawn Richards had a good run to win the LV40 category, and Thomas beat his Dad again. All of the seniors spent some of the steep descent on their backsides and the drier conditions actually made it slower than the wet 2007.
In the U17 Daniel Evans chose a tough race for one of his rare outings on the fell but managed 10th place. Sarah Wilson had her usual fast descent and managed 4th place.
In the U14s Declan Bulmer came in 4th followed by David Wilson in 6th place. In the U12s young Dean Thompson and Zoe Baistow ran well against opposition from as far afield as Toronto, Canada.
Only a few hardy souls turned out on an extremely wet night for this mid week race near Skipton - it chucked it down all evening! Emma Spencer won the U17s. A good race, especially the U17 event, for future years.
Leeroy Golding had a succesful time at the British Master’s Track and Field Championships in Birmingham. He competed in 4 events and came just outside the medals in 4th place in both the long jump and discus.
A few hardy club members travelled up to the Cumbrian coast in very heavy rain showers. At one stage it looked like the Gala itself was going to be cancelled due to the weather, but it just survived.
The junior races took place in reasonable weather. The course was more taxing than it might have first appeared with an incessant uphill slog for all age groups.
Declan Bulmer had a good run in the U14s to finish in 4th place. Sarah Wilson picked up the prize money for 4th U17 girl over a tough and long course. Everyone seemed to recover quite quickly after the race with plenty of food, drink and sweets plus a game of cricket for some.
The senior race started in reasonable weather and the winner, Ted Mason, actually finished before the rain. The rest of us got caught on the tops in a thunderstorm with accompanying wind and heavy rain. At the finish most people ran straight into a nearby gazebo. As usual the weather brightened up straight afterwards.
Congratulations to Dawn Richards on achieving 4th place. Results already online www.bofra.co.uk.
Eleanor Markendale won the senior girls’ heptathon with 4624 points, winning by 101 points.
Eleanor started with a personal best of 14.8 seconds in the 100m hurdles, and her first day scores were high. However the weather on Sunday was awful but Eleanor carried on to victory and also helped Lancashire to the team gold.
This means that Eleanor has qualified for the English Schools combined events.
The Club has a four page feature in the latest edition of the Fellrunner magazine complete with banner headline (in Club colours) “Pendle AC and the Bunnies”. This relates to the club participants in the Bunny Runs a series of short fell races held every Tuesday evening in April close to Haworth.
There are five short pieces written by Noel, Pendle’s Number One - Jack ‘the lad’ Thompson, Emma Spencer, Jade Lord and Melissa Berry plus photos galore. Chocolate features highly in these races and seems to be the main motivation for the junior competitors.
This is great publicity for the Club!
This was a great success with about 20 new people down at the track. One lad was so keen that he insisted on joining straight away even though he didn’t have to! Thanks to all the helpers who put on a few different things on the infield.
If anyone missed the evening please do come along on another Monday. You will have to pay the track fee (£2.45) but will be very welcome and pointed in the direction of the appropriate coaching group.
Results are now available at www.midlancs.org.uk . Notable successes were Helena Leathley with 1st in the U15 high jump with a great 1.45 jump - this was better than the U17 winner. Also Lucy Chadwick was 1st in the shot and discus, Zac Child was 1st in Javelin and hammer and 2nd in the shot, Daniel Evans won the 800m.
The next Mid Lancs is 26th July at Preston - remember you can just turn up and compete.
We hosted this event at Seedhill. It was very windy day - during the first high jump event the jump bed flew away across the track. Consequently all high jump events were cancelled and the pole vault didn’t start either.
Despite this the event was very succesful and ran on time. Special thanks to Christine for getting all the required officials, this is getting increasingly difficult. Also to those who baked and helped in the tuck shop we raised over £250. This money goes towards coach travel to YAL meetings.
Pendle came third, which is a great result. Full results at http://www.natyal.co.uk/results/yal%20results%202008/north/RD4/N2EC-Rd4-SeedhillTrack.pdf
