Happy Birthday from Thursday 7 November to Wednesday 13 November – Timi Bakare, Alce Battistini, Niall Carney, Ella Cooper, Cai Crawford, Mia Higson, Isabelle Hudson, Aaka Kamara, Daniel Lewis, Tommy Narvaez-White, Andrew Nicolaou, Joshua Nyman, Ebuka Nwokeji, Tony Packham, Giulio Sabatini, Dave Thomson and Athony Whiteman

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place this Saturday 9 November at Horsenden Hill. Course Location – Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (UB6 0NZ), no dedicated changing facilities.
Parking – Off Street, Limited parking at the Pavilion and Horsenden Hill summit. On Street, Surrounding area of Greenford Avenue, Eton Avenue, Horsenden Lane North, Rosewood Avenue and Oakwood Crescent.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys (2km), 12.02 Under 11 Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.12 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.32 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 12.50 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.30 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (8kg)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps – Race 2 Horsenden Hill Information 9th November 2024
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – This race is 2nd of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.
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.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the October issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – Throws Newsletter Oct-24 (5)

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Mansfield on 2 November.
The first championships took place in 1985 with just three events; Under 17 Men, Junior Men and Senior Men. The event was first staged in Crystal Palace Park and then again in the same location two years later in 1987 before it moved permanently to Berry Hill Park, Mansfield in 1989.

Congratulations to our Under 20 Mens team who finished 6th, with the Senior Men taking the Gold Medals. Two of the team DYLAN EVANS and LIAM DEE plus JEREMY DEMPSEY and PHILLIP CROUT were in the 2021 winning team.

The start of the Senior Mens race was frenetic, with ISAAC HIRSCHMAN-CHANDLER handing over in 16th place, after the 5km two-lap opener. LIAM DEE then moved them us up to sixth by halfway before DYLAN EVANS finally took the black and white striped vest to the front on the penultimate lap. Then it was JAMIE DEE who completed the job and a comfortable 19-second victory over Bedford & County. He said of his team-mates: “They did all of the work.”

Under 13 Boys (3x2000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Preston Harriers (22.30), 2nd Liverpool Harriers (22.38), 3rd North Shields Polytechnic (22.59), 15th SBH (43.19) 55 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3x2000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Brentwood Beagles (24.18), 2nd Lincoln Wellington (24.21), 3rd Chelmsford (24.36) 63 teams finished

Under 15 Boys (3x2000m) – SBH finished 26th (22.28) Leg 1 CALEB HILTON 30th (7.14), Leg 2 LADDIE SHAW 38th (7.57), Leg 3 JESSE ABRAHAMS 26th (7.16)
Team Result – 1st Cambridge & Coleridge (20.14), 2nd Herne Hill Harriers (20.31), 3rd Dacorum (20.38), 26th SBH (22.28) 75 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (3x2000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (22.08), 2nd Chelmsford (22.28), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (22.31) 71 teams finished

Under 17 Men (3x3000m) – SBH A finished 30th (30.19) Leg 1 EUAN PHILLIPS 56th (10.21), Leg 2 ARTHUR PHILLIPS 37th (10.00), Leg 3 JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES 30th (9.59), SBH B finished 45th (31.24) Leg 1 JARED MORRIS 63rd (10.28), Leg 2 AIDAN MCAVOY 46th (10.12), Leg 3 MATTHEW MAY 45th (10.44)
Team Result – 1st Salford Harriers (27.40), 2nd Blackheath & Bromley (27.58), 3rd Preston Harriers (28.06), 30th SBH A (30.19), 45th SBH B (31.24) 75 teams finished

Under 17 Women (3x2500m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Lincoln Wellington (26.32), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District (26.58), 3rd Chelmsford (27.35) 40 teams finished

Under 20 Men (3x3000m) – SBH A finished 6th (27.23) Leg 1 SAMUEL GREENSTEIN 12th (9.01), Leg 2 RAFAEL GAYER 6th (9.15), Leg 3 GIANLEO STUBBS 6th (9.07), SBH B finished 32nd (28.59) Leg 1 ADAM O’GORMAN 44th (9.30), Leg 2 JOSHUA FISHER 33rd (9.32), Leg 3 TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE 32nd (9.57), SBH C finished 64th (31.54) Leg 1 LEO RONCARATI 80th (10.48), Leg 2 JACOB CLEMENT 70th (10.29), Leg 3 JAI DARYANANI 64th (10.37)
Team Result – 1st Radley (26.39), 2nd Peterborough & Nene Valley (26.39), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District (26.54), 6th SBH A (27.23), 32nd SBH B (28.59), 6th SBH C (31.54) 66 teams finished

Under 20 Women (3x2500m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st University of Birmingham (25.07), 2nd St Albans Striders (26.16), 3rd Vale Royal (26.16) 33 teams finished

Senior Men (4x5000m) – SBH A won the Gold Medal (1:00.10) Leg 1 ISAAC HIRSHAM CHANDLER U23 15th (15.16), Leg 2 LIAM DEE 6th (14.56), Leg 3 DYLAN EVANS 1st (14.57), Leg 4 JAMIE DEE 1st (15.01), SBH B finished 30th (1:05.28) Leg 1 JEREMY DEMPSEY 4th (14.51), Leg 2 LUCA STUBBS U23 24th (16.28), Leg 3 MARK PEARCE 11th (15.11), Leg 4 OLIVER GREENSTEIN 30th (18.58)
Team Result – 1st SBH A (1:00.10), 2nd Bedford & County (1:00.29), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (1:00.45), 30th SBH B (1:05.28) 149 teams finished

Senior Women (3x3000m) – SBH finished 38th (36.22) Leg 1 NICOLA PAYNE 46th (11.52), Leg 2 INDIRA PATEL U23 28th (10.41), Leg 3 HELENA AGHOLOR U23 38th (13.50),
Team Result – 1st Belgrave Harriers (29.39, 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District A (30.37), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District B (30.52), 38th SBH (36.22) 92 teams finished

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The second of five fixtures took at Kingsbury on 2 November.
An outstanding day with a superb turnout, culminating in team wins for our Under 11 and 13 Boys, also the Under 13 Girls had a deserved win. The Under 13 Girls and Under 17 Women finished in 3rd place.

There were top 5 finishes from Under 11 Boys WILLIAM STOCKDALE 1st, ARI RUBENSTEIN 2nd and DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 5th – Under 13 Boys JENSON DAY 2nd and ROAN PARKES 3rd – Under 13 Girls LUCIA CASALANEUVO 3rd and GRACE ROONEY 4th – Under 17 Women POSIE SHAW 2nd.

The team positions after 2 fixtures are provisional, I have calculated these myself.

Under 11 Boys (2000m) – WILLIAM STOCKDALE 1st (6.12), ARI RUBENSTEIN 2nd (6.17), DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 5th (6.24), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 6th (6.27), JAKE MICHALIK 7th (6.27), LUCAS XIE 11th (6.33), DANIEL BAYES-SIEFF 18th (6.53), RIAN VARIA 28th (7.11), JACK BUNN 35th (7.25), HENRY LING 38th (7.26), HUGO COWAN 41st (7.54) 48 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH A (14 points), 2nd London Heathside (61) 3rd SBH B (66) 13 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (38 points), 2nd London Heathside (127) 3rd Highgate Harriers (153)

Under 11 Girls (2000m) – LILY JANMOHAMED 15th (7.17), ELSIE BETTERIDGE 23rd (7.44), HARRIET COWAN 28th (7.51), ANASTASIA THANASI 30th (7.59), RUBY KONVISER 31st (8.06) the winner was S Davis of Thames Valley Harriers (6.23) 51 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow A (14 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (46), 3rd SBH (90) 12 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow A (33 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (115) 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (167), 4th SBH (178)

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – JENSON DAY 2nd (11.47), ROAN PARKES 3rd (11.55), HENRY COWAN 7th (12.12), LEWIS WARD 10th (12.25), TAHA COCKERILL 17th (13.01), RYLE SINGARAYER 23rd (13.18), LEON DI LANDRO 29th (13.42) the winner was J Dean Doherty of Dacorum (11.32) 43 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (22 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (42), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (58) 13 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (100 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (102) 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (120)

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – LUCIA CASALANEUVO 3rd (13.25), GRACE ROONEY 4th (13.32), SIENNA DARCY 7th (13.44), ABIGAIL ROSS 8th (13.51), KAIRI CAVERO TAKI 12th (14.01), ISABELLE HUDSON 27th (15.48) the winner was Marni Keam-George of Thames Valley Harriers (12.44) 32 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (22 points), 2nd London Heathside (51), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (56) 10 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (68 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (94), 3rd Harrow (137)

Under 15 Boys (4000m) – SAM CLEMENTS 24th (15.24), SAM DARCY 25th (15.33), AARON HIDALGO HUDI 26th (15.38) the winner was Arjuna Pflug of High Harriers (12.32) 31 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (35 points), 2nd Harrow (48), 3rd London Heathside (64), 9th SBH (107) 12 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Harrow (100 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (102), 3rd Dacorum (130), 9th SBH (215)

Under 15 Girls (4000m) – OLIVIA ABBOTT 12th (16.47), GEORGIA SUMMERS 19th (17.46) the winner was Alya Johnson of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (13.57) 26 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (38 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (41), 3rd Harrow (64), 7th SBH (82) 10 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (93 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (96), 3rd Harrow (123), 7th SBH (197)

Under 17 Men (5000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was S Turner of London Heathside (15.39) 16 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (33 points), 2nd London Heathside (37), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (42) 8 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st London Heathside (78 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (91), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (108)

Under 17 Women (5000m) – POSIE SHAW 2nd (18.21) the winner was Lily Johnson of Dacorum (17.35) 13 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow A (14 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (46), 3rd SBH (90) 12 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Dacorum (51 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (79) 3rd Maidenhead (99)

NEW YORK MARATHON – Took place at New York, USA on 3 November.
DANIEL WATTS V35 935th (SB 2:49.40)

MOUNTAIN WEST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA on 1 November.
8000m – SM THOMAS PATRICK (Boise State University) 19th (25.04)

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.

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…
1,179 events – 201,175 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 9,482 first timers – 18,839 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Last weekend, we reached 100 million 5k parkruns. That’s equivalent to our first parkrun, which had 13 finishers, being repeated 7.7 million times!

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card 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 16 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
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 16 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

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 23 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 – 14.30 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 23 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 – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
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 134TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 26 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30. The Presentation of Awards will not be held at the AGM, but in a separate event to be held in early 2025.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 30 November, course is at Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
The following information has still to be updated on the Metropolitan League website.
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES) HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Male & Female changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium from 11am to 3pm. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre. No Showers.
Public Transport – Recommended Hillingdon on the Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk from the Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – There are Only 50 pay and display parking spaces allocated for this fixture outside the stadium. Parking in the main sports centre car park is not permitted. Disruption caused to sports centre members trying to find a parking space in the main car park may result in the venue not being available in the future. If you must drive, please see the parking map provided for free street parking locations. There are also 2 large car parks in Uxbridge town centre, just 15 minutes walk away..
The timetable and course description is as the 2022 fixture,
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys & Girls (2km), 12.10 U13 Boys (3km), 12.20 U13 Girls (3km), 12.35 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).
Course Description – A proper XC course. Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per lap, on grass and woodland paths. Very muddy areas likely. Option of small river crossing for adults only if conditions on the day allow. There will be a longer route around the river for those that are unable/unwilling to cross the river.
Under 11 Course – 1 smaull undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 13 Course – 1 medium undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 large undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 20/Senior Course – 2 large undulating laps which includes the ski slope and wooded trail plus option of river crossing.
Link to all information including Parking and Course Maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

SBH WINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the club championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 1 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles and Long Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 November – 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

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 December, venue TBC.
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)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 December, venue TBC.
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date Friday 22 November
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 7 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
For school years 3 to 7.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee – Please be advised that events may be full before the fixture date.

20TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 December at Antiayla, Turkey.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 23 November

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (2 spaces left), Long Jump and Triple Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bftta-indoor-1/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 1 December – 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

SOUTHERN U15/U17/U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 14 December and Sunday 15 December.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 3 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES – The following 4 fixture are now open to enter from 1 October. Please remember to enter as early as possible, to avoid not to be disappointed. New Years Open Meeting 1 January (Closing Date Sunday 29 December), London U20 and Senior Indoor Games 18/19 January (Closing Date Thursday 9 January), London U13, U15 and U17 Indoor Games 25/26 January (Closing Date Thursday 16 January) and Middle Distance Open Meeting 16 February (Closing Date Sunday 16 February)
Link to the 4 fixture details – Lee Valley 4 Indoor Fixture Fixtures Opening 1 October 2024

LEE VALLEY MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
There are 3 fixtures on Saturday 19 October, Saturday 17 December and Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 16 October – 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

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS – Many thanks to DYLAN EVANS who sent me the following 4 photographs, please click on link to view the photograph.

The first features our Senior Mens winning team at the National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield on 2 November, from left to right LIAM DEE, DYLAN EVANS, ISAAC HIRSHAM CHANDLER and JAMIE DEE – 1 National Cross Country Relays

The second features our Senior Mens team which finished 2nd at the National 6 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park on 6 October, from left to right JAMIE DEE, THOMAS BUTLER, LIAM DEE, JEREMY DEMPSEY, DYLAN EVANS and ISAAC HIRSHAM CHANDLER – 2 National 6 Stage Road Relays

The third features our Senior Mens team which finished 2nd at the Southern 6 Stage Road Relays at Aldershot on 21 September, from left to right JEREMY DEMPSEY, JUDE BELL, THOMAS BUTLER, SIMON KEENE, DYLAN EVANS, JAMIE DEE and LIAM DEE – 3 Southern 6 Stage Road Relays

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference. Link to the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Document explaining what is contained on the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card – Information on Front Sheet, Fixtures And Information Sheet
Any changes/information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. Best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Southern and National. Best 5 out of 7 results to count.
Link to the updated Men and Women’s points tables, following the 12 October Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 11 January at Welwyn Garden City.
Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 30 November at Uxbridge.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters 40+ Women – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Updated document of winners will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following the Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture on 30 November at Uxbridge.

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 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 31 October to Wednesday 6 November – Samuel Bordoley, Shadine Duquemin, Matthew Gillespie, Edson Gomes, Anna Higson, Charlotte McGrath, Isabelle Nnaji, Kieron Lee, Jai-Shammah Lewin, Adanna Mazinwosu, Tommy Parker, Charles Romito, Craig Saddler, Richard Samuel, Allan Smith, Trecia Smith, Kenan Stephens, Nadia Szczerbacka and Aimi Weightman

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ALEX KONSTANTARAS and DEAN POSTER

PARKRUN 150 CLUB – Congratulations to JO KENT who at the Oak Hill Parkrun last Saturday, completed her 150th Parkrun.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place this Saturday 2 November at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR).
Age-Groups U13 to Senior Men & Women
Timetable – 10.45 U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 10.57 U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.26 U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 11.50 U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.15 U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.40 U17 Men (3 x 3K), 13.06 U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.30 U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.50 Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40 Senior Men (4 x 5K)

TCS LONDON MARATHON 2025 SBH CLUB ENTRIES – The club should be allocated 2 places for next years London Marathon. These places are for active club members that were unsuccessful in the ballot.  Places will be allocated based on issues such as length of membership, participation for the club in recent years etc. To apply for one of these Club places you will need to send proof of application/rejection to our Club Secretary, Phil Cunningham by email to billylow@ntlworld.com by Monday 28th October 2024 at which time a decision will be made by the Club Officers.

SARACENS FIREWORKS EVENING – Takes place at StoneX Stadium this Saturday 2 November, please apply for tickets at https://saracens.com/ then select ‘buy tickets’

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

NORTH LONDON CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Kingsbury on 16 October.
Still awaiting the results.
Senior Men (8000m) – ROBERT RIGBY V60 28th (32.01) the winner was Barry Kelly of London Heathside (25.55) 74 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (56 points), 2nd Serpentine (80), 3rd Highgate Harriers (175) 5 teams finished
Senior Women (8000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Katy Casterton of Serpentine (30.25) 74 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets A (25 points), 2nd Serpentine (24), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets B (58) 6 teams finished

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.

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…
1,248 events – 209,337 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 9,098 first timers – 24,164 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Around the world 234,283 people have reached their 50th milestone and 35,159 are in the 50 volunteer milestone club

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card 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.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE AND NORTH OF THE THAMES  – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG).
Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 13.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 13.15 U13 Boys & U13 Girls (3000m), 13.45 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.30 approximately U15 Boys (4000m), 14.15 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m) inconjunction with the Senior athletes who run (8000m). 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

76TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m).
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 9 November at Horsenden Hill. Course Location – Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (UB6 0NZ), no dedicated changing facilities.
Parking – Off Street, Limited parking at the Pavilion and Horsenden Hill summit. On Street, Surrounding area of Greenford Avenue, Eton Avenue, Horsenden Lane North, Rosewood Avenue and Oakwood Crescent.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys (2km), 12.02 Under 11 Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.12 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.32 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 12.50 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.30 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (8kg)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps – Race 2 Horsenden Hill Information 9th November 2024
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – This race is 2nd of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 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 Closing Date Friday 1 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 16 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

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 23 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 – 14.30 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 23 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 – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
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 134TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 26 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30. Regarding the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women, I am awaiting a decision whether this will be held at a separate event.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 30 November, course is at Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
The following information has still to be updated on the Metropolitan League website.
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES) HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Male & Female changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium from 11am to 3pm. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre. No Showers.
Public Transport – Recommended Hillingdon on the Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk from the Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – There are Only 50 pay and display parking spaces allocated for this fixture outside the stadium. Parking in the main sports centre car park is not permitted. Disruption caused to sports centre members trying to find a parking space in the main car park may result in the venue not being available in the future. If you must drive, please see the parking map provided for free street parking locations. There are also 2 large car parks in Uxbridge town centre, just 15 minutes walk away..
The timetable and course description is as the 2022 fixture,
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys & Girls (2km), 12.10 U13 Boys (3km), 12.20 U13 Girls (3km), 12.35 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).
Course Description – A proper XC course. Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per lap, on grass and woodland paths. Very muddy areas likely. Option of small river crossing for adults only if conditions on the day allow. There will be a longer route around the river for those that are unable/unwilling to cross the river.
Under 11 Course – 1 smaull undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 13 Course – 1 medium undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 large undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 20/Senior Course – 2 large undulating laps which includes the ski slope and wooded trail plus option of river crossing.
Link to all information including Parking and Course Maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

SBH WINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the club championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 December, venue TBC.
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)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 December, venue TBC.
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date Friday 22 November
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager

20TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 December at Antiayla, Turkey.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 23 November

LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES – The following 4 fixture are now open to enter from 1 October. Please remember to enter as early as possible, to avoid not to be disappointed. New Years Open Meeting 1 January (Closing Date Sunday 29 December), London U20 and Senior Indoor Games 18/19 January (Closing Date Thursday 9 January), London U13, U15 and U17 Indoor Games 25/26 January (Closing Date Thursday 16 January) and Middle Distance Open Meeting 16 February (Closing Date Sunday 16 February)
Link to the 4 fixture details – Lee Valley 4 Indoor Fixture Fixtures Opening 1 October 2024

REMAINING LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 1 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles and Long Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
Entries Opened Sunday 1 September
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 November – 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 MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
There are 3 fixtures on Saturday 19 October, Saturday 17 December and Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 16 October – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (2 spaces left), Long Jump and Triple Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bftta-indoor-1/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 1 December – 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

LOOKING BACK ON THE RICH HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN at the 2015 relays.

Taking place on Saturday November 2 this year, the popular event has a long-standing history that began in 1985. This weekend marks the 38th edition of the Saucony English Cross Country Relays, an event that first took place in 1985 with only under-17 men, junior and senior men participating.

Initially held at Crystal Palace Park and returning to the same venue in 1987, the relays found a permanent home at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield in 1989. That same year also saw the introduction of women’s categories, expanding the participation significantly and today athletes across all age groups from under-13 through to senior men can compete. This year, on the 38th anniversary of the event, more than 1000 teams are entered over the 10 races with 187 in the senior men’s event and 132 in the senior women’s.

Fortunately, Berry Hill Park is still available for this event, as there have been concerns about its future in recent years. Last year, for example, building work adjacent to the old clubhouse buildings meant the course had to be altered and the organisers had to eliminate the need for slightly shorter opening laps in all races. Cambridge & Coleridge AC won the senior men’s title in 2023, thanks to a strong performance from world cross country bronze medallist THOMAS KEEN, with CALLUM ELSON finishing the race to secure the club’s first national men’s title.

Meanwhile, Belgrave Harriers triumphed in the senior women’s race, led by a strong start from KATE AXFORD. University of Birmingham won the junior women’s race, while Aldershot, Farnham & District took the junior men’s title. Paris Olympian PHOEBE GILL, 17, helped St Alban’s secure victory in the under-17 women’s race, and Chelmsford AC will seek to defend their title in the under-17 men’s race after last year’s win.

With a central venue accessible to many clubs, the atmosphere promises to be exciting with smooth organisation and a packed 10-race schedule. The varied strategies used by different teams creates a thrilling competition, as multiple athletes often lead throughout the various legs of the race. Athletes will tackle the ‘tight and twisty’ course, covering laps of 2km for younger age groups and up to 5km for the senior men.

Read More: AW’s vintage coverage from 1945 to the present day

Look out for AW’s coverage of this weekend’s 2024 event on our website. You can also find all of our original coverage from the National Cross Country Relays, dating back to 1985, via the Athletics Weekly archive. From the first ever issue in December 1945 through to the present day, current subscribers to our magazine are able to dip into this resource for free whereas non-subscribers can pay just £3.99 per month for full access.

GLASGOW 2026 WILL STAGE TRACK AND FIELD BUT NO MARATHONS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Track and field athletics is one of 10 sports that will unfold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow but there will be no marathons on the road. A scaled-back programme of 10 sports at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will feature athletics for able-bodied and para athletes. But the road marathons will not take place at the Games as sports like hockey, badminton, cricket and rugby sevens have also been dropped. Commonwealth Games marathon winners over the years include ROB DE CASTELLA, LISA MARTIN, KERRYN MCCANN, DOUGLAS WAKIIHURI and RON HILL. But there will be no champions in 2026.

The Games have moved to Glasgow after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out because of rising costs. Glasgow last held the event in 2014. A total of 3000 athletes from up to 74 Commonwealth nations and territories are expected to compete at the 2026 Games. The 10 sports that will feature in 2026 was originally due to be 22 if the event had taken place in Australia, though. In addition to athletics, which is due to take place at Scotstoun Stadium, the other sports in 2026 are swimming, basketball, artistic gymnastics, boxing, judo, lawn bowls, netball, track cycling and weightlifting. As with the marathons, the sport of cycling will also lose its road races.

KATIE SADLEIR, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), said: “The Games promise to be a truly immersive festival of sport and celebration of culture and diversity that inspires athletes and sports – with a fan experience more accessible than ever before.” First Minister JOHN SWINNEY said: “While Glasgow 2026 will look quite different to previous Games, we can, and we must, use this as an opportunity to work collaboratively to ensure that this new concept brings a strong and sustainable future for the games.” The Scottish Secretary IAN MURRAY called the confirmation a “a great example of the UK and Scottish governments working together to deliver for Scotland”, citing the £2.3m put forward by the UK government for security costs.

OLYMPIANS DONATE DRAWINGS TO MIKE FLEET’S CHARITY PROJECT – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Track and field athletes such as LYNN DAVIES, KEELY HODGKINSON, COLIN JACKSON and MO FARRAH have been showcasing their artistic talents by contributing to Fleet’s book project for the charity CRY.

 MIKE FLEET, a former middle-distance international athlete and long-time coach at Croydon Harriers, is leading a unique project to raise money for a charitable cause. The 86-year-old is gathering hand-drawn sketches from some of the world’s top athletes to create a special book, with all proceeds going to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). The charity is especially meaningful to FLEET and Croydon Harriers after two members of the club tragically passed away from undiagnosed conditions, and FLEET’S goal is to honour those athletes and to raise funds for the charity. His connection to athletics runs deep. As an athlete, he finished fifth in the 880 yards final at the 1962 Empire Games, a race famously won by PETER SNELL. Since retiring he has remained an influential figure as a coach, photographer and supporter of countless events.

Though he is collecting artwork from athletes across various sports, his main focus has been track and field – his own area of expertise. Over the past three years, he has secured 85 drawings from big names like LYNN DAVIES, KEELY HODGKINSON, COLIN JACKSON – and the list goes on. “Some of the drawings are absolutely brilliant, some are very funny, some are very simple,” Fleet says. “They date back from the 1936 Olympics to today.”

One memorable contribution came from MO FARAH, who admitted he couldn’t draw but still drew a “nice little scribbly Mobot,” says FLEET. “One great one I have is from HERB ELLIOTT, he is a great, great hero of mine. He was one of the greatest milers ever, never lost a mile race, had a world record and was an Olympic gold medallist. It was brilliant because he did me a super caricature of himself, as did ALLAN WELLS, the Olympic champion in Moscow.” FLEET’S goal is to collect 100 drawings before compiling the book, which will be auctioned to raise money for CRY. “I want it to be something that people see as being something worth buying at an auction,” says Fleet. “The plan is to go to major auction and I am told I could maybe get £3000 or more.” “I am also hoping to do 25 facsimile books and maybe sell them for £50 each, so the project is just more than one book.”

This is not FLEET’S first fundraising effort for CRY. He has completed several charity projects over the years, including writing a detailed book of Croydon Harriers, titled Croydon Harriers History 1920-2020, with all proceeds going to charity. He has also authored a coaching book with the title of Don’t Crush the Eggs in Your Armpit, covering every track and field event in detail, which AW reviewed earlier this year.

“It would be great if more Olympians could support this very good cause in memory of thousands of athletes and other sportsmen who sadly die of undiagnosed heart conditions,” says FLEET. “CRY carry out research in South London and they monitor groups of athletes, whilst putting heart monitors on them and checking them all over. They also carry out bereavement counselling and advice, it’s such a good cause.”

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter September 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference. Link to the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Document explaining what is contained on the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card – Information on Front Sheet, Fixtures And Information Sheet
Any changes/information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. Best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Southern and National. Best 5 out of 7 results to count.
Link to the updated Men and Women’s points tables, following the 12 October Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 11 January at Welwyn Garden City.
Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 30 November at Uxbridge.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters 40+ Women – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Updated document of winners will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following the Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture on 30 November at Uxbridge.

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 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 24 October to Wednesday 30 October – Gerry Elmore, Keyur Gudka, Benjamin Hocking, Simon Keene, Nana Nottinson-Nyaaku, Dennys Pascal, Jasmyn Perrin, Jami Scheulter, Joyce Smith, Luca Stubbs and Rueben Vaughan

PATRICIA (PADDY) HICKS – It is with great sadness to hear of the recent death of PATRICIA aged 97, being our longest serving member and was a Life Member of the Club. PATRICIA has been involved with Barnet Ladies and Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers for 76 years.
PATRICIA was the founder of Hampstead Harriers which then became Barnet & District AC, the Ladies then broke away to become Barnet Ladies. When Barnet & District formed another Ladies section, the breakaway Barnet Ladies then became Barnet Copthall Ladies, who eventually amalgamated with Shaftesbury Harriers which then become Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers.

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ALEXANDRA JONES, CHLOE XUN, DANIEL DUBRAS, DELPHINE DIERS, FUMIAKI FUJITA, OLUWATISHE ADESANYA, KAIDEN SIMMONDS, MAHDIEH ABBASSIAN, NATHAN KUTI and TIA AKINOLA

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to TEMI JAIYEOLA who broke her own Under 11 60m Indoor Club Record with (9.02i) at the Minithon at Lee Valley on 18 October. Her previous record was (9.17i) set at Lee Valley on 23 March 2024.

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to TEMI JAIYEOLA who broke her own Under 11 200m Indoor Club Record with (29.68i) at the Minithon at Lee Valley on 18 October. Her previous record was (30.20i) set at Lee Valley on 23 March 2024.

2024-2025 FIXTURE CHANGES AND ADDITIONS – Which are as follows;
The BUCS Cross Country Championships which take place on 1 February, the venue is now confirmed as Cardiff.
The CAU Inter Counties Cross Country Championships and Cross Challenge Final takes place on 8 March at Wollaton, Park, Nottingham.
The English Schools Cross Country Championships takes place on 15 March, the venue was Suffolk and will now take place at the Ardingly Showground, West Sussex.
The VAC and EMAC Indoor Championships takes place at Lee Valley on 9 February.
The British Masters Inter Area Indoor Championships takes place at Lee Valley on 16 February.
The Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Kent Indoor Championships takes place at Lee Valley on 15/16 March.

134TH SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Notice is hereby given of the 134th Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 26th November 2024 at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL. Any proposal for a change of rule or notice of any business as per rule 22 must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by Tuesday 29th October 2024.
Link to AGM Notice – AGM Notice 2024

TCS LONDON MARATHON 2025 SBH CLUB ENTRIES – The club should be allocated 2 places for next years London Marathon. These places are for active club members that were unsuccessful in the ballot.  Places will be allocated based on issues such as length of membership, participation for the club in recent years etc. To apply for one of these Club places you will need to send proof of application/rejection to our Club Secretary, Phil Cunningham by email to billylow@ntlworld.com by Monday 28th October 2024 at which time a decision will be made by the Club Officers.

SARACENS FIREWORKS EVENING – Takes place at StoneX Stadium on Saturday 2 November, please apply for tickets at https://saracens.com/ then select ‘buy tickets’

MEMOROBILIA AVAILABLE, ARE YOU INTERESTED – An Athletics enthusiast, who I’ve known for many years as a senior official, wishes to dispose of part of his collection of Athletics related books and programmes. These have been acquired since the 1950’s, and would certainly be of interest to serious collectors. They include: –
Books – from the 1920’s to 1960
AAA Championship Programmes from 1932 to 1967 (incomplete)
White City Programmes from 1937 to 1967 (incomplete)
British Olympic Association – Official Reports – 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne

If interested, please contact me, geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com / 07976 994302

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Wormwood Scrubs on 19 October.
Under 13 Boys (3 x 2000m) – SBH won the Silver Medals (22.53) Leg 1 JENSON DAY 9th (7.47), Leg 2 DENNYS PASCAL 2nd (7.20), Leg 3 ROAN PARKES 2nd (7.45)
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (22.22), 2nd SBH (22.53), 3rd Hercules Wimbledon (22.58) 25 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3 x 2000m) – SBH 10th (26.38) Leg 1 SIENNA DARCY 16th (9.06), Leg 2 LUCIA CASALNUOVO 11th (8.49), Leg 3 GRACE ROONEY 10th (8.42)
Team Result – 1st Bracknell (24.03), 2nd Guildford & Godalming (24.15), 3rd Brentwood Beagles (24.23), 10th SBH (26.38) 21 teams finished

Under 15 Boys (3 x 2000m) – SBH A 16th (22.09) Leg 1 CALEB HILTON 13th (6.59), Leg 2 EDWARD PASCAL 13th (7.22), Leg 3 ETHAN MOSS 16th (7.49), SBH B 30th (25.07) Leg 1 SAM DARCY 29th (7.44), Leg 2 JACOB SUGARMAN 33rd (8.48), Leg 3 JOSHUA BOWMAN 30th (8.36)
Team Result – 1st Dacorum (20.08), 2nd Eastbourne Rovers (20.28), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (20.30), 16th SBH A (22.09), 30th SBH B (25.07) 31 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (3 x 2000m) – SBH Incomplete team 26th (16.29) Leg 1 AIMEE PORTER 5th (7.48), Leg 2 OLIVIA ABBOTT 11th (8.41)
Team Result – 1st Chelmsford A (22.02), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (22.11), 3rd Chelmsford B (23.06) 23 teams finished

Under 17 Men (3 x 3000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Hercules Wimbledon (28.35), 2nd Chiltern Harriers (28.47), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (28.49) 31 teams finished

Under 17 Women (3 x 3000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Eastbourne Rovers (31.59), 2nd Brentwood Beagles (32.27), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (33.00) 18 teams finished

Under 20 Men (3 x 3000m) – SBH A won the Bronze Medals (28.27) Leg 1 ADAM O’GORMAN 6th (9.26), Leg 2 RAFI GAYER 2nd (9.07), Leg 3 JACOB CLEMENT 3rd (9.56), SBH B Incomplete team (20.13) Leg 1 GUY FAWCETT 10th (9.57), Leg 2 JAI DARYANANI 9th (10.16)
Team Result – 1st City of Norwich (27.43), 2nd Chiltern Harriers (27.52), 3rd SBH A (28.27) 8 teams finished

Under 20 Women (3 x 3000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (31.40), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (34.00), 3rd Guilford & Godalming (34.34) 7 teams finished

Senior Men (4 x 4000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (55.15), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (55.26), 3rd Chiltern Harriers (55.48) 27 teams finished

Senior Women (3 x 3000m) – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Herne Hill Harriers (30.30), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (30.54), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (32.36) 35 teams finished

MINITHON – Took place at Lee Valley on 19 October.
Year 3 Girls – TARA AKINDIJI U11 14th equal (89 points) 60m (11.68), Long Jump (1.71m), Turbo Javelin (4.00m)

Year 4&5 Boys – SHAAYUN RANMAL U11 5th equal (155 points) 60m (PB 9.79i) taking .13 of a second off his 23 March time, 200m (PB 32.66i) taking 1.48 seconds off his 23 March time, Turbo Javelin (PB 12:00mi), HENRY LING U11 17th equal (146 points) 60m (PB 9.61i), 200m (PB 31.78i), 600m (PB 2:10i), JAMES KING U11 20th (144 points) 60m (PB 9.74i) taking .36 of a second off his 2023 time, 60m Hurdles (PB 11.59i) taking .11 of a second off his 2023 time, Long Jump (PB 3.07mi) adding 6cm to his 1 September jump, BENI LEWISON U11 29th (136 points) 60m (10.41), 200m (35.40), Turbo Javelin (8.75m), PARITHI VIJAYENDRAN U11 34th (131 points) 60m (10.06), 200m (38.07), Long Jump (3.94m), Turbo Javelin (8.00m) only 3 results counted, IMIKAN EDOHO U11 49th (100 points) 60m (9.24i) taking .16 of a second off his 2023 time, Long Jump (3.51mi)

Year 4&5 Girls – TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (161 points) 60m (PB 9.02i) taking .15 of a second off her 23 March time, 200m (PB 29.68i) taking .52 of a second off her 23 March time, Long Jump (3.33mi) both 60m and 200m are New Club Records, ANNI LEON U11 11th (141 points) 60m (9.52i), 200m (32.48i), 600m (2:25.09i), MIA BEGGI-RAYMOND U11 13th (138 points) 60m (PB 10.08i) taking .53 of a second off her 2023 time, 200m (PB 32.42i), 60m Hurdles (PB 12.00i) taking .52 of a second off her 2023 time, Long Jump (2.69mi) only 3 results counted, ANYA BOWRY U11 27th equal (122 points) 60m (10.19i), 200m (36.30i), 600m (2:40.39i), NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U11 38th (95 points) 60m (9.75i), 600m (PB 2:13.15i) taking 6.05 seconds off her 23 March time, ANDIE MCCARTNEY U11 44th equal (44 points) 60m (11.07i), MEGAN MICHALIK U11 46th (43 points) 690m (2:13.64i)

Year 6&7 Boys – SETH SAUNDERS U13 3rd (164 points) 60m (PB 8.65i), 200m (PB 29.14i), Long Jump (3.80mi) adding 12cm to his 14 April jump, WILLIAM STOCKDALE U13 38th (109 points) 200m (PB 30.61i) taking .87 of a second off his 2023 time, 600m (1:51i) taking 1.65 seconds off his 2023

Year 6&7 Girls – GEORGINA WARMATE U13 10th equal (171 points) 60m (PB 9.02i) taking .74 of a second off her 23 March time, 200m (PB 30.28i) taking 1.59 of a second off her 23 March time, 600m (PB 1:57i), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 31st equal (150 points) 60m (PB 9.57i) taking .12 of a second off her 23 March time, 200m (PB 31.10i) taking .61 of a second off her 23 March time, 600m (PB 1:55) taking 7.72 seconds off her 2023 time, Long Jump (PB 2.85mi) only 3 results counted, ISABELLE NNAJI U13 47th (138 points) 60m (PB 10.05i) taking .24 of a second off her 2023 time, 60m Hurdles (PB 12.89i), Long Jump (3.02mi), VICTORIA VINNIKOVA U13 52nd (136 points) 60m (10.22i), 200m (35.69i), Long Jump (2.75mi)

ARTURO BARRIOS INVITATIONAL – Took place at College Station, Texas, USA on 18 October.
8000m XC – SM THOMAS PATRICK (Boise State University) 14th (23.06)

WEIS-CROCKETT INVITATIONAL – Took place at Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA on 19 October.
8000m XC – SM HENRY DOVER U20 (Oklahoma State University) 16th (25.15)

WISCONSIN PRE-NATIONALS – Took place at Madison, Wisconsin, USA on 19 October.
8000m XC – SM C KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 (Eastern Kentucky University) 190th (24.33)

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.

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…
1,179 events – 201,175 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 9,482 first timers – 18,839 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – There have been 545,360 unique marshals at parkruns around the world! It’s the most popular volunteer role done by the highest number of different people. The second is barcode scanning

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card 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.

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 26 October (Date and Venue to be confirmed).
Age-groups U20, Senior and Masters.
Timetable – 13.30 Senior Women (8000m), 14.15 Senior Men (8000m).
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR).
Age-Groups U13 to Senior Men & Women
Timetable – 10.45 U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 10.57 U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.26 U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 11.50 U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.15 U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.40 U17 Men (3 x 3K), 13.06 U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.30 U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.50 Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40 Senior Men (4 x 5K).
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE AND NORTH OF THE THAMES  – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG).
Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 13.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 13.15 U13 Boys & U13 Girls (3000m), 13.45 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.30 approximately U15 Boys (4000m), 14.15 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m) inconjunction with the Senior athletes who run (8000m). 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

76TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m).
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 9 November at Horsenden Hill (Satnav W12 0DF).
This is the link to information as published on the Metropolitan League web site including map of course –
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.20 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.2km), 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.2kgm)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Note: Still awaiting for the fixture details to be published on the Start Finish Metropiltan League website

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – This race is 2nd of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 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 Closing Date Friday 1 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 16 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

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 23 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 – 14.30 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 23 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 – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
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 134TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 26 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30. Regarding the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women, I am awaiting a decision whether this will be held at a separate event.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 30 November, course is at Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
The following information has still to be updated on the Metropolitan League website.
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES) HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Male & Female changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium from 11am to 3pm. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre. No Showers.
Public Transport – Recommended Hillingdon on the Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk from the Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – There are Only 50 pay and display parking spaces allocated for this fixture outside the stadium. Parking in the main sports centre car park is not permitted. Disruption caused to sports centre members trying to find a parking space in the main car park may result in the venue not being available in the future. If you must drive, please see the parking map provided for free street parking locations. There are also 2 large car parks in Uxbridge town centre, just 15 minutes walk away..
The timetable and course description is as the 2022 fixture,
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys & Girls (2km), 12.10 U13 Boys (3km), 12.20 U13 Girls (3km), 12.35 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).
Course Description – A proper XC course. Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per lap, on grass and woodland paths. Very muddy areas likely. Option of small river crossing for adults only if conditions on the day allow. There will be a longer route around the river for those that are unable/unwilling to cross the river.
Under 11 Course – 1 smaull undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 13 Course – 1 medium undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 large undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 20/Senior Course – 2 large undulating laps which includes the ski slope and wooded trail plus option of river crossing.
Link to all information including Parking and Course Maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT

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.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

SBH WINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the club championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES – The following 4 fixture are now open to enter from 1 October. Please remember to enter as early as possible, to avoid not to be disappointed. New Years Open Meeting 1 January (Closing Date Sunday 29 December), London U20 and Senior Indoor Games 18/19 January (Closing Date Thursday 9 January), London U13, U15 and U17 Indoor Games 25/26 January (Closing Date Thursday 16 January) and Middle Distance Open Meeting 16 February (Closing Date Sunday 16 February)
Link to the 4 fixture details – Lee Valley 4 Indoor Fixture Fixtures Opening 1 October 2024

REMAINING LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 1 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles and Long Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
Entries Opened Sunday 1 September
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 November – 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 MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
There are 3 fixtures on Saturday 19 October, Saturday 17 December and Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 16 October – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (2 spaces left), Long Jump and Triple Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bftta-indoor-1/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 1 December – 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

CONGRATULATIONS – To CHARLIE DOBSON, ZHARNEL HUGHES and LINA NIELSEN who are included in the 65 athletes who were awarded Lottery funding on the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme for the next 12 months ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.

LIFE’S A LOTTERY FOR THE CLASS OF 2024-2025 – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Here is the list of athletes who UK Athletics are backing to battle for podium places in future. KEELY HODGKINSON, KATARINA JOHNSTON-THOMPSON and MATT HUDSON-SMITH are among 65 athletes awarded Lottery funding on the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme for the next 12 months ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo. This follows a Paris Olympics where the British team won 10 medals – their best tally since 1984. The programme is split into four different levels of support – Podium, Podium Potential, Relay and Confirmation – with the goal of helping athletes who the governing body feels can win medals at the 2028 LA Olympics or in 2032.

Among the notable names not on the lists for this coming year are EILISH MCCOLGAN, SCOTT LINCOLN, LIZZIE BIRD, CALLUM WILKINSON, LAWRENCE OKOYE, NICK PERCY and ELLIOT GILES. Steeplechaser BIRD is now pursuing a career in law in the aftermath of making the European podium in Rome and breaking the British record at the Olympics, whereas there have also been post-Olympic retirements such as HOLLY BRADSHAW, ANDY POZZI, JESSIE KNIGHT and JODIE WILLIAMS. There are also some coaching changes at the end of this season. LOUIE HINCHLIFFE, for example, has moved away from CARL LEWIS in Houston to be coached by RICHARD KILTY, whereas MORGAN LAKE is no longer coached by ROBBIE GRABARZ.

“Athletics has had two consecutive years of bringing back 10 medals from a global stage and this investment is key to that,” said Olympic head coach PAULA DUNN. “I believe we have demonstrated as a sport we are directing this investment into the right areas and look forward to receiving confirmation of our LA investment later this year. “For those athletes who have transitioned off the programme or not made the programme today, it is not to say they won’t have success in future, just that the parameters for WCP selection are very specific and they do not qualify right at this moment. Everyone who wears the GB & NI vest should be proud of their achievement, we are, and we will continue to see where we can add value, support and guidance to those individuals who do not meet the WCP criteria at this time.”

WCP Athletes:; Olympic Podium (21)
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove); Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floréal, Blackheath & Bromley); Georgia Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave); Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers); Emile Cairess (Renato Canova, Leeds City); Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley); Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Austin Brobst, Leeds City); Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh); Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield); Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet); Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool); Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh); Morgan Lake (WSEH); Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill); Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers); Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants); Jemma Reekie (Jon Bigg, Kilbarchan); Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore, City of Stoke); Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, WGEL); Katie Snowden (Stephen Haas, Herne Hill); Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh)

Olympic Podium Potential (11)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole); Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester); Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North); Naomi Metzger (Aston Moore, Trafford); George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix); Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham & Essex Beagles); Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, WSEH); Aimee Pratt (Thomas Dreißigacker, Sale Harriers Manchester); Anna Purchase (Mohamed Ali Saatara, Notts); Marc Scott (Chris Jones, Richmond & Zetland); Jessica Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)

Olympic Relays – (22); Eugene Amo-Dadzie (Steve Fudge, WGEL); Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff); Joe Brier (Nick Dakin, Swansea); Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham and Essex Beagles); Jona Efoloko (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester); Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix); Alex Haydock-Wilson (Dai Greene, WSEH); Desiree Henry (Steve Fudge, Enfield & Haringey); Louie Hinchliffe (Richard Kilty, Sheffield & Dearne); Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood); Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton); Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District); Rio Mitcham (Leon Baptiste, Birchfield); Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham & Essex Beagles); Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey); Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnett); Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex Beagles); Asha Philip (Amy Deem, Newham & Essex Beagles); Ama Pipi (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey); Sam Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath & Bromley); Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley); Nicole Yeargin (Vince Anderson, Pitreavie)

Olympic Confirmation – (10)
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey); Phoebe Gill (Deborah Steer, St Albans); Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon); Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness); Mahamed Mahamed (Idris Hamud, Southampton); Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson, WSEH); Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading); Calli Hauger-Thackery (Nick Hauger, Hallamshire); Revee Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreißigacker, Luton); Joshua Zeller (Matt Kane, Bracknell AC)

Olympic Relay Confirmation (1); Yemi Mary John (Alan James, WGEL)

60 YEARS ON: CELEBRATING TOKYO 1964 OLYMPIC GAMES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. The following photographs were taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

This month marks 60 years since the 1964 edition of the Olympic Games took place in the Japanese capital. Sixty years ago this month, the world witnessed the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a landmark event that introduced Asia to the global stage of the Olympic Games. Not only was it the first time the Games were hosted in Asia, but it also marked a technological milestone as the first Olympics to be broadcast live via satellite. While Team GB’s performance in 2012 was celebrated as the nation’s best-ever Olympic outing, it’s interesting to compare it to the 1964 haul. Back then, Great Britain brought home four gold medals, seven silvers, one bronze and five fourth-place finishes.

Two of the gold medals from Tokyo came with record-breaking performances. MARY RAND, one of Britain’s standout athletes at the time, took home gold in the long jump. On a rain-soaked runway, she began with a UK record jump of (6.59m) and by the fifth round she shattered the world record, leaping an impressive (6.76m). Just three days later, on October 17, 1964, RAND added to her medal tally with a silver in the women’s pentathlon. She completed her Olympic medal set by winning bronze in the 4x100m relay alongside team-mates JANET SIMPSON, DAPHNE ARDEN and DOROTHY HYMAN.

The second world record for the British team in Tokyo came from ANN PACKER in the 800m. Despite being a relative novice at the distance, she won a dramatic race in a world record of (2:01.10). With this victory, PACKER became the first British woman to win an Olympic title on the track.

The other two golds for Great Britain in 1964 were achieved by KEN MATTHEWS in the 20km race walk and LYNN DAVIES in the men’s long jump. DAVIES delivered the best performance of his career with a jump of (8.07m), clinching the top spot on the podium.

In total, 11 world records were set during the Tokyo Olympics. Among the most notable was Ethiopia’s ABEBE BILILA, who clocked a marathon time of (2:12:20), and USA’s BOB HAYES, who ran a blistering (10.00) seconds in the 100m final. The Games also saw other unforgettable performances, such as New Zealand’s PETER SNELL securing an extraordinary 800m and 1500m double. In the 10,000m, America’s BILLY MILLS pulled off a sensational win, finishing nearly 50 seconds faster than his personal best to take gold and the dramatic men’s discus final stood out, with USA’s AL OERTER claiming victory in a thrilling contest.

Fast forward to 2021 and Tokyo once again made history by hosting the postponed Olympics during the global pandemic. Team GB walked away from those games with a smaller medal haul (two silvers and three bronze) but they were considered vastly different from the 1964 edition.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary, you can find our original coverage from the 1964 Games via the Athletics Weekly archive.

From the first ever issue in December 1945 through to the present day, current subscribers to our magazine are able to dip into this resource for free whereas non-subscribers can pay just £3.99 per month for full access.

NOAH LYLES AND GABBY THOMAS STAR IN SECOND SEASON OF ‘SPRINT’ – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

The US duo have prominent roles once again in the series, while the Netflix cameras also focus on the likes of JULIEN ALFRED and LETSITE TEBOGO. The Paris Olympics might’ve ended but fans will soon get a behind the scenes look at the Games. SPRINT, the track and field documentary series that premiered on July 2, is back again for its second instalment and it will be released on November 13. The trailer for the series shows a number of athletes preparing for the Olympics and how they battled it out for a gold medal in the French capital. The second series of SPRINT focuses on: FRED KERLEY, GABBY THOMAS, KISHANE THOMPSON, JULIEN ALFRED, LETSITE TEBOGO, MELISSA JACKSON, , MARCELL JACOBS, KENNY BEDNAREK, SHERICKA JACKSON and OBLIQUE SEVILLE. Quite a few of them feature in the trailer and LYLES and THOMAS are just two of those athletes.

LYLES won the Olympic 100m gold medal in scintillating fashion at the Stade de France, clocking (9.79) to beat THOMPSON by just five-thousandths of a second. In the 200m it was a slightly different story, with the US athlete – who later revealed he had Covid – finishing second behind TEBOGO. The Motswana also features heavily in the series, who won his country’s first ever gold medal at the Olympics with that victory over half a lap. TEBOGO clocked an incredible (19.46), which put him fifth on the 200m all-time list. Safe to say, THOMAS’ equally impressive win in the 200m will feature in the second season of SPRINT. The American ran (21.83) to stand on the top of the podium and left the Games with an amazing three gold medals, after helping the US women’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams to glory.

ALFRED, who claimed silver behind Thomas in the 200m, won Olympic 100m gold and secured Saint Lucia’s first ever medal in any sport in the history of the Games. Her national record of (10.72) in the pouring rain at the Stade de France sparked wild celebrations back on the island and videos of thousands of people watching her 100m glory went viral around the world. Netflix will now be hoping the global success stories of athletes from the Olympics can help get the sport into new markets and inspire the next generation.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter September 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference. Link to the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Document explaining what is contained on the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card – Information on Front Sheet, Fixtures And Information Sheet
Any changes/information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. Best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Southern and National. Best 5 out of 7 results to count.
Link to the updated Men and Women’s points tables, following the 12 October Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 11 January at Welwyn Garden City.
Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 30 November at Uxbridge.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters 40+ Women – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Updated document of winners will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following the Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture on 30 November at Uxbridge.

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 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 17 October to Wednesday 23 October – Ella Buckley, Ruben Cardoso, Gerald Collins, Charlie Dobson, Lorcan Farrell, Nathan Fox, George Groom, Brooke Martin, Ben McGuire, Lewis MsGuire, Louis Pelta, Saugat Pun, Daniel Rees, Joseph Reindel, Naolmi Taschimowitz and James Walters

ETHAN WALSH – The photograph was taken at ETHAN’S wake, which his family and GEOFF MORPHITIS were admiring a superb selection of photographs through the life of ETHAN.

134TH SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Notice is hereby given of the 134th Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 26th November 2024 at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL. Any proposal for a change of rule or notice of any business as per rule 22 must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by Tuesday 29th October 2024.
Link to AGM Notice – AGM Notice 2024

TCS LONDON MARATHON 2025 SBH CLUB ENTRIES – The club should be allocated 2 places for next years London Marathon. These places are for active club members that were unsuccessful in the ballot.  Places will be allocated based on issues such as length of membership, participation for the club in recent years etc. To apply for one of these Club places you will need to send proof of application/rejection to our Club Secretary, Phil Cunningham by email to billylow@ntlworld.com by Monday 28th October 2024 at which time a decision will be made by the Club Officers.

MEMOROBILIA AVAILABLE, ARE YOU INTERESTED – An Athletics enthusiast, who I’ve known for many years as a senior official, wishes to dispose of part of his collection of Athletics related books and programmes. These have been acquired since the 1950’s, and would certainly be of interest to serious collectors. They include: –
Books – from the 1920’s to 1960
AAA Championship Programmes from 1932 to 1967 (incomplete)
White City Programmes from 1937 to 1967 (incomplete)
British Olympic Association – Official Reports – 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne

If interested, please contact me, geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com / 07976 994302

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The first fixture of five took place on Saturday 12 October at Claybury, Essex.
What a solid start to the season, with the numbers slightly down to last season at Claybury. The day started with the Under 11s, with the Boys team finishing a close 2nd to WSEH, the Girls finished in 10th place as we had only 1 runner and you need 4 for the team result. The Under 13s Boys with 3 in 8 won the team result (4th last season), with the Girls finishing in 7th place with 2 runners. The Under 15/U17 Men finished in 3rd place, albeit only 17 points behind the winners, the Women finishing in a splendid 4th place. Finally the Senior Men now back in Division 1 had ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 finishing in an excellent 2nd place, team wise we had 9 runners of which 7 were our veterans, which mean the team finished in 14th place. The Veterans were also promoted to Division 1, and finished the race in 12th place. The Senior Women with 2 runners finished in 8th place.

These are our individual top 10 finishers – Under 11 Boys JAKE MILICHAK 5th, DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 6th, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 7th – Under 13 Boys BEN KASPAR 2nd, DENNYS PASCAL 3rd, HARRISON HENDERSON 8th – Under 13 Girls SIENNA DARCY 7th – Under 15 Girls AIMEE PORTER 3rd – Under 17 Men EUAN PHILLIPS U17 8th, JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U17 9th, AIDEN MCAVOY U17 10th – Under 20 Men ABDIRAHIM HAMUD 1st

Under 11 Boys (1500m) – JAKE MILICHAK 5th (5.35), DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 6th (5.36), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 7th (5.38), LUCAS XIE 15th (5.54) the winner was Jack Tonge of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (5.19) 50 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow A (181 points), 2nd SBH (171), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (143) 16 teams finished.

Under 11 Girls (1500m) – KEENYAH ADELISE 11th (6.30) the winner was Sophie Davis of Thames Valley Harriers (5.40) 35 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (121 points), 2nd London Heathside (80), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (78), 10th SBH (25) 12 teams finished.

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – BEN KASPAR 2nd (10.37), DENNYS PASCAL 3rd (10.39), HARRISON HENDERSON 8th (11.19), LEWIS WARD 16th (11.44), RYLE SINGARAYER 23rd (12.21) the winner was Joshua Maiden of Herts Phoenix (10.32) 48 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (167 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (153), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (114) 18 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – SIENNA DARCY 7th (12.28), ABIGAIL ROSS 10th (12.40) the winner was Violet Muralidhar of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (11.44) 49 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (151 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (129), 3rd Barnet & District (121), 7th SBH (83) 20 teams finished.

Under 15 Boys (4200m) – EUAN PHILLIPS U17 10th (14.20 8th U17), JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U17 12th (14.26 9th U17), AIDEN MCAVOY U17 13th (14.27 10th U17), ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 22nd (14.53 15th U17), EDWARD PASCAL U15 45th (15.43 18th U15), SAM CLEMENTS U15 67th (16.39 33rd U15), SAM DARCY U15 74th (17.03 40th U15) the U15 winner was Arjuna Pflug of Highgate Harriers (13.44) and the U17 winner was Luke Dunham of Herts Phoenix (13.24) there were 53 U15 runners finished and 38 U17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (328 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (319), 3rd SBH (311) 25 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (4200m) – AIMEE PORTER U15 4th (16.07 3rd U15), AMBER JACKSON U15 19th (17.47 11th U15), OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 25th (18.43 16th U15), PHOEBE KEMP U17 40th (19.47 14th U17) the U15 winner was Jorjia March of Barnet& District (15.17) and the U17 winner was Amy Kirk of London Heathside (16.02) there were 50 U15 runners finished and 22 U17 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (245 points), 2nd St Marys Richmond (227), 3rd Harrow (224), 4th SBH (204) 23 teams finished

Senior Men (8100m) – ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 2nd (25.09 1st U20), FINN MACCARTHY U23 65th (29.11), DANIEL NICHOLS V40 100th (30.24), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 159th (32.17), DAVID GREENSTEIN V60 252nd (35.54), JONNY SHAW V50 282nd (37.12), TIM UNDERHILL V55 331st (39.28), BARRY HAWS V50 339th (40.11), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 381st (45.19) the winner was Brett Rushman of Herts Phoenix (24.37) 393 runners finished.
Team Result – Senior Men Division 1 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets C (1925 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (1721), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (1615), 14th SBH (493) 15 teams finished, Veteran Men Division 1 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets C (489 points), 2nd London Heathside (430), 3rd Serpentine (389), 12th SBH (179) 15 teams finished

Senior Women (8100m) – ELANA DIMMER 25th (34.01), EMILIA ECONOMU 59th (36.48), JO KENT V55 (Barnet & District) 72nd (38.17) the winner was Khahisa Mhlanga of Herts Phoenix (29.56) 180 runners finished
Team Result – Division 1 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets A (443 points), 2nd London Heathside (423), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets B (316) 15 teams finished, Division 2 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets C (289 points), 2nd London Heathside B (251), 3rd Southwark AC (244), 8th SBH (131) 10 teams finished

Link to the Start Fitness Metropolitan League results – https://www.metleague.run/results/ now select ‘Read More’ on Race 4, now select ‘Spreadsheet Results Link’

These are the updated Men and Women’s winter points tables following the Start Fitness Metropolitan League at Claybury on 12 October – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE FIRST METROPOLITAN LEAGUE FIXTURE AT CLAYBURY ON 12 OCTOBER

(11) JOEL PHILLIPS V45
(10) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55/V60
(7) AIDEN MACAVOY U15/U17, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15U17
(6) LUCAS XIE U11, SIENNA DARCY U11, HARRISON HENDERSON U11/U13, EDWARD PASCAL U13/U15
(5) SAM DARCY U13/U15
(4) AIMEE PORTER U13/U15
(3) BEN KASPAR U13, FINN MACCARTHY U20/U23, JO KENT V55, DAVID GREENSTEIN V55/V60, BARRY HAWS V50
(2) PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11, SIENNA DARCY U11/U13, AMBER JACKSON U15

The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

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.

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…
1,235 events – 225,455 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 10,787 first timers – 26,747 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Parkrun’s 20th anniversary may be over, but did you know 852,977 registered parkrunners also have birthdays in October? And 12,230 of them are celebrating turning 20! Happy Birthday

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card 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.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 19 October at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF). Enter main car park off Du Cane Road (via Artillery Lane), through 6’6” height/width barrier. Extra parking will be available in the enclosed/fenced hospital parking area. Parking is free in all areas at the week-end.
Wormwood Scrubs is within the Ultra Low Emmission Zone, this is a Link to the map showing the new Ultra Low Emmission Zone, which is in Green –
Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Timetable – 11.00 U17 & U20 Women (3 x 3km), 11.30 U17 & U20 Men (3 x 3km), 12.10 U13 Girls (3 x 2km), 12.40 U13 Boys (3 x 2km), 13.10 U15 Girls (3 x 2km), 13.35 U15 Boys (3 x 2km), 14.00 Senior Women (3 x 3km), 14.30 Senior Men (4 x 4km).
Entries Closed

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 26 October (Date and Venue to be confirmed).
Age-groups U20, Senior and Masters.
Timetable – 13.30 Senior Women (8000m), 14.15 Senior Men (8000m).
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR).
Age-Groups U13 to Senior Men & Women
Timetable – 10.45 U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 10.57 U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.26 U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 11.50 U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.15 U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.40 U17 Men (3 x 3K), 13.06 U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.30 U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.50 Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40 Senior Men (4 x 5K).
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE AND NORTH OF THE THAMES  – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG).
Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 13.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 13.15 U13 Boys & U13 Girls (3000m), 13.45 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.30 approximately U15 Boys (4000m), 14.15 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m) inconjunction with the Senior athletes who run (8000m). 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

76TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m).
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 9 November at Horsenden Hill (Satnav W12 0DF).
This is the link to information as published on the Metropolitan League web site including map of course –
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.20 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.2km), 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.2kgm)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Note: Still awaiting for the fixture details to be published on the Start Finish Metropiltan League website

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 – This race is 2nd of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 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 Closing Date Friday 1 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 16 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

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 23 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 – 14.30 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 23 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 – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
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 134TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 26 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30. Regarding the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women, I am awaiting a decision whether this will be held at a separate event.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES – The following 4 fixture are now open to enter from 1 October. Please remember to enter as early as possible, to avoid not to be disappointed. New Years Open Meeting 1 January (Closing Date Sunday 29 December), London U20 and Senior Indoor Games 18/19 January (Closing Date Thursday 9 January), London U13, U15 and U17 Indoor Games 25/26 January (Closing Date Thursday 16 January) and Middle Distance Open Meeting 16 February (Closing Date Sunday 16 February)
Link to the 4 fixture details – Lee Valley 4 Indoor Fixture Fixtures Opening 1 October 2024

REMAINING LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 1 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles and Long Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
Entries Opened Sunday 1 September
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 November – 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 MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
There are 3 fixtures on Saturday 19 October, Saturday 17 December and Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 16 October – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (2 spaces left), Long Jump and Triple Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bftta-indoor-1/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 1 December – 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

ROBERT RIGBY – Ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 13th October, and finished 777th. out of some 16,000 runners, in a time of (1.32.25) he was 3rd in the 60-64 age group 60-64.
He was running for one of the charities he is supporting this year as Lord Mayor of Westminster, The Cardinal Hume Centre.

CARDIFF KICKS OFF THE BRITISH ATHLETICS CROSS CHALLENGE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Llandaff Fields in the Welsh capital is stage one of this winter’s popular cross-country series followed by events in Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds and Nottingham.The British Athletics Cross Challenge Series kicks off in Cardiff on November 9 followed by the European trials in Liverpool on November 23 and then Glasgow and Leeds in the new year before culminating in Wollaton Park in March.

The Cardiff event has grown in stature in recent years after becoming part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour with Megan Keith and Innes FitzGerald among the winners last year.  Grassroots runners from the Gwent League ensure a busy day in this early-winter test. The series moves to Sefton Park in Liverpool a fortnight later for the European Cross Country Championships trials, where athletes will look to earn selection on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for Antalya in December. The trial is a long established event at Sefton Park although there will be changes to the senior and under-23 races this year with under-23 athletes running a lap less than their senior counter-parts and peeling off to the finish much earlier.

Athletes at the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey in December will race over relatively short distances this year with senior men and women tackling 7.5km, under-23 men and women both covering 6km and the under-20 men and women running 4.5km. In order to pick the best possible team the trials distances for seniors and under-23s in Liverpool are 8km and 5.6km respectively, although the fact both age groups will be in the same race – and tackling different distances – will potentially cause confusion on the day.

The under-17 and under-20 athletes will also race alongside each other in Liverpool over just 4.4km. In addition there will be trials for the mixed relay at the Euro Cross over 1500m. What’s more, the whole event incorporates the Mid Lancs, Liverpool & District and Red Rose cross-country leagues.

On January 11 the Cross Challenge moves on to Alexandra Park in Glasgow with the event including the Scottish District Championships before hitting Temple Newsam in Leeds on February 8 (it has been incorrectly advertised as Roundhay Park elsewhere). The Temple Newsam event will incorporate the Home Countries International and Celtic Challenge too. Then, on March 8, the finale of the Cross Challenge is at Wollaton Park in Nottingham and will, as usual, incorporate the UK Inter-Counties Championships. Senior titles last winter went to Abbie Donnelly and Calum Johnson before both of them went on to tackle the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.

With the World Cross now being a biennial event, there is no global championships this coming winter. Instead it is next held in Tallahassee, United States, on January 10 in 2026. Given the much earlier than usual date, British organisers are already weighing up how the domestic calendar should play out in 2025-2026 with one of the key questions being where and when to hold a GB trial for Tallahassee.

RUTH CHEPNGETICH TAKES APART WOMEN’S WORLD MARATHON RECORD IN CHICAGO – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

The Kenyan becomes the first woman in history to go sub-2:10 in the marathon and obliterates the previous mark of (2:11:53). It’s five years to the day since BRIGID KOSGEI smashed the women’s marathon record with (2:14:04) in Chicago. Not only was it a performance that re-defined what was possible over 26.2 miles but it also bettered PAULA RADCLIFFE’S (2:15:25) – described as a “quantum leap” back in 2003 – by one minute and 21 seconds. KOSGEI’S mark survived until 2023 when, at last year’s Berlin Marathon, TIGIST ASSEFA decimated it, becoming the first woman in history to run a sub-2:12 marathon with (2:11:53). In slicing two minutes and 11 seconds off the world record, ASSEFA a took the marathon to new levels and for the first time, you questioned whether it was possible for a female athlete to go under two hours and 10 minutes. Even though the marathon has evolved substantially over the last couple of decades – the 2:20 barrier was only broken in 2001 – the idea of a sub-2:10 run was still seen as largely fictitious and something that you’d need to see to believe it. If it was broken, how long would it take? Years or even decades? Well, it’s happened a lot sooner than everyone thought.

At this year’s Chicago Marathon, five years on from KOSGEI’S (2:14:04), fellow Kenyan RUTH CHEPNGETICH re-wrote the record books with a time of (2:09:56). Crossing the line, CHEPNGETICH CHEPNGETICH – the 2019 world marathon champion – raised her arms in the air, scarcely believing the magnitude of her accomplishment. Like ROGER BANNISTER’S (3:59.4) in 1954, USAIN BOLT’S (9.58) in 2009 or more recently, FAITH KIPYEGON’S (3:49.11) in 2023, Chepng’etich CHEPNGETICH’S time will be remembered forever. No doubt there will be others who also go below the 2:10 mark in the future, but CHEPNGETICH will always be the first who did it. “I feel so great, I’m proud of myself,” she said, after claiming her third crown at the Chicago Marathon. “This is my dream that has come true. I’ve fought a lot thinking about the world record and I have fulfilled it.” After 5km, CHEPNGETICH had made her intentions known and went through in an astonishing (15:00), with Ethiopian SUTUME KEBEDE just two seconds behind.

KEBEDE, who’d hinted of world record pace at the press-conference, was the only athlete who kept up with CHEPNGETICH in the early stages and the pair went through 10km in around (30:14). At this point, their projected time was around 2:07. The absurd pace was set and it was now a case of how long they could sustain it. By half-way, CHEPNGETICH had established a lead of 14 seconds to KEBEDE and looked in imperious shape, going through 13.1 miles in (64:16). To put that into perspective, it would put her fifth on the half-marathon all time list. As KEBEDE continued to fade, CHEPNGETICH maintained her strength and clocked (1:31:49) and (1:47:32) at the 30km and 35km marks respectively. Even though CHEPNGETICH was slowing, her start was that good that she had time to play with. The prospect of a sub-2:10 marathon now started to become real. There was little doubt that CHEPNGETICH would break ASSEFA’S mark of (2:11:53), which was remarkable enough in itself, but could she sneak under that barrier?

Aided by male pacemakers, Chepng’etich pushed on and went through 40km in (2:03:11). “It’s almost like seeing someone landing on the moon,” remarked CARRIE TOLLEFSON, the Athens 2004 Olympian who was commentating on the marathon. As CHEPNGETICH approached the final straight on Columbus Drive, she knew what was at stake. As the seconds agonisingly ticked away she sprinted towards the tape, her face grimacing but mind set on creating history. After crossing the line CHEPNGETICH’S face beamed as she looked at the time (2:09:56). In the end, the winning margin was seven minutes and 36 seconds, with KEBEDE coming home in (2:17:32). Before 2019, that would’ve put her third on the all-time list. The top American in the field was SUSANNA SULLIVAN, a full-time teacher who knocked over two minutes off her personal best to clock (2:21:56) and finished seventh overall.

In the men’s field, JOHN KORIR produced a fine performance, running (2:02:44) to win by one minute and 55 seconds. The Kenyan’s time was that fast it now puts him sixth on the all-time list. In a closely packed race early on, KORIR was one of a dozen or so guys that went through 5km and 10km in (14:43) and (29:27) respectively. Even at the half-way stage, it was difficult to decide the winner, with the front of the field keeping a metronomic pace, going through in (62:19). Between 30km and 35km, KORIR made his move and within the space of 10 minutes had established a gap of 29 seconds. There was no turning back and as the margin to the rest of the field became bigger by the kilometre, victory was never in doubt. KORIR, who is a regular in Chicago and finished third two years ago, could finally taste victory in the Windy City.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter September 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference. Link to the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Document explaining what is contained on the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card – Information on Front Sheet, Fixtures And Information Sheet
Any changes/information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. Best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Southern and National. Best 5 out of 7 results to count.
Link to the updated Men and Women’s points tables, following the 12 October Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Updated 12-10-24

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 11 January at Welwyn Garden City.
Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ – Start Fitness Metropolitan League on 30 November at Uxbridge.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters 40+ Women – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Updated document of winners will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following the Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture on 30 November at Uxbridge.

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 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 10 October to Wednesday 16 October – Daniel Bramble, Izzy Clement, Henry Dover, Thomas Fernand, Ella Green, John Herries, Anu Jaiyeola, Jonah Marks, Lenard Michel, Geoffrey Morphitis, Jo Newall, Samuel Ojo, Makuochukwu Okoli, Kerstin Pohlmann, Hugh Starkey, Ken Tollady, Lewis Ward and Rosalind Zeffertt

ETHAN WALSH – ETHAN’S funeral takes place tomorrow at Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Oaks Road, Coalville, LE67 5UL, with the wake following at Beaumanor Hall, Beaumanor Drive, Woodhouse, LE12 8TX. GEOFF MORPHITIS and others will be attending, representing Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers.

134TH SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Notice is hereby given of the 134th Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 26th November 2024 at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL. Any proposal for a change of rule or notice of any business as per rule 22 must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by Tuesday 29th October 2024.
Link to AGM Notice – AGM Notice 2024

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place this Saturday 12 October at Claybury, Essex.
This is the link to information as published on the Metropolitan League web site including map of course – Race 1 Claybury Information 12th October 2024 Note times of races below.
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Course Location – Claybury Park, Roding Lane North, Woodford Green (Satnav IG8 8NN)
Race HQ And Changing Facilities – Ashton Playing Fields, Chigwell Road, Woodford Green (IG8 8AA) 10 minutes walk from course, limited shower facilities. No toilets on course, use Ashton Playing Fields.
Refreshments – Light refreshments throughout the day in the WGEL clubhouse at Ashton Playing Fields. The club bar will be open after the final race.
Travel – Where possible, please use public transport, walk or cycle. If travelling by car, please car share to reduce the impact and check for restrictions that may be in effect in the area (Ultra Low Emission Zone for example). Please also park with consideration of others, especially if using on-street parking. The league and/or host club(s) do not warrant the accuracy of the information provided so take no responsibility for any fines or charges that may be levied.
Public transport – Woodford Underground Station (Central Line). Take trains with Loughton or Epping destination. 10 minute walk from station along Snakes Lane East to Ashton Playing Fields.
By Car – Use the A406 eastbound /M11 northbound junction and branch left onto A1400 signposted Gants Hill and then A113 at roundabout signposted Chigwell onto Chigwell Road. Ashton Playing Fields IG8 8AA is 800 metres away.
Claybury is outside the Ultra Low Emmission Zone, this is a Link to the map showing the new Ultra Low Emmission Zone, which is in Green – ulez-boundary-map-part-2
Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Parking – Approximately 150 spaces at Ashton Playing Fields (IG8 8AA). Parking in the vicinity of Claybury Park is impossible or extremely limited. Please look out for any restrictions and do not block access to any properties. There is virtually no parking in the Roding Lane North area because of residential parking. You are advised to park at Ashton Playing Fields and make the 10 minute walk to the course. You MUST NOT park on the grass triangle in Roding Lane North so as to avoid confrontation with residents. Any inconsiderate parking could jeopardise the future of the races.
To walk to the course from Ashton Playing Fields, take Gaynes Hill Road (opposite) to Roding Lane North (10 Minutes).
Course Details – Parkland setting , undulating course, with one steep climb on each large lap on grass and woodland paths. On certain sections the course width is limited.
The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements. The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements. Care is required particularly in the senior men’s race on the narrow downhill start.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys Over 9 (1.5km), 12.02 Under 11 Girls Over 9 (1.5km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys (3km), 12.12 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys  and Under 17 Men (4.2km), 12.32 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4.2km), 12.50 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (8.1km), 13.30 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (8.1km).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT or JO KENT

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 – This race is 1 of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Review of the 2023-2024 season follows the upcoming fixtures.

JAMIE BATH – Congratulations to JAMIE who received the England Athletics award for Services to Athletics and Running, which took place in London on 2 October.

England Athletics had written the following – JAMIE has over 30 years of experience with the hammer and having himself been taught by the best in the business, he is now passing this knowledge onto the athletes he coaches. He encourages and supports athletes to be the best version of themselves and dream big with their ambitions. He has brought success to the throwing group at Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers with many competing in regional, national and international competitions. JAMIE is a coach who you would want to be on your side due to his amazing support.

MEMOROBILIA AVAILABLE, ARE YOU INTERESTED – An Athletics enthusiast, who I’ve known for many years as a senior official, wishes to dispose of part of his collection of Athletics related books and programmes. These have been acquired since the 1950’s, and would certainly be of interest to serious collectors. They include: –
Books – from the 1920’s to 1960
AAA Championship Programmes from 1932 to 1967 (incomplete)
White City Programmes from 1937 to 1967 (incomplete)
British Olympic Association – Official Reports – 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne

If interested, please contact me, geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com / 07976 994302

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS – Took place at Sutton Park on 5 October.
Since Covid, the Senior Men’s team results have been outstanding, in 2021 they finished 3rd (1:44.06), 2022 they finished 4th (1:45.16), 2022 they also finished 4th (1:46.06), and this year they won the Silver Medals (1:44.19).
Only 2 of our Men have competed in all 4 races JEREMY DEMPSEY (17.10, 17.17, 17.19 and 17.32) and DYLAN EVANS (17.18, 17.24, 17.29 and 17.24), with THOMAS BUTLER competing in the last 3 races (18.03, 17.42 and 17.38).

Under 13 Boys – SBH 15th (43.19) Leg 1 DENNYSPASCAL U13 9th (13.37), Leg 2 JENSON DAY U13 19th (15.21), Leg 3 BEN KASPAR U13 15th (14.21)
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (40.00), 2nd Hercules Wimbledon (40.06), 3rd Liverpool Harriers (40.13), 15th SBH (43.19) 44 teams finished

Under 13 Girls – SBH 25th (48.44) Leg 1 GRACE ROONEY U13 35th (16.07), Leg 2 SIENNA DARCY U13 34th (16.36), Leg 3 LUCIA CASALENUOVO U13 25th (16.01)
Team Result – 1st Warriors Pentathlon (43.05), 2nd Lincoln Wellington (43.49), 3rd Saint Edmund Pacers (43.52), 25th SBH (48.44) 53 teams finished

Under 15 Boys – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Cambridge & Coleridge (37.39), 2nd Herne Hill Harriers (37.50), 3rd Swindon Harriers (38.27) 53 teams finished

Under 15 Girls – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (40.07), 2nd Chelmsford (40.14), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (40.36) 55 teams finished

Under 17 Men – SBH 40th (39.10) Leg 1 JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U17 40th (12.53), Leg 2 JARED MORRIS U17 45th (13.07), Leg 3 EUAN PHILLIPS U17 40th (13.07)
Team Result – 1st Salford Harriers (35.27), 2nd Sutton & District (35.34), 3rd Blackheath & Bromley (35.38), 40th SBH (39.10) 67 teams finished

Under 17 Women – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Lincoln Wellington (40.20), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District 41.14), 3rd Lewes (41.39) 36 teams finished

Senior Men – SBH won the Silver Medal (1:44.19) Leg 1 ISAAC HIRSHAM CHANDLER U23 7th (17.15), Leg 2 THOMAS BUTLER 10th (17.38), Leg 3 JEREMY DEMPSEY 3rd (17.32), Leg 4 JAMIE DEE 2nd (17.14), Leg 5 DYLAN EVANS 2nd (17.24), Leg 6 LIAM DEE 2nd (17.16)
Team Result – 1st Leeds City (1:43.36), 2nd SBH (1:44.19), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (1:44.51) 67 teams finished

Senior Women – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Herne Hill Harriers (58.12), 2nd Vale Royal (58.36), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (58.42) 62 teams finished

JOE PLANE NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL – Took place at Notre Dame, Indiana, USA on 4 October.
8000m XC – SM B THOMAS PATRICK (Boise State University) 55th (23.38)

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.

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…
1,249 events – 242,563 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 10,846 first timers – 31,359 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Since 2004, parkrunners have covered over 500 million kilometres. That’s almost 12,500 times around the earth!

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card 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.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 19 October at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF). Enter main car park off Du Cane Road (via Artillery Lane), through 6’6” height/width barrier. Extra parking will be available in the enclosed/fenced hospital parking area. Parking is free in all areas at the week-end.
Wormwood Scrubs is within the Ultra Low Emmission Zone, this is a Link to the map showing the new Ultra Low Emmission Zone, which is in Green –
Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Timetable – 11.00 U17 & U20 Women (3 x 3km), 11.30 U17 & U20 Men (3 x 3km), 12.10 U13 Girls (3 x 2km), 12.40 U13 Boys (3 x 2km), 13.10 U15 Girls (3 x 2km), 13.35 U15 Boys (3 x 2km), 14.00 Senior Women (3 x 3km), 14.30 Senior Men (4 x 4km).
Entries Closed

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 26 October (Date and Venue to be confirmed).
Age-groups U20, Senior and Masters.
Timetable – 13.30 Senior Women (8000m), 14.15 Senior Men (8000m).
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR).
Age-Groups U13 to Senior Men & Women
Timetable – 10.45 U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 10.57 U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.26 U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 11.50 U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.15 U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.40 U17 Men (3 x 3K), 13.06 U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.30 U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.50 Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40 Senior Men (4 x 5K).
Entries Closing Date Friday 11 October
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE AND NORTH OF THE THAMES  – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG).
Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 13.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 13.15 U13 Boys & U13 Girls (3000m), 13.45 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.30 approximately U15 Boys (4000m), 14.15 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m) inconjunction with the Senior athletes who run (8000m). 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

76TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES – Takes place on Saturday 2 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m).
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 9 November at Horsenden Hill (Satnav W12 0DF).
This is the link to information as published on the Metropolitan League web site including map of course –
Please Note – to access the Metropolitan League web site please use https://metleague.run
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.20 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.2km), 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.2kgm)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Note: Still awaiting for the fixture 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 – This race is 1 of the fixtures that count in the winter points championships.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 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 Closing Date Friday 1 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 16 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

LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES – The following 4 fixture are now open to enter from 1 October. Please remember to enter as early as possible, to avoid not to be disappointed. New Years Open Meeting 1 January (Closing Date Sunday 29 December), London U20 and Senior Indoor Games 18/19 January (Closing Date Thursday 9 January), London U13, U15 and U17 Indoor Games 25/26 January (Closing Date Thursday 16 January) and Middle Distance Open Meeting 16 February (Closing Date Sunday 16 February)
Link to the 4 fixture details – Lee Valley 4 Indoor Fixture Fixtures Opening 1 October 2024

REMAINING LEE VALLEY INDOOR FIXTURES

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 1 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles and Long Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
Entries Opened Sunday 1 September
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 November – 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 MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
There are 3 fixtures on Saturday 19 October, Saturday 17 December and Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 16 October – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (2 spaces left), Long Jump and Triple Jump. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bftta-indoor-1/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 1 December – 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

SBH REVIEW OF THE 2023-2024 METROPOLITAN LEAGUE SEASON

Under 11 Boys – Has been an outstanding season for the team, winning all 5 fixtures, and became league champions by some 134 points (last season they finished 3rd). Individually JOSIAH ALDHAM and PRINCE-MOSES JOHN competed in all 5 fixtures, with TAHA COCKERELL, BEN KASPAR, JAMES MOUDART and DENNYS PASCAL competed in 4.

Under 11 Girls – This season has been a vast improvement (last season they finished 7th). In the 5 fixtures have been close with Woodford Green & Essex Ladies, and they won the 2nd fixture at Welwyn. The team ended up the season in 2nd place behind WG&EL, by only 29 points. Individually SIENNA DARCY and ELFIE SHAW competed in all 5 fixtures, with GRACE ROONEY competed in 4.

Under 13 Boys – Has been an outstanding season for the team, after finishing joint 1st with WG&EL at Claybury, they went on to win 3 of the 4 remaining fixtures. And became league champions by 14 points over WG&EL (last season they became champions by 13 points over WG&EL). Individually SAM DARCY and LADDIE SHAW competed in all 5 fixtures, with JESSIE ABRAHAMS, CALEB HILTON, EDDIE PASCAL and AARON YACOBI competed in 4.

Under 13 Girls – The team has had a good season, but with a couple of indifferent results, they eventually finished in 6th place (last season they finished 4th). Individually MEI HAYAKAWA and AMBER JACKSON competed in 4 fixtures, with VERA DOUDKO and JAI HAYAKAWA competed in 3 and 2 respectively.

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men – Has been an outstanding season for the team, defending the title they won last season, winning 3 of the 5 fixtures, winning by 24 points over WG&EL. Individually ARTHUR PHILLIPS competed in all 5 fixtures, with DANIEL BANYARD, JAI DARYANANI, JARED MORRIS and EUAN PHILLIPS competed in 4.

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women – Unfortunately this is the 2nd season we have struggled with numbers on the line, which meant we finished this season in 8th place (last season we finished 11th). Individually ELIZABETH DA TERESA competed in all 5 fixtures, with ERIN GIBLIN and POSIE SHAW competed in 4.

Senior Men – After what you call a dodgy start at Claybury, the team then responded by winning 2 of the next 4 fixtures, which meant we finished in a comfortable 2nd place, and promotion to Division 1. The Veteran Men were very outstanding, and finished the season in 5th place, we have the potential to push for promotion next season (last season they finished 5th). Individually ARTHUR PHILLIPS competed in all 5 fixtures, with THOMAS BUTLER, MARK COTTLE, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM, PAUL MACCARTHY and TIM UNDERHILL competed in 4.

Senior Women – We are capable of doing much better, and finished the season in 10th place, just avoiding relegation (last season they finished 6th). Individually JO KENT competed in all 5 fixtures, with ABI GREEN and NICOLA PAYNE competed in 3 and 2 respectively..

Howard Williams Trophy (Juniors) – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (9 Wins, 101 points), 2nd SBH (10, 95), 3rd London Heathside (1, 85)
Howard Williams Trophy (Seniors) – 1st London Heathside (3 Wins, 44 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (0, 44), 3rd Highgate Harriers (4 42), 13th SBH (0, 21)

Link to the Start Fitness Metropolitan League results – https://www.metleague.run/results/ now select ‘Read More’ on Race 4, now select ‘Spreadsheet Results Link’

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE FINAL FIXTURE AT TRENT PARK ON 11 FEBRUARY

(10) MARK COTTLE V35, PAUL MACCARTHY V55
(7) PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11, BARRY HAWS V45 & V50
(6) ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15, FINN MACCARTHY U20, JOEL PHILLIPS V45
(5) JOSIAH ALDHAM U11, SIENNA DARCY U11, ELFIE SHAW U11, JAMES MOUDART U11, SAM DARCY U13, LADDIE SHAW U13, ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17, JO KENT V55
(4) ERIN GIBLIN U15, THOMAS BUTLER SM, TIM UNDERHILL V50, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55
(3) TAHA COCKERILL U11, THOMAS FELLOWS U11, DANIEL BANYARD U17, JAI DARYANANI U17, DANIEL NICHOLS SM, JONNY SHAW V50
(2) BEN KASPAR U11, GRACE ROONEY U11, PHOEBE MUSIC U15, GUY FAWCETT U17, JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20, KEVIN WALDEN V40, ROBERT RIGBY V60, NICOLA PAYNE SW
The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES TOTAL RACES FOR EACH AGE-GROUP, FOLLOWING THE FINAL FIXTURE AT TRENT PARK ON 11 FEBRUARY. GENERALLY FOR EACH AGE-GROUP AN ATHLETE WILL COMPLETE A MAXIMUM OF 10 RACES. THESE ARE THE TOP 5 POSITIONS FOR EACH AGE-GROUP.

Under 11 Boys From 2014 To 2024 – 1st PRINCE-MOSES JOHN (11 Races), 2nd THOMAS CADWALLADER and DENNYS PASCAL (9), 4th ARTHUR PHILLIPS (8), 5th SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (7)

Under 11 Girls From 2014 To 2024 – 1st POSIE SHAW (10 Races), 2nd SIENNA DARCY and GRACE ROONEY (9), 4th EVIE REDPATH (8), 5th OLIVE HARVEY-DEW (7)

Under 13 Boys From 1972 To 2024 – 1st DAVID BULLOCK, G VELLA and J MOYSE (10 Races), 4th EDWARD PASCAL, C READ, J SMITH, J STREDWICK, M FEAR, N FORDHAM, PAUL RYAN, PAUL DUKES, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM and SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (9)

Under 13 Girls From 2010 To 2024 – 1st MIA GROOM, SCARLETT KENT and ANNA MURPHY (10 Races), 4th REBECCA JEFFREY (8), 5th GEMMA HARPER, ELEANOR RACHEL, EVIR REDPATH and SARON RICHARDSON (7)

Under 15 Boys From 2007 To 2024 – 1st THEO BODEN and RUFUS KENT (9 Races), 3rd MATTHEW MCATEER (8), 4th DANIEL ABREY, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN and DYLAN MICHEL (7)

Under 15 Girls From 2007 To 2024 – 1st EMMA DWAN, LIDIA KYRIACOU, ELENA RONCARATI and PHOEBE MUSIC (9 Races), 5th JOSEPHINE CHADWICK and KAYLA MICHEL (8)

Under 17 Men From 2007 To 2024 – 1st OLIVER GREENSTEIN, BEN KELLY and ARTHUR PHILLIPS (10 Races), 4th JUDE MIRANDA (9), 5th JONATHAN BOARDMAN and JACOB CLEMENT (8)

Under 17 Women From 2007 To 2024 – 1st SARAH BUTLER, EMILY HATHAWAY and SOPHIA STAAB (9 Races), 4th JOSEPHINE CHADWICK, NADIA POTTER and ELIZABETH DA TERESA (8)

Under 20 Men From 2007 To 2024 – 1st PHILLIP CROUT (10 Races), 2nd MICHAEL CALLEGARI (9), 3rd BEN ROCHFORD and OLIVER GREENSTEIN (8), 5th MARK CUNNINGHAM (7)

Under 20 Women From 2007 To 2024 – 1st SARAH BUTLERT and KAYLA MICHEL (8 Races), 3rd CHARLOTTE JOHNSTON and SOPHIE PROFFITT (7), 5th CAIA CASCIELLO (6)

Senior and Veteran Men From 1967 To 2024 – 1st PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 (137 Races), 2nd RAY POWELL V60 (124), 3rd RUSSELL DEVITT V75 (113), 4th JOHN KELLY V70 (109), 5th DEREK SURREY V85 (57)

Senior and Veteran Women From 1994 To 2024 – 1st JO KENT V55 (32 Races), 2nd REBEKAH GARDINER (24), 3rd VICTORIA PRITCHARD (NEE WEBSTER) V35 (20), 4th MAGGIE COOPER V55 (18), 5th VICTORIA DAWES V50 (16)

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THESE ARE THE TOP 3 POSITIONS FOLLOWING FINAL FIXTURE AT TRENT PARK ON 11 FEBRUARY

Under 13 Boys – 1st CALEB HILTON and EDDIE PASCAL (32 points), 3rd LADDIE SHAW (29) – Under 15 Boys – 1st ARTHUR PHILLIPS (40 points), 2nd EUAN PHILLIPS and JARED MORRIS (33) – Under 17 Men – 1st DANIEL BANYARD (31 points), 2nd JAI DARYANANI (29), 3rd TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE and JACOB CLEMENT (24) – Under 20 Men – 1st FINN MACCARTHY (34 points), 2nd JONATHAN BOARDMAN (21), 3rd ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN (18) – Senior Men – 1st THOMAS BUTLER (58 points), (2nd)  MARK COTTLE (39 points), 3rd DANIEL NICHOLS (30) – Masters Men 40-49 – 1st JOEL PHILLIPS (37 points). 2nd KEVIN WALDEN (16), 3rd CHRIS HERON (8) – Masters Men 50-59 – 1st BARRY HAWS (33 points). 2nd TIM UNDERHILL (26), 3rd PAUL MACCARTHY (25) – Masters Men 60-69 – 1st ROBERT RIGBY (32 points)

Under 13 Girls – 1st MEI HAYAKAWA (40 points), 2nd AMBER JACKSON (28), 3rd JUI HAYAKAWA (20) – Under 15 Girls – POSIE SHAW (32 points), 2nd ERIN GIBLIN (28), 3rd PHOEBE MUSIC (20) – Under 17 Women – 1st ELIZABETH DA TERESA (39 points), 2nd EVIE WINSTON (15), 3rd NICOLE MCGOVERN (8) – Under 20 Women – 1st ABI GREEN (24 points), 2nd ELANA RONCARATI (8) – Senior Women – 1st NICOLA PAYNE (15 points), 2nd ELANA DIMMER, EMILIA ECONOMU and NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (8 points) – Masters Women 40-49 – 1st VICTORIA DAWES (8 points)

SBH 2023-2024 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS, FOLLOWING THE SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS ON 27 JANUARY

Under 11 Boys – WILLIAM STOCKDALE, Under 13 Boys – EDWARD PASCAL, Under 15 Boys – ARTHUR PHILLIPS, Under 17 Men – GIANLEO STUBBS, Under 20 Men – NO WINNER, 5 Miles Senior Men – THOMAS BUTLER, 9 Miles Senior Men – DYLAN EVANS, Masters Men 40+ – JOEL PHILLIPS V45

Under 11 Girls – GRACE ROONEY, Under 13 Girls – AIMEE PORTER, Under 15 Girls – POSIE SHAW, Under 17 Women – NO WINNER, Under 20 Women – EVIE WINSTON, Senior Women – NO WINNER, Masters Women 40+ – NO WINNER

DAVID CHALFEN PUTS PEN TO PAPER – DAVE is a former member of Shaftesbury, who has ran a (2.32) marathon and 10 sub (2.35) marathons. Since 2009 has worked as an England Athletics Area Coach Mentor supporting the development of experienced coaches in the London/Herts/Essex. Author of the book “Improving Your Marathon and Half Marathon Running” (Crowood) which was endorsed by four-time Olympian and World Championship marathoner, DAN ROBINSON.
DAVID’S latest book is ‘A Few More Laps’ and is a great little book all about club athletics, which has a foreword by DAVE BEDFORD.

Link to book – https://runcoach1to1.com/product/a-few-more-laps/

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter September 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are 2 posts this week.

Photograph of JAMIE BATH – see article at top of this Newsletter.

Photograph taken of the Under 13 Boys, who competed at last Saturday’s National Road Relays, from left to right BEN KASPAR, JENSON DAY and DENNYSPASCAL

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference. Link to the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Document explaining what is contained on the Fixture Card and Information Sheet – SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card – Information on Front Sheet, Fixtures And Information Sheet
Any changes/information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. Best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Metropolitan League fixtures, plus Southern and National. Best 5 out of 7 results to count.
Updated points tables will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following each fixture.

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, these are races that are available to run.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Metropolitan League on 11 January at Welwyn Garden City.
Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ – Metropolitan League on 30 November at Uxbridge.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters 40+ Women – Southern Championships on 25 January at Beckenham.
Updated document of winners will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter and Website, following each fixture.

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 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER