NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2012
Biggleswade Athletic Club


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  • Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 21st February
  • Sandy 10 – Sun 25 Mar
  • Annual Club Dinner and Awards Evening – Fri 27 Jan
  • Schools Cross Country Relays - Wed 14 March
  • Membership subscriptions 2012
  • Annual Club Booklet
  • New Members
  • Training...

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    Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 21st February

    Please make every effort to come to the Club AGM on 21st February in the Classroom of the Future (Sandy Upper School) at 8.00pm.  The Agenda will be sent out in the near future.

     

     

    Sandy 10 – Sunday 25th March 2012

    Please put this date in your diary.  The Sandy 10 race is well known for its friendly atmosphere, supportive marshals and expert organisation.  To maintain this reputation WE NEED YOUR HELP!  We do ask that as many club members as possible help out at the race.

    It is a great way to appreciate just how much effort is needed to stage a successful event, and it makes you more aware of race helpers when you take part in other events.  You will soon be contacted for your commitment.  We do ask that all club members help out if they can, but if you really would like to run the race we ask that you find a non-member (family or friend) to help in your place.

     

     

    Annual Club Dinner and Awards Evening – Friday 27th January

    Many thanks to everyone that came to our annual club presentation dinner; 72 members and partners (an all-time record) attended the superb meal at the Green Man in Stanford, expertly organised by Stuart Galloway.

    Trophies were presented to the following worthy winners:
     5k lady  Isobel Everest
     5k man  John Haines
     10k lady  Juliet Nayler
     10k man  Richard Gray
     10m lady  Val Kemp
     10m man  John Haines
     Half Marathon lady  Debs Bryant
     Half Marathon man  John Haines
     Marathon/Endurance  Richard Gray
     Most Improved runner  Rich Bevan
     Club Person of the Year  Sonia Edwards
     Member's club member
       of the year
     Jan Blake

    David Brown was also presented with Lifetime membership of the club in recognition of the huge contribution he has made to the club over 38 years as runner, senior coach, committee member, chairman, track official, and numerous roles within Beds AAA, McCain Network and many more.

     

     

    Schools Cross Country Relays - Wed 14 March 2012

    Plans are progressing well for the 15th Schools X-Country Relays hosted by Biggleswade AC on 14 March, which are due to be held at Rowney Warren, Chicksands.  Entries have only been open for a few weeks, with 30 teams (90 school children) already entered and expecting around 300 school children to take part.

    In order for this event to be as successfully as all the events hosted by Biggleswade AC, we require some volunteers on the day to help set up, marshall and be recorders.  The first race on the day starts at 3pm and the last race starts at 5pm. We will require volunteers to be there from 2.30pm on the day to about 5.30pm.

    If you are able to help with this event, please add your name to the forum thread or see Damien Pitts.

     

     

    Membership subscriptions 2012

    Membership subscriptions for 2012 are now due so if you haven’t renewed please make payment as soon as possible,
    by cheque (payable to “Biggleswade AC”), or
    by credit transfer to the Club current account ( include your name in the transfer Reference Box so we can tell who's paid):
            Bank Sort Code: 20-41-12
            Account No: 10889148
            Account Name: Biggleswade Athletic Club

    The Senior Membership fee for 2012 is £30 and the Junior Membership fee is £42; the Junior membership fee includes a Track Pass for a year, Seniors will need to purchase a Track Pass separately if required.  For more information on membership fees and other details see these pages on the website:
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    Senior (18+)
    - Junior (11-17)
    - Little Bee (under 11)
    - 2nd Claim Senior
    - 2nd Claim Junior
    - Life Member
    - non-member on the track with the Club
    - Social

    Please note that the discount depending on the quarter of year in which a person joins the Club is for that year only.  All membership subscriptions become due on 1st January so for the second year of membership onwards the full rate applies.

    We would love to see you all re-joining in 2012.  Many have already paid their membership dues.

     

     

    New Members

    Welcome to the following new senior members who have joined us recently:

      Sylvia Walpole   who lives in Biggleswade
      Gary Albon   who lives in Blunham; Gary re-joins us after being a member in 2006.
      Amanda Trudgill   joins as a Social Member and becomes a member of the Committee.

    We wish you all the very best in your sporting endeavours and hope that you get great pleasure out of your membership of Biggleswade AC

     

     

    Training...

     

    Sports Hall and Circuit Training
    Sportshall and Circuit Conditioning sessions restart on Monday 9th Jan, running until 26th March, at Biggleswade Recreation Centre, Eagle Farm Road (Stratton School).

     

    Senior Track Training
    For those middle and long distance athletes interested in track training, our coach Zoe Luscombe will be pleased to meet you.
    Training on the track starts at 6.00pm every Tuesday.

     

    Senior Road Training
    You will find the Seniors Training Programme and other training events in the
    Club calendar
     
     Thu   2 Feb     Sandy Loop
     Tue   7 Feb     Speedwork with Coach Zoe
     Thu   9 Feb     Sandy Loop
     Tue   14 Feb     Market Square, Saint Neots - Away Day led by Nigel
     Thu   16 Feb     Sandy Loop
     Tue   21 Feb     Sandy Loop
     Thu   23 Feb     Sandy Loop
     Tue   28 Feb     Starbursts
     Thu   1 Mar     Sandy Loop
     Tue   6 Mar     Speedwork with Coach Zoe

     You may need a track pass or to pay for a day pass when doing Speed or Track work

     

     


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    RACE   LISTINGS

     

    This section of the newsletter only has some highlighted races and leagues, and club events.  For a complete schedule of races, look at the Club calendar.  If you want to see a list, click "Agenda" at the top right, and use the drop-down menu to pick out the type of event you want.  Click on the event to see if there's any more details.

    If you have transport problems, and need transport/lift to an event,
    please contact the Team Manager

       

    • Club Championship road races in 2012
       5 km   Beds Harriers Doug Anderson 5km  25th July
       10 km   Flitwick 10k  15th April
       10 miles   Swineshead 10 miles  9th September
       Half Marathon   St Neots Half Marathon  November

       

    • Southern Athletics League
       Saturday 21 April  Bedford
       Saturday 19 May  Newham
       Saturday 23 June  Woodford - NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
       Saturday 14 July  SANDY (home match)
       Saturday 1 September  Ipswich

       

    • Indoor meetings this winter
      At Lee Valley unless otherwise stated
       Sat 4 Feb  London Indoor Games U15/17
       Sat 11 (& Sun 12 ?) Feb  Eastern and Bedfordshire Indoor Champs
       Sun 19 Feb  BMAF/Pentathlon Champs
       Sat/Sun 25/26 Feb  AAA U15/17/20 Champs NIA Birmingham
       Sun 11 Mar  SC and EVAC Indoor Champs

     

     

     


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    RESULTS

     

    Many of the Club's race results are collected on the Club website, at:
    - www.biggleswadeac.org.uk/results.html
    (results may be shown in the weekly press releases which are now on the results page of the website)

    Results listed here are usually those received but not yet noted in the Results section of the website.

    Reedham 10,  29 Jan
    406 runners
     John Kenyon  1:19:30  216th  PB

    Stubbington 10k,  15 Jan
    1466 runners. Chris’s time was 1 second slower than last year
     Christopher Clarke  49:52  613rd

     

     


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    Newsletter Editor:     David Hindle 6 Mallard Walk, Biggleswade, BEDS SG18 8DY
    davidhindle@msn.com
    Tel: 01767 316479


    NEWSLETTER
    FEBRUARY 2012
    Biggleswade Athletic Club


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