Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 6 November 2025

Happy Birthday from Thursday 6 November to Wednesday 12 November – Niall Carney, Cai Crawford, Fransisco Guerrero, Anna Higson, Mia Higson, Isabelle Hudson, Aara Kamara, Daniel Lewis, Tommy Narvaez-White, Joshua Nyman, Tony Packham, Allan Smith, Dave Thomson and Rian Varia

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS 135th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 25 November, to be held in the “100 Club” East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (NW$ 1RL) at 7.30pm. The prize giving for 2024-2025 cross country and 2025 track & field season, will take place in early 2026.
This is the link to the agenda for the AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2025 (3)
The SBH Awards for the 2024-2025 Winter and 2025 Summer seasons, will take place in early 2026.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Took place last Saturday at Mansfield.
The day started off extremely windy but died down and mostly sunshine all day. The grass section was slightly soft but the forest section was dry and actually felt warm. Pretty perfect conditions.

What an excellent day for the club with the Under 13 Boys team taking top honours. The team of DENNYS PASCAL U13 Leg 1 (6.51), HARRISON HENDERSON U13 Lg 2 (7.02) and LEWIS WARD U13 Leg 3 (6.54) become National Champions, coming home 41 seconds ahead of Chelmsford. Photograph of LEWIS WARD taken by DAVID HEWITSON.

The Senior Men claimed the Silver Medals just 24 behind Tonbridge, the team was THOMAS BUTLER Leg 1 (15.07), DYLAN EVANS Leg 2 (15.19), JEREMY DEMPSEY Leg 3 (14.56) and LIAM DEE Leg 4 (15.08).

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – Took place last Saturday at Kinsbury.
Congratulations on an outstanding day, with what I belive was a record turnout of 42 runners (does anyone no of a better turnout?).

We had 2 Individual winners – Under 11 Boys DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 (6.49) and Under 11 Girls AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 (6.51). There were top 5 finishes from – Under 11 Boys RIAN VARIA U11 5th (7.03), Under 11 Girls LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (7.23), Under 13 Boys JENSON DAY U13 2nd (11.41), ARI RUBENSTEIN U13 4th (12.04) and ALBERT KORTH U13 5th (12.07).
Our Under 13 Boys had a comfortable team win, Under 11 Girls were 2nd and Under 11 Boys were 3rd.

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

Sessions – Mondays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in High Jump – Wednesdays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in Long/Triple Jump.
Dress in layers, ready to train, we meet in the Indoor Track about halfway down.

FIREWORKS NIGHT AT STONEX STADIUM – Saracens are promoting a Fireworks Night on Saturday 8 November, you are all welcome, and the gates will be open from 4.30pm with the fireworks commencing at 6.30pm. Details to enter are on the flyer below.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 February at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 29 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 5 April at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).

UPCOMING LEE VALLEY FIXTURES – The following 4 fixtures which have now been published on the Lee Valley website, and are all open to enter on Opentrack.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 7 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Age-Groups – Under 13 and above
Events – 60m (2 rounds), 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles (2 rounds), High Jump (Min 1m), Pole Vault (Min 1m), Long Jump. Shot Put
Entries now open on Opentrack, link to Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 30 November – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to be enter yourself, and pay the appriate fee

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 17 January and Sunday 18 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/ligu20sen/
Entries Closing Date Friday 9 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 24 January and Sunday 25 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/ligu13u15u17/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 17 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

LEE VALLEY MIDDLE DISTANCE INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 18 February.
Events are 800m U13 and above, 1500m U15 and above, first race starts at 18.30
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/lvacmiddledistance/
Entries Closing Date Friday 14 February – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

CHANGE TO STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £105 and you will be advised via the SBH Membermojo system, when your subscription and EA fees are due for payment.
For new members there is also a charge for Club Kit which is £45, giving an overall total of £150.

RESULTS

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Took place at Mansfield on 1 November
Under 13 Boys 3x2k – SBH 1st (20.47) Leg 1 DENNYS PASCAL U13 (6.51), Leg 2 HARRISON HENDERSON U13 (7.02), Leg 3 LEWIS WARD U13 (6.54)
Team Result – 1st SBH (20.47), 2nd Chelmsford (21.28), 3rd Reading (21.41) 66 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 3x2k – SBH 36th (25.41) Leg 1 SIENNA DARCY U13 (8.32), Leg 2 ELLEN NEELY U13 (8.49), Leg 3 GRACE ROONEY U13 (8.19)
Team Result – 1st Brentwood Beagles (22.11) 2nd Warrington Pentathlon & AC (22.58), 3rd Bingley Harriers (23.06), 36th SBH (25.41) 66 teams finished

Under 15 Boys 3x2k – No SBH Teams
Team Result – 1st Bracknell (19.25), 2nd Bedford & County (19.29), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (19.43) 83 teams finished

Under 15 Girls 3x2k – SBH 22nd (23.42) Leg 1 AIMEE PORTER U15 (7.30), Leg 1 LUCIA CASALENUOVO U15 (8.35), Leg 3 JOSEFINE ENGEBRETSEN U15 (7.37)
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21.26), 2nd Chelmsford (21.55), 3rd Hallamshire Harriers (21.58), 22nd SBH (23.42) 64 teams finished

Under 17 Men 3x3k – SBH A 14th (28.50) Leg 1 ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 (9.28), Leg 1 JORGEN ENGEBRETSEN U17 (9.44), Leg 3 JESSE ABRAHAMS U17 (9.39), SBH B 45th (30.35) Leg 1 CALEB HILTON U17 (10.00), Leg 1 PABLO QUESADA CARMONA U17 (10.23), Leg 3 JARED MORRIS U17 (10.11)
Team Result – 1st Blackheath & Bromley (27.25), 2nd Tonbridge (27.40), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (28.00), 14th SBH A (28.50), SBH B 45th (30.35) 82 teams finished

Under 17 Women 3×2.5k – No SBH Team
Team Result – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (26.08), 2nd Lincoln Wellington (26.57), 3rd Chelmsford (26.59) 38 teams finished

Under 20 Men 3x3k – SBH 41st (28.50) Leg 1 ADAM O’GORMAN U20 (9.24), Leg 1 JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U20 (10.40), Leg 3 JACOB CLEMENT U20 (10.27)
Team Result – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (26.30), 2nd Blackheath & Bromley (26.36), 3rd Invicta East Kent (26.40), SBH 41st (28.50) 46 teams finished

Under 20 Women 3×2.5k – No SBH Team
Team Result – 1st Salford Harriers (26.24), 2nd University of Birmingham (26.59), 3rd Loughborough Students (27.24) 27 teams finished

Senior Men 4x5k – SBH A 2nd (1:00.30) Leg 1 THOMAS BUTLER (15.07), Leg 1 DYLAN EVANS (15.19), Leg 3 JEREMY DEMPSEY (14.56), Leg 4 LIAM DEE (15.08), SBH B Incomplete Team (32.49) Leg 1 SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U23 (16.23), Leg 1 LUCA STUBBS U23 (16.27)
Team Result – 1st Tonbridges (1:00.06), 2nd SBH (1:00.30), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (1:00.44) 144 teams finished

Senior Women 3x3k – No SBH Team
Team Result – 1st Belgrave Harriers (29.04), 2nd Herne Hill Harriers (29.47), 3rd Blackheath & Bromley (30.04) 107 teams finished

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – Took place at Kingsbury on 2 November
Awaiting the results to be published.

Under 11 Boys 2k – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 1st (6.49), RIAN VARIA U11 5th (7.03), MARKO BIRD U11 23rd (7.54), LUKE SAVVA U11 24th (7.54), RAFI RUBENSTEIN U11 29th (8.04), DANIEL BAYES SIEFF U11 30th (8.06), IVAN BIRD U11 31st (8.07), FINLAY MILES U11 32nd (8.08), LEO ROTH U11 33rd (8.09), ALFIE SANDERS U11 34th (8.13), EDWARD FITZGERALD U11 35th (8.14), THEO BETTRIDGE U11 36th (8.15), JAMIE GOLDBERG U11 43rd (8.38), RIVER ROBERTS U11 45th (8.44), DENIS KOKALOV U11 52nd (9.19), LORENZO MOLLURA U11 53rd (9.19) 55 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (36 points), 2nd London Heathside (45), 3rd SBH A (53), 6th SBH B (102) 14 teams finished

Under 11 Girls 2k – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 1st (6.51), LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (7.23), RUBY KONVISOR U11 18th (8.06), PENELOPE BILLIE GLADSTONE U11 19th (8.11), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 22nd (8.16), CAROL SNEATH U11 26th (8.31), AMBER BOTTERILL U11 32nd (8.56), ISABELLA LABORIEUX U11 34th (9.09), HANNAH ABDY U11 38th (9.19), ANASTASIA PEPPAS U11 46th (10.46), SANNAH ABDY U11 47th (10.46) 50 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (39 points), 2nd SBH A (43), 3rd Harrow (59), 8th SBH B (123) 12 teams finished

Under 13 Boys 3k – JENSON DAY U13 2nd (11.41), ARI RUBENSTEIN U13 4th (12.04), ALBERT KORTH U13 5th (12.07), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U13 13th (12.42), KIMI SCHULZ RATHMAN U13 14th (12.57), LUCA NOTO U13 15th (13.04), ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 30th (14.01) the winner was BENJAMIN MURALIDHAR of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (11.36) 42 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (24 points), 2nd London Heathside (58), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (76) 11 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 3k – KEENYAH ADELISE U13 10th (13.53), CATHERINE SMITH U13 18th (14.32), ELLA SABFERI U13 25th (15.21) the winner was A MURRAYof Highgate Harriers (12.45) 35 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Dacorum (32 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (47), 3rd London Heathside (51), 5th SBH (89) 11 teams finished

Under 15 Boys 4k – AARON HIDALGO-HUDI U15 15th (14.48), THOMAS FELLOWS U15 21st (15.12) the winner was FILIP KOUNOUPAS-PRASTALO of London Heathside (13.21) 34 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (53 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (61), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (64), 9th SBH (131) 11 teams finished

Under 15 Girls 4k – No SBH Runners, the winner was JAGNA FALKOWSKA of Trent Park (14.57) 32 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (28 points), 2nd Harrow (35), 3rd Highgate Harriers (64) 11 teams finished

Under 17 Men 5k – No SBH Runners, the winner was DYLAN MILLS of London Heathside (15.15) 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (23 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (46), 3rd Highgate Harriers (50) 9 teams finished

Under 17 Women 5k – No SBH Runners, the winner was R SHOFIELD of London Heathside (18.49) 10 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (17 points), 2nd Dacorum (28), 3rd Highgate Harriers (30) 5 teams finished

HERTFORDSHIRE 10K ROAD RACE – Took place at Stevenage on 2 November
ROBERT RIGBY V60 12th 2nd V60 (40.58)

AAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Louisville, Kentucky, USA on 31 October
8000k XC – SM ISAAC HIRSHAM CHANDLER U23 (Florida State University) 29th (23.33)

PARKRUN – Can you make sure that you are registered as ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’, as the link I use to select all results only shows SBH athletes. If anyone is also officiating can you please contact me and advise me where and when.

LINK TO PARKRUN RESULTS – This is the Link I use to obtain the current week’s Parkrun results, if you go to the bottom of the results, you can obtain the previous weeks results – parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1018.
The results shown are for those SBH athletes that added SBH when they registered for Parkrun.
How to use results – Scroll down to the first Parkrun, Which will show you how many SBH runners had competed. To get all the runners details, click on “View Full Results” which will show all runners that had competed at that event. Scroll down to the first SBH athlete, which will his or her age, also if they have a OB, by clicking on the athletes name, this will show you how many Parkruns they have competed in sinc registering.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,306 events – 255,411 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 9,867 first timers – 23,333 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 1 November
PAUL LEWIS V50 15th (24.44) this was his 278th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 1 November
SHONA MICHEL V50 71st (27.12) this was her 167th Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V55 207th (35.16) this was his 162nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 1 November
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 350th (31.45) this was his 386th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Claremont, Perth, Australia on 1 November
STUART MOORE V65 92nd (32.09) this was his 254th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lordship Recreational Ground on 1 November
AIDAM MCAVOY U20 1st (17.29) this was his 18th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone River Park on 1 November
CLIFF GOLDING V70 106th (26.00) this was his 194th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 1 November
STUART SINGER V65 52nd (23.36) this was his 487th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER V35 79th (24.55) this was his 342nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 1 November
PHILIP SHELLEY V65 50th (31.33) this was his 78th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Closed

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 8 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Note: You will be selected by your respective Borough Team Manager

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 15 November at Horsenden Hill (Satnav ).
Details to be added

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The second Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the second fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 22 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 13.45 7700m for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 22 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls
The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable –First race Starts at 12.00noon. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 135th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 25 November, to be held in the “100 Club” East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (NW$ 1RL) at 7.30pm. The prize giving for 2024-2025 cross country and 2025 track & field season, will take place in early 2026.
This is the link to the agenda for the AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2025

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 November at Horsenden Hill, Greenford (SatNav UB6 0NZ).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Girls (Approximately 3k), 11.20 U13 Boys (Approximately 3k), 11.40 U15 Girls (Approximately 4k), 12.25 U15 Boys (Approximately 4k), 12.50 U17 Men (Approximately 5k), 13.15 U17 Women (Approximately 5k), 13.40 U20 Women and Senior Women (Approximately 6k)
Entries Closing Date Friday 14 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 November Saturday 29 November at Horsenden Hill, Greenford (SatNav UB6 0NZ).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date Friday 14 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 6 December at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF)..
Full details to be published

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Wormwood Scrubs, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December at Hillingdon House Farm, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
Toilets and Changing Rooms: Are located at the Hillingdon Athletic Track. There will be NO at start and finish of course
Car Parking: No parking will be available at either Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre or Uxbridge College.If you are driving, please park in one of the town centre car park. These include The Chimes (c.1500 spaces) and The Pavilions, where there are two car parks, Cedars and Grainges (c.1000 spaces). There is only limited street parking in the area and we recommend use of Public transport to get to the venue.
Public Transport: The nearest underground station is Uxbridge (Met and Piccadilly lines). Then take a U2 bus (towards Brunel University) or a 15-minute walk from the town centre ans station or Hillingdon (Met and Piccadilly lines).and access the eastern side of Hillingdon House Farm sports ground.
Course: The river crossing will not be used in any of the races. Course maps will be made available closer to race day.
Athletes: Please do not warm-up on the football pitches that are close to the finish.
Start Times 11.100am U11 Boys (2000m), 11.20am U11 Girls (2000m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.35am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.50am U15 Boys (4000m), 12.00pm U15 Girls (4000m), 12.25pm U17 and U20 Men (6000m), 12.35pm U17 and U20 Women (6000m), 1.00pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.45pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to document showing all information – Middlesex Championship Prospectus 13-12-25
Entries Closing Date Friday 5 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championship fixture at Hillingdon House Farm, is the fourth fixture in the Winter Points Series for the Under 11 Boys and Girlsl age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

SOUTHERN U15/U17/U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December and Sunday 14 December at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) .
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 2 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 14 December at Lagoa, Portugal.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 29 November

LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 20 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries Have Reached Full Capacity
Note: You will have to be enter yourself, and pay the appriate fee

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Friday 26 December at StoneX Stadium.
DAVE BEDFORD will be organising this event, with the racing starting at 11.00.
The issuing of numbers, refreshments and prize giving takes place in the Indoor Track area. Distance 2 miles and 1 mile for Under 11. Only £2 entry fee! There will be prizes, raffle (bring cash) and free refreshments……why not come in fancy dress.
A run or even walk for all the family including pets!. Last year we had 50 runners! Donations to the raffle welcome with winners galore!

INFORMATION ON THE LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHONS – Take place on Saturday 20 December and Saturday 28 March at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Link to the document that explains what a Minithon is, also details of all 3 Minithons – Lee Valley Minithons 2025-2026
Link to all Lee Valley information – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon

HIGHS AND LOWS AT THE 2025 NEW YORK MARATHON – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

BENSON KIPRUTO pips ALEX MUTISO in men’s thriller, HELLEN OBIRI smashes women’s course record, Brits PATRICK DEVER and JESS WARNER-JUDD enjoy fine debuts, but ELIUD KIPCHOGE fades to 17th. BENSON KIPRUTO out-leaned ALEX MUTISO to take a narrow victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday (Nov 2) in (2:08:09), while HELLEN OBIRI demolished the long-standing women’s course record with (2:19:51). British runners PATRICK DEVER and JESS WARNER-JUDD thrived on their marathon debuts, meanwhile, with DENVER finishing fourth in the men’s race in (2:08:58) while WARNER-JUDD was seventh in (2:24:45).

No pacemakers? No problem. New York is renowned for allowing runners to fight it out old-school without any hares to set the tempo. Once again the strategy paid off, too, with a day of fine racing and respectable times on an undulating course not known for producing fast performances. Not everyone had a good day, though. ELIUD KIPCHOGE, the two-time Olympic champion and multiple big city marathon winner, faded to 17th in (2:14:36). Competing three days before his 41st birthday, the legendary Kenya runner looked a shadow of the man who broke the two-hour barrier in his Viennese time trial in 2019. At least he finished, though. Long-time rival KENENISA BEKELE, 43, dropped out somewhere after the 17-mile mark, the Ethiopian’s long and distinguished career surely now over. SIFAN HASSAN was also not at her best as she finished sixth in the women’s race in (2:24:43), almost five minutes behind OBIRI. Like KIPCHOGE, she had run – and won – the Sydney Marathon just two months earlier. So perhaps, with hindsight, racing so soon afterwards in New York was not the best idea. OBIRI smashed MARGARET OKAYO’S course record of (2:22:31) which was set back in 2003, long before super shoes and stomach-friendly gels and drinks were invented. The 35-year-old Kenyan took her second victory in New York on Sunday after seeing off the challenge of former SHARON LOKEDI and defending champion SHEILA CHEPKIRUI.

After the leaders passed halfway in (71:01), LOKEDI pushed the pace in the latter stages but OBIRI first drew level and then surged with around a kilometre to go to break clear, eventually winning by 16 seconds with CHEPKIRUI a further 17 seconds behind in third. For several kilometres fans were treated to the sight of the three most recent winners of the women’s title in New York going toe to toe, but OBIRI had too much strength for her rivals. Three years earlier OBIRI finished a disappointed sixth on her marathon debut in New York before winning in the Big Apple in 2023, albeit in a modest time of (2:27:23). In fourth place behind the three Kenyans, FIONA O’KEEFFE was the top American woman in (2:22:49). ANNIE FRISBIE of the United States followed in fifth, then HASSAN. WARNER-JUDD, in seventh, went to No.9 on the UK all-time rankings with (2:24:45). It was just 20 seconds slower than EILISH MCCOLGAN ran on the much faster London course in April and comes after some upsetting epileptic episodes on the track that temporarily stalled her career.

It is also 12 years since WARNER-JUDD won the 800m at both the European Team Championships in Gateshead and televised grand prix meeting in Birmingham, but after successfully moving up to 5000m, 10,000m and then half-marathon, she has now posted a fine debut run over 26.2 miles. One place behind WARNER-JUDD was EMILY SISSON, the US record-holder, with (2:25:05). DEVER, a fellow Brit, will also be delighted with his debut at the marathon. The NCAA 10,000m champion in 2021 has a best of (27:08.81) at that distance and has won the British 5000m title in the past, but his run in New York shows great promise for future marathons on quicker courses. In some ways it is no surprise, as the Preston Harrier has historically been very level with EMILE CAIRESS. The latter went on to place fourth in the Olympic marathon last year, so it is logical that DEVER might enjoy similar success, although not everyone takes to the marathon.

Up ahead, KIPRUTO added to previous big city marathon victories in Boston, Chicago and Tokyo. After easing away from fellow Kenya MUTISO in the final kilometre, though, he nearly blew it as MUTISO, the 2024 London Marathon winner, mounted a comeback and almost caught Kipruto on the line. Both men spread their arms to celebrate victory, but KIPRUTO was given the verdict in a marathon finish that was almost as close as the battle between ALPHONSE FELIX SIMBU and AMANAL PETROS at the World Championships in Tokyo a few weeks ago. Alberto Korir, also of Kenya, was third, just one second in front of DEVER. JOEL REICHOW was the leading American in sixth with (2:09:56), just three seconds ahead of CHARLES HICKS, the former British athlete who won European under-23 cross-country and 5000m titles before switching allegiance to the United States ahead of his marathon debut in New York.

MEET THE COACH: MALCOLM ARNOLD – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of CHRISTIAN MALCOLM, MALCOLM ARNOLD and JAMIE BAULCH taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

The former UK Athletics head coach and hurdles guru talks to GEORGE MALLETT about a life in athletics that is impossible to imitate in the 21st century. For over 55 years, the formerly nationally ranked triple jumper MALCOLM ARNOLD coached some of the finest hurdlers the world has ever seen – from helping JOHN AKII-BUA win Uganda’s first ever Olympic gold in 1972, to masterminding the world-beating exploits of COLIN JACKSON, MARK MCKOY and DAI GREENE. During his varied career, he was also director of coaching and development, as well as the head coach, at UK Athletics.

When you were a young coach, you found your way to the post of Uganda’s national coach in the late 1960s. How did that come about? I was a PE teacher. I’d done three years at Marple Hall School [in Cheshire] and then I did three-and-a-half years in Bristol as head of department at a school which had its own track, so I had to organise athletics at everything up to county level. The Uganda national coach job was advertised in Athletics Weekly. At the time I was still competing myself to a degree and I was working with DAVE KAY, who was the national coach for the South West. As well as coaching myself, DAVE was coaching other athletes and strangely enough he was coaching the then British number one 400m hurdler, COLIN O’NEILL. I earwigged on DAVE. This was my education. I applied for the job, went down to the Ugandan embassy in Trafalgar Square and was interviewed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Sports council who was went to Loughborough University, like me, and another guy by the name of AGGREY AWAORI, who was a very good sprint hurdler. I believe the only other person they interviewed was an old lag who’d been a sports officer in colonial Uganda.

Were there any key athletes you were aware of at the time? My first Olympic finalist, AMOS OMOLO, a 400m runner. AMOS was four years older than me. He was 32, I was 28 and when I started helping him I was warned off him immediately by the powers that be in the Sports Council. [I was told] “He’s lazy, he’s a waster, he’s useless,” and so on. It’s not what I saw at all, so I ignored what they said, got on with coaching him and saw he was quite talented. He had a good history behind him but then he had a poor two or three years before I came. I learned so much from that guy – where he got his training ideas I don’t know. Essentially I was a jumps coach when I went there. I knew quite a bit about running but not at international level. That guy taught me a lot. It stood me in good stead with JOHN AKII-BUA.

We picked AMOS for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. They didn’t want him in the team really but I insisted, and he made the final and ran an African record, (45.3). He ran an African record first round and second round and then he made a balls of it in the final because he was in lane eight, with LEE EVANS inside him who won it with (43.83) – the world record that stood for ages. AMOS ran like he’d been shot out of a gun for 300m and died a death for the last 100m, so that was another big lesson to me on the tactics of the 400m. I got hold of footage of the race and from that I could extrapolate what the split times were. AMOS was through 200 in (20.8), I think it was, whereas EVANS was through in (21.2) and ate him alive in the home straight.

Being such a similar age you must have almost been friends? I like to think that every athlete I coached – or almost every athlete I coached – we were friends. That’s an important part of it all. With some of the athletes I still have a relationship nowadays. So many coaches cock it up by the authoritarian approach. When you first begin with an athlete it tends to be an authoritarian approach – “do this, do that. That’s your training schedule, get on with it”. But I always used to say to athletes: “When you get older and as you improve and as your experience improves so you get to the stage where you know more than I do, because I’ve told you everything I know and you’ve gone out there and done it.” If an athlete filters in ideas from their own experience and the coach is such that they don’t like being questioned, then it leads to disaster. If you’re authoritarian with an international that’s been there and done it and probably knows more than you and still you insist on pontificating, that’s where relationships blow up.

You developed a famed relationship with JOHN AKII-BUA, the culmination of which was his world-record breaking 400m hurdles triumph at the Olympics Games in Munich. What are your memories of that day, I’ve heard he had quite an unusual race day? I remember that athletes got paid by shoe companies but it was all brown envelope stuff in those days. JOHN was paid in them by Puma, who were looked after by [former mile world record-holder] DEREK IBBOTSON. I knew him very well and DEREK had got knowledge of the fact that Adidas had tried to tap JOHN up, promising to pay him and do the dirty on Puma. You can always tell whether it’s the first round or the semi-final [of those Games] according to what shoes JOHN is wearing. Puma in the first round, Adidas in the semi-final. Of course, Puma went spare because they’d paid him money already and were due to pay him before the final. DEREK came to me and said: “Here, put this in your pocket and I want you to promise that you’ll give it back to me if he wears Adidas or you can pass it on to JOHN if he wears Puma.” For the final, JOHN was going to wear Puma – he’d had the talking to – but the Adidas people had already put a few coins his way. And Adidas were fuming as well. There were two Adidas guys following JOHN around his warm-up.

He went out carrying Adidas shoes but he had Puma in his bag and wore Puma, so I passed over $5000 to JOHN in a brown envelope. That’s about $50,000 nowadays and that’s what I remember about the final. Whether it was a good thing that they were chasing him around, which took his mind off the bad things, I don’t know! JOHN was infamous at the time for his work ethic. Did you ever coach anyone similar?

All of them! Any athlete who succeeds has an incredible work ethic. In fact, for DAI GREENE, his work ethic was his downfall because he didn’t know when to stop. He was living with his girlfriend, SIAN, quite near to us in Bath. He would train in the morning with me and it wouldn’t be an easy session and then SIAN told me, eventually, that he would go out and do more stuff in the afternoon. I couldn’t work out why he was absolutely knackered the following morning! He didn’t know where to stop and he couldn’t be told. DAI was one of four world or Olympic champions you coached alongside MARK MCKOY, COLIN JACKSON and the aforementioned Akii-Bua. Were there any non medal- winning stars that created some different kinds of highs?

LAWRENCE CLARKE was absolutely brilliant. SIR LAWRENCE now [SIR CHARLES) LAWRENCE SOMERSET CLARKE to be precise]! LAWRENCE was an old Etonian, who came to Bristol Uni and he was a decent sort of English Schools athlete, but nothing special. His mother, who is a dominant force in his life, said: “We must find him a coach.” She brought him by the ear to the University of Bath and said: “Here’s my son, I would like you to coach him.” So I said: “I’ll consider it. Let him do a couple of training sessions with us first of all and then I’ll decide because it’s not fair on me, you giving me somebody who’s not receptive to coaching and so on.” There’s nothing worse than a dead duck in a good training group so off he goes and he warms up and does this, that and the other and after about a minute I said to his mother: “He can stay”. He had such quick limb motion, which is an absolute must for a sprint hurdler and his big problem at the end of the day was that he wasn’t fast over the ground like JACKSON was, or MCKOY.

At the 2012 Olympic final I was sitting with his mother, LADY CLARKE, and two sisters, just adjacent to the start of the race. They insisted I come and sit with them in this incredibly expensive seat they bought and I saw the race from the back. I said: “Bloody hell, he’s come fourth!” That was an incredible moment really because he shouldn’t have come fourth in the Olympic Games, but he did! He was nowhere near a bronze medal but for him to do what he did, achieve what he achieved, European junior champion and so on, was incredible. Really brilliant.

THE THIRD RE-UNION AT THE SHAFTESBURY TAVERN – Following last years succesful meet up, therefore this year their will be another get together in the Shaftesbury Tavern in Hornsey. We will be meeting at 7pm on Monday 1 December 2025. The Shaftesbury Tavern is located on the corner of Shaftesbury Road and Hornsey Road. It would be great to see some of you there! there will be a few drinks, good Thai (and other food) and most importantly good company and conversation!

The Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Centenary Year Book states: And so it came about that in 1890 a few lads, most of whom would have been about 16 years of age, assembled at Jubilee Hall and decided to form a running club and called it Shaftesbury Harriers. Jubilee Hall was then newly built and used for dances, concerts and such-like social events, and was over what was then called a coffee tavern. It stood at the corner of Hornsey Road and Fairbridge Road, not far from Hornsey Road railway station, and about a mile from Hampstead Heath.
It seems probable that, like others of the many clubs being formed about that time, the title came from a road in the district. Possibly some lads lived in Shaftesbury Road close by: with its tall Victorian houses the road has not changed so much with the passing years. The Shaftesbury Tavern is still on the corner.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September and October issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics September & October Throws Community Newsletter

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– To follow our newInstagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/

To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

‘MEMBERMOJO’ SECURE MEMBERS SYSTEM – We have implemented a new secure member system to allow members to join and renew their membership online. (You can also delete yourself from our records if you are no longer a member, or you can request deletion from sean.sutherland@yahoo.ca)
Your basic contact information has been imported. Please check and update your data so that we can have up-to-date information. View your profile using the instructions below, check your data and update as necessary. You will also be able to renew your record when it is close to expiring (within a month of expiry). Payments will still be made via bank transfer.

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

SBH 2025-2026 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet has now been published on the SBH Website on 6 September 2025, and now updated on 27 October 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – B SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Fixtures Issued 06-09-25 And Updated 27-10-25

Changes on the fixture card are highlighted in RED which are as follows;
Cross Country – Hertfordshire Championships now takes place on 3 January and not the 4, BUCS Championships will now take place in April.
Road Relays – Southern 6/12 Stage on 29 March, venue to be confirmed.
Indoors Fixtures At Lee Valley – December new fixture OPEN MEETING on the 7 – January LONDON U20/SENIOR GAMES on the 17-18 and LONDON U13/U15/U17 GAMES on the 24-25 – February SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 8, MIDDLES DISTANCE OPEN MEETING on the 18 and SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 29 – March SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 14 and ENGLAND MASTERS INTER AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 14 – April SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 5.
England Indoor Fixtures At Sheffield – January ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20/SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 17-18 – February ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15/U17/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 7-8.

SBH CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – There are a series of races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 11 Boys and Girls have 6 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures and either the Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. The final results is based on the best 4 points achieved from the 6 races available. The Under 13 to Masters Men and Women have 7 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures plus the Southern and National Championships. The final results is based on the best 5 points achieved from the 7 races available.

The Information Sheet includes details of the SBH CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – There are a series of designated races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ race is the Metropolitan League on 6 December, the Under 11 Boys and Girls race is the Metropolitan League on 10 January – All remaining Men and Women age-groups race is the Southern Championships on 24 January.

REQUEST FROM TEAM MANAGERS – We are asking that you reply to team managers when they contact you? It’s very difficult to select a team if the athletes don’t reply especially when we can see that they have read the text. Even if they are unavailable the team managers need to know!

COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – I have produced 7 single document, 1 document for example is ‘Men’s Club Track and Road Records Outdoors’ and shows events from Under 9 up to Masters 70+ on two pages.
These are 7 documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – A Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 B Club Outdoor Field Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 C Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 D Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 23-07-25 E Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 F Club Outdoor Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 G Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER, KAREN HARRISON, TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport. The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice. The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme. All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.

CLUB HOODIES – With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

PHOTOGRAPH’S – From time to time we have photographs of our members taken at meetings or presentations which we would like to use both on the website or incorporated within our report to our local newspaper. Can you please let me know if you do NOT want your photograph to be published. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFTESBURY INFORMATION – Currently I notify members (by email) using “MailChimp”. The reason I changed, was in November 2017 “Gmail” put a limit of 100 addresses that users could send to in a 24-hour period, and currently I send to approximately 850 members each issue.

On seeking technical advice “MailChimp” was recommended as the best way for SBH to go forward. There is one thing you should be aware off is that when you receive an email from me, the footer at the bottom has 4 options, of which one is “Unsubscribe Me From List”. Could I ask you not to select this as if you do you will be automatically removed from my distribution list.

SBH MIDWEEK POLE VAULT CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2025 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21 StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com