Happy Birthday from this Thursday 12 November to Moyo Adekeye, Andoni Amphlett, Ogochukwu Anochirionye, Alica Battistini, Nathan Davies, Kierra Grant, Samuel Greenstein, Sam Griffiths, Eliana Hanstatter, Mia Higson, Ellie Hopping, Michael Kobeh, Alvin Leong, Nnamdi Ndukwe, Andrew Nicolaou, Ebuka Nwokeji, Robyn Palmer, Noa Renton, Kenny Roberts, Max Robinson, Nathaniel Senior and Anthony Whiteman
RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to GRACIE ROSENBLATT
NEELAM KADERBHOY – Thank you all for your kind words and support this week.Neelam continues to be looked after in the Peace Hospice and is receiving excellent care. The staff there are 1st class, food is great, and the rest and recuperation is doing her the world of good.
This week, we received the full set of biopsy results. As a result, Neelam has started a course of treatment this week aimed at improving her quality of life over the coming weeks. We have follow ups scheduled with the medical experts to review progress.
Neelam continues to enjoy reading your lovely messages. It’s wonderful that she has so many loving friends and family who message her and show her the love and support she needs. The food packages also go down a treat. Rum chocolates and turtles are particular favourites.
Many of you have asked about visiting Neelam. Whilst she would love to see you all, with Covid-19 and an imminent return to lockdown the Hospice have to manage visitors very carefully to ensure patient and staff safety.
If you have any further questions, please let me know. It has been and continues to be a stressful and extremely time for us all, especially my dad and we appreciate all the love and support we have received.
Finally, thank the Club for the lovely bouquet of flowers recently received which have pride of place in Neelam’s room. Please keep showing the love to Neelam, and I’ll do my best to keep you updated on Neelam’s progress over the coming weeks – IMTIAZ
NEELAM’S number on WhatsApp is 07791 512383.
JOANNE MIRANDA AND GILAD NACHSHEN SECURE A PLACE ON THE YOUTH TALENT PROGRAMME – Congratulations, we are delighted to be able to offer JOANNE and GILAD a place on the 2020-22 Youth Talent Programme (YTP). There has once again been a lot of interest and applications for the programme and the level of athletes on the programme is very high. Your selection is testament to the great work you are both clearly doing and the relationship you have built with JEREMY SOTHCOTT as an athlete-coach pair
The YTP is the first step on the England Talent pathway designed to add value to the athlete and coach plan and help understand self, developing a broad range of skills, abilities and behaviours needed for senior success.
We hope you are all looking forward to an exciting, eventful and successful season and look forward to helping you achieve this qualification.
Many thanks, DON WAGNER Performance Pathway Manager, British Athletics.
JOANNE joined us in May 2018 and has been and has been one of the leading lights in our Under 15 and now Under 17 team. In the 2019-2020 cross country season JOANNE won the Under 17 points title and competed in all 5 Metropolitan League, Southern and National fixtures. The same applied in the Track & Field season competing in all the UK YAL fixtures and the EYAL league. Her personal best for the 800m is (2:15.61) in the recent LICC fixture.
GILAD joined us in September 2014 concentrating on his main event the 800m, and up to the end of 2017 was an ever present in the Eastern Young Athletes League. 2018 saw his development blossom, winning the Southern Indoor 800m Under 15 title, and setting a personal best (1:59.10) ranking him UK No.1 U15 in 2018.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS 130TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020 – Is to be held on Tuesday 24 November at 7.30pm, to be held Virtually (Zoom). Full details on how to access Zoom, plus other documents, will be issued w/c 16 November via email and the SBH weekly newsletter.
This is the link to the 2020 AGM Agenda – SBH AGM Agenda 2020 Final also the 2019 AGM minutes – SBH AGM Minutes 2019
This year’s Track & Field Best Performance Awards have been cancelled. Although at the recent SBH Council Meeting is was discussed and agreed that certain awards will be given. These awards will be for an athlete that achieved a club Record or an Outstanding Parformance. The 2019-2020 Cross Country Points and Club Championships Winners Awards will be presented to the winners by our various Coaches.
SBH SUBSCRIPTIONS 2020-2021 – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following regarding subscriptions.
Dear Member – I hope you’re fit and well during these difficult times. The Club has continued to function providing Covid-19 secure coaching at Barnet Copthall (formerly Allianz Park) on a limited basis from mid-June. We also promoted 7 Track & Field competitions during the period July to September. Six of these were LICC meetings at Lee Valley.
We’re working on the promotion of a number of Cross Country races at Barnet Copthall during the period December through to March in compliance with the England Athletics and Government guidelines applicable at the time.
The Club AGM will take place virtually at 19.30 on Tuesday 24 November (full login details will be distributed shortly). One of the resolutions on the order paper will deal with Club Subscriptions. Following the recent decision of the SBH Council, the proposal is as follows; “The Annual Membership Fee for new members from 1 December 2020 will increase to £50. Existing members who have paid their membership fee for year ended 30 September 2020 will be considered as having also paid their fee for the year ended 30 September 2021. In other words, in recognition of the disruption caused by Covid-19, these members will have 2 years membership for the price of one.” Therefore, I’m now asking athletes who have not paid their subscription for the year ended 30/09/20 (£45) to pay, so as to qualify for the 2 for 1 concession together with the England Athletics Registration Fee of £15 for 2020/21. The total is £60 and should be paid NOW to;
ACCOUNT NAME : SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK : HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER : 41308378, SORT CODE : 400426 – Please let me know when you make the payment. Thanks GEOFF
ATW CROSS COUNTRY SERIES – The first in the three race series took place at Merchant Taylor’s School in Watford on Saturday 31 October.
Under 13 Boys/Girls – EUAN PHILLIPS 28th (13.06 22nd Boy), CHARLIE CUTLER 62nd (14.13 37th Boy)
ATW CROSS COUNTRY SERIES NEXT RACE – The second race will take place Merchant Taylor’s School, Sandy Lodge, Northwood HA6 2HT on Saturday 19 December.
Timetable – 2K Under 11 start – 12:00 pm, 3K Under 13 start – 12:30 pm, 4K Under 15 start – 1:10 pm, 5K Under 17 start – 1:50 pm, 8K Senior/U20 start – 3:00 pm.
Here is the link which went live last Tuesday – https://activetrainingworld.co.uk/project/atw-cross-country-series-round-2-19th-december-2020/
The third race is on Sunday 10 January and the link for that should come out in mid December.
UPDATE ON SBH FIXTURE CARD – Currently all Cross Country and Road Relay fixtures for 2020 are either Cancelled or Postponed, This update shows the status of all cross country fixtures as of the 10 November 2020 – SBH Winter Card Fixtures 2020-2021 Updated 10-11-20
NOVEMBER 2020 RACES – Currently there are minimal results on the Power of 10, if anyone competes especially virtually please let me know.
HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 – It comes as know surprise that both of these championships have been Cancelled.
MY SITUATION IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE – MARILYN OKORO ON THE STRUGGLE BEHIND THE MEDALS – The following was published on the athletics Weekly website recently.
Before you read the article, these are the highlights of an outstanding career. MARILYN joined Shaftesbury in 2000 and currently holds the Senior Women’s 800m Club Records – Outdoors (1:58.45) when winning the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on the 26 July 2008 and Indoors (1:59.27) also when winning the London Grand Prix at Birmingham on the 21 February 2009.
Domestic Championships Record
2003 – AAA Junior Championships 400m gold
2004 – AAA U23 Championships 400m gold
2005 – BUSA Indoor Championships 400m gold. BUSA Championships 800m gold. AAA U23 Championships 800m gold
2006 – AAA U23 Championships 400m gold
2007 – Norwich Union European Indoor Champs Trials 800m gold. Norwich Union World Trials 800m silver
2008 – Norwich Union World Indoor Champs Trials 800m, silver. Olympic Trials 800m gold
2009 – Aviva UK Indoor Championships 400m silver. Aviva World Championships Trials 800m bronze
2010 – Aviva European Championships Trials & UK Championships 800m bronze
2011 – Aviva World Trials 800m bronze. Aviva European Indoor Trials 800m gold
2012 – Aviva European Indoor Trials & UK Championships 800m gold
Major Championships and International Record
2012 – IAAF World Indoor Championships 800m 4th ht
2011 – IAAF World Championships 800m 7th sf. European Indoor Championships 800m 5th
2010 – European Championships 800m 4th h, (4x400m) silver
2009 – World Championships 800m 8th. European Indoor Championships 800m 5th, (4x400m silver)
2008 – Olympic Games 800m 6th sf, (4x400m Bronze). World Athletics Final 800m bronze
2007 – World Championships 800m 4th sf, (4x400m bronze)
2006 – European Championships 400m 8th sf (4x400m 4th). Commonwealth Games 800m 7th
2005 – European U23 Championships 800m 4th, (4x400m silver), World University Games 800m bronze, (4x400m 4th)
2007 – 4th European Indoor Championships 800m, 3rd World Athletics Final 800m
The Olympic, World and European medallist opens up on the athletics-life balance and how she is supporting other athletes who may be finding things hard. MARILYN says her own experiences in the sport have led her to create support groups for athletes in areas such as sponsorship and transition, to help them avoid the same “impossible” situation in which she currently finds herself. The Olympic, World and European medallist had been hoping to target the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games but is simply too tired to train to the required intensity, exhausted from trying to balance her job and life with athletics. She is now working with Brand You:Sport, which specialises in elite sport career transition, and has launched a crisis fund ‘Athlete Fundamentals’, which aims to support athletes with living and training costs. “My situation now is actually impossible,” explains 800m specialist OKORO, who has claimed multiple major medals as part of the British 4x400m squad. “Half of it is deciding ‘do I walk away now and throw myself into not feeling this anxiety every day or can I push through this?’ And what I am learning, hopefully there will be a framework for all the other athletes that are feeling the same. “People aren’t aware, they just assume,” adds the 36-year-old, who now works in crisis management. “At work all the time people are like ‘oh my god, you’re an Olympic bronze medallist, what are you doing here?’ “I do love the work I do, but I’m in two minds because I really, really want to be training and preparing – I’ve been given this amazing opportunity, when is an Olympics postponed? And also I wanted to retire on my terms but it’s looking like… my body is exhausted because it’s unrealistic to work a 12-hour shift and then expect to have the same intensity and then obviously life is uncertain at the moment.” “I do love the work I do, but I’m in two minds because I really, really want to be training and preparing” Reflecting on her own journey, having been self-funded since 2012, MARILYN adds: “Probably a lot of it stems from 2012 – that was my first real traumatic year in sport. “That was the year of the controversial non-selection [for the London Olympics]. It was a really difficult year, being introduced to the politics of sport. As an athlete, you just beat yourself up. How it was handled and the structure of it all was really difficult to process and understand. Subsequently, I lost my funding. There was so much hanging on that and I think that has affected me a lot more than I ealised. “I think some of the things that hurt me now is that when I look back on my career, I have achieved so much and I’m so thankful for what sport has given me, but I wasn’t always present, I wasn’t always enjoying it,” she continues. “It was always so pressurised that it was ‘life or death’ and that’s not how it should be. “Winning and losing is all part of the sport and it’s how you respond to it, but for me it was only ‘I had to win’ but that pressure wasn’t from myself, it was from external factors. “I think there’s always a purpose for any pain or adversity you go through. I see an amazing crop of athletes coming through and you can put yourself in their shoes and I don’t want any athlete to ever go through what I have been through the last seven years because it’s unnecessary. “I think a lot more focus should have been on competing and racing rather than a lot of the stresses that could have been avoided with better planning and support.” “I think there’s always a purpose for any pain or adversity you go through … I don’t want any athlete to ever go through what I have been through the last seven years because it’s unnecessary” And that is what OKORO hopes to help change.
On the transition after an elite sports career, she says: “I’m doing research at the moment and setting up some focus groups, because I think there are a lot of companies that are trying to support athletes, rightly so, but I find they just think ‘okay the next thing you need is just a job’, which for a lot, yes, maybe jumping into that next career is what they are ready to do, but a lot of athletes aren’t. “I think transition preparation should start a lot earlier. At the moment I’m trying to see what athletes actually need and obviously no two athletes are the same. I think essentially it is that time where nothing is going to fill 10, 15, in my case 20, years of what you’ve been doing – such highs and such lows. “I think it is about working really intrinsically, it’s very 360, looking at the athlete as a whole. There’s a very holistic element, so it’s not about just networking and throwing them in a room with all these different CEOs and managers because even that culture is something that we are not really used to. “I have learned a lot applying for jobs lately and my CV has completely transformed because the things that I know and I am so proud of, those are the things you chuck at the top and actually looking at the roles I have been applying for, it’s like ‘okay, that is actually going to have to go right to the bottom’. So basic things like that, learning how to structure your covering letter, practical things and just life skills as well. “I think one of the things that you’re not taught as an athlete is budgeting,” she adds. “Especially when you’re getting such unstable and uncertain income, it’s a huge thing. For me, a lot of my mental health has been triggered by instability and insecurity financially and not being financially astute. I think what the main frustration is that so many athletes are going through the same thing and nothing is really being done about it. “At the moment I’m doing a lot of networking. Brand You:Sport we want to get off the ground and perhaps talk to brands and see how they can get involved as well in helping these athletes. “A lot of them won’t be retiring any time soon but it’s about preparing for that day, when they choose to, and a lot more athletes being able to retire on their terms, not just when their body gives up or when they run out of funds.”
THE MAKING OF ‘CHARIOTS OF FIRE’ PART 1 OF 4 – Many thanks to TOM MCNAB for another excellent article, describing his experience in the making of the film.
From memory, it was in late 1978 or early 1979 that I first read in the Sunday Times that COLIN WELLAND was scripting a movie on HAROLD ABRAHAMS and ERIC LIDDELL, gold-medalists in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. It bore a less than inspiring title, and was called ”The Runners”. Don’t ask me how, but I somehow secured COLIN’S address, wrote to him offering my help, and within a week he was sitting opposite me in my living room. It immediately became clear to me that COLIN WELLAND was a sports nutter. OK, perhaps not quite as nutty as me, not a fanatic who had devoted his life to sport, but a fellow- nutter nevertheless. Thus, we immediately got along together like a house on fire, and within a week I was appointed to the role of “script consultant”, at the prodigious sum of £500. COLIN was still in the early stages of his research on the film, which was the product of someone called DAVID PUTTNAM, at the head of a film-company called Enigma Productions. The central themes of the film would be the anti-semitism endured by ABRAHAMS at Cambridge University and LIDDELL’S, on religious grounds, to compete in the Sunday Final of the 100m. In the case of ABRAHAMS, I had the advantage of knowing him, as he had in effect been my previous employer, as a National Athletics Coach. ABRAHAMS, who had died a couple of years earlier, had been a member of a privileged Blazerati, a group who believed that they had been given by birth the Divine Right to rule British athletics. He was not therefore an immediately likeable character, and it would not be to be easy for COLIN to make him one. And, to my knowledge, ABRAHAMS being Jewish had not hindered him in reaching the ruling class of British athletics. ERIC LIDDELL, on the other hand, he had the advantage of being a Scot, he was a man of a totally different complexion. But I pointed out to COLIN that he had not refused to compete for in the 100m, simply because he had not been chosen by his country for that event in the first place. No, as far back as 1923 LIDDELL had known that the 100m final would be on a Sunday, and as a devout Christian, he did not wish to compete on the Lord’s Day. He had instead therefore chosen to go for the two longer sprints, the 200m and the 400m.
But I was to learn early in my role as script-consultant that in the area of biographic feature film, writers tend to be free in their attitude to literal truth. All that was going to matter was that the characters of the two men were accurately portrayed, within a plausible plot. And so I kept to myself my concerns about historical accuracy for the moment and let COLIN get on with his research. And get on with it he did, but he soon came up against his first problem, difficulties in securing the help of another medalist, DOUGLAS LOWE, who had achieved gold in the Paris 800m. COLIN never made clear to me what problems he was having with LOWE, but my reaction was immediate. And it was that we take him out of the plot. Because I felt that LOWE, being another gold-medalist, might well take attention away from our two principals, ABRAHAMS and LIDDELL. COLIN should therefore create a lighter, aristocratic contrast to our two principals, and I therefore suggested the fictitious LORD LINSEY. I chose the 400m hurdles as his event, not because it echoed LORD BURLEIGH’S later achievement in Amsterdam in 1928, but because I felt that it might be possible to train an actor in an event with modest technical demands. These were ones which could be made even more modest by taking the hurdle down by six inches. After all, no one in the audience could possibly notice. We were, by now, into mid-1979, and it was now time to meet PUTTNAM and the director HUGH HUDSON. HUDSON, an Old Etonian, seemed to me to have arrived from some distant planet. DAVID PUTTNAM, on the other hand, was quite different. Deriving from a more modest background, he made no similar display of effortless superiority, having navigated his way through the demanding world of commercial films. I was soon to find PUTTNAM to be a leader of quite a different calibre from those like HAROLD ABRAHAMS whom I had encountered in athletics.
We all came together for the first time at a Piccadilly club, and it was at this point that PUTTNAM asked if I might extend my role and act as a sort of Technical Director. This would mean choosing the actors for the physical roles, training them, then making certain that that the film’s athletics sequences looked real. For, although athletics would occupy less than a tenth of the running-time, it lay at the heart of the film. If, therefore, its portrayal failed to convince, then no one would have much interest in the other two hours. And so it was back to the script. I had been for weeks boring the pants off COLIN with my yarns about the famous New Year Powderhall professional sprint, and he now suggested that we have LIDDELL run in it. No, I replied, the issue of his amateur status would prevent that. But, I suggested, why not have us introduce LIDDELL in a Highland Games, deep in the heather and the hills? COLIN immediately agreed, and inserted a new scene, but more of that later. So now, now let’s move on to October 1979, and to a sodden cinder athletics track in Putney and thirty-one shivering actors, standing before me, awaiting my commands. Alas, there was a significant lack of muscle on display, for those were the days long before Health Clubs and rippling abdominals. It was therefore not perhaps a surprise that several of my prospective Olympians were sick during their warm- up. “Remember TOM,“ said DAVID PUTTNAM. “We’ll go by your choice. So just give us the ones that you think you can make into athletes.” Easier said than done, unless I had suddenly acquired the powers of a Gypsy Petulengro. Because it was impossible to predict how an actor’s muscles might respond to training in sprints and hurdles, with hamstrings ever-ready to twang and sensitive Achilles tendons begging to become inflamed. So this was surely going to be a shot in the dark. Nevertheless, after an hour and a half in the freezing cold, I had chosen two actors BEN CROSS and IAN CHARLESON for the main roles and another four for the supporting parts. DAVID PUTTNAM smiled. “Those were exactly the two men that we wanted, Tom, “he said. “I really don’t know how you did it.“ Neither did I. Thus, in November 1979, with six months to go to the 1924 Olympic Games, I set about training six actors who had never in their lives taken part in athletics, not only to compete, but to convince an audience that they were athletes. And to coach two of them to win Olympic gold medals. But more of that next week.
HOW THE LATEST LOCKDOWN AFFECT UK ATHLETICS – The following was published on the athletics Weekly website recently.
Track and field training this month will be challenging during English lockdown, whereas restrictions on what is allowed are varied and ever-changing across the UK. Athletics club activity has gone into limbo in England as the month-long lockdown begins. Group sessions and all competitions have been suspended but athletes are still able to train with one other person or enjoy one-to-one coaching in an outdoor public space if they maintain social distancing. Sports minister OLIVER DOWDEN has urged people to try to stay as fit and healthy as possible during a lockdown that is set to last until at least December 2, but what exactly can athletes and coaches do?
England Athletics say the following is allowed: – Training with your household or one other person in a public outdoor space. » One-to-one coaching in a public outdoor space following social distancing, although the governing body is still looking for clarity regarding under-18s and para-athletes. » Virtual training sessions delivered by qualified coaches and virtual competition.
What is not allowed: – Indoor and outdoor club group coaching activity. » Indoor or outdoor competitions. » Face-to-face coach and officials’ education.
Attempts by England Athletics together with British Cycling and British Triathlon to lobby the Government for exceptions to the lockdown rules failed this week. Many have argued that sport and fitness is vital for physical and mental wellbeing but the Government has refused to buckle and Dowden says: “As soon as we’re in a position to start lifting restrictions, grassroots sport will be one of the first to return.” In Scotland the situation is complicated by a five-tiered system of coronavirus restrictions. Outdoor competitions, for example, are still permitted in levels 0-3 but not in level 4. Indoor competition, meanwhile, is allowed in levels 0-2 for all age groups and in level 3 for under-17s, but not level 4. Training group sizes in Scotland are also limited with under-11s allowed a maximum number of 30 athletes, for example, in areas that are levels 0-3 whereas athletes over 12 can train in groups of up to 15 with a varying coach-athlete ratio numbers depending on the age of the athletes. In level 4 areas, under-11s can only train in groups of eight and over 12s in a maximum group size of eight. In Northern Ireland the maximum group size for both training and competition is 15 with that number including coaches and volunteers. Wales has been in a 17-day ‘firebreak lockdown’ since October 23 with no athletics clubs or groups allowed to meet together to train and no face to face coaching permitted outside of your own household. However Welsh Athletics encourages people to keep active. In Wales you can leave your house as often as you like to do exercise and an update is expected from Welsh Athletics after November 9. Linked to the restrictions, many athletics tracks will now become inaccessible if they are part of leisure centre complexes or run by local councils. Plans by parkrun to return in the UK have also been put on hold, while the Great Run Local events have been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus. Elite athletes will be frustrated by international travel problems, but their training should otherwise not be affected too much because they are exempt from restrictions. The British Indoor Championships is also set to go ahead in the new year, in addition to the British Olympic marathon trials in March. Those two events at least appear relatively corona-proof although elsewhere the athletics calendar has been decimated with the small number of grassroots meetings that had hoped to happen in England this month being called off. You can read more about athletics guidelines in England here, Scotland here, Wales here and Northern Ireland here.
SOUTH OF ENGLAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2020/2021 CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE – SEAA were hopeful of staging some Cross Country and Indoor Track & Field events during this coming winter, even though it looked as if we should only be able to cater for the younger age groups. However, the news that the Country is to go into Lockdown from this Thursday does throw these aspirations into doubt. If Government guidelines after the lockdown permit, we hope to put in place the following events.
Cross Country – Cross Country Relays, London Championships, Master & Inter Counties Championships have been postponed until the New Year. The Association hopes that it will be possible to stage some Cross Country events in February/March 2021.
Road Relays – At present the date for the 12/6 Stage and 5K Road Relays remains the same; Sunday 28 March 2021.
Track & Field – It is hoped that some Indoor Covid Games can take place dates scheduled for these events are 16/17 January & 6/7 February next year. Due to the restrictions on numbers we may have to use more than one venue.
As we enter another lockdown, we just want to reassure our athletes and officials that we shall do our utmost to stage some competition (In line with England Athletics guidance). We shall review the situation and publish any further news as soon as we can. In the meantime, we do hope everyone stays safe and well JOHN GANDEE SEAA Competition Chairman.
CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – During the period when all competitions are suspended, I will do my upmost in keeping the Newsletter information and other content going.
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.
PROCEDURES FOR USING BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM (FORMERLY ALLIANZ PARK) FROM JEREMY SOTHCOTT – Due to the new Covid-19 Lockdown regulations Barnet Copthall is closed, and will re-open on Thursday 2 December. Coaches will be in touch with their athletes through WhatsApp groups. Further updates from JEREMY SOTHCOTT will appear in future newsletters.
THE FOLLOWING SBH DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION CAN EITHER BE VIEWED, DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED
SBH 2020-2021 Winter Fixture Card updated 10-11-20, Currently all Cross Country and Road Relay fixtures for 2020 are either Cancelled or Postponed. An update on 2021 Fixtures will be published in early December 2020 – SBH Winter Card Fixtures 2020-2021 Updated 10-11-20
Cross Country Team Managers Details – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/cross-country/team-managers/
Road Running/Relay Team Managers Details – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/road-running/team-managers/
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH HOME PAGE BY USING THIS LINK, THEN SELECT THE LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Barnet Copthall Stadium (Fomerly Allianz Park) Membership, which gives SBH members 10% discount on entry to the Barnet Copthall stadium – Membership details and Form can be either printed or downloaded
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Club Hoody, information on how to purchase one, please go to the bottom of this Newsletter
SBH MIDWEEK JUMPS CLUB AT BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM (FORMERLY ALLIANZ PARK) – Currently Suspended. From 2 December please contact CLYDE GORDON on 07753 985525/clyde67@hotmail.co.uk for futher information on High Jump and Pole Vault days and times.
STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM (FORMERLY ALLIANZ PARK) – Currently Suspended.
PARKRUN 5K RESULTS – Currently Suspended
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.
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 used. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.
CLUB EMBROIDERED RED HOODIES – Currently there are now over 750 Hoodies in circulation, this is the link giving details on how you can order your Club Hoody for £35, which includes having your name embroidered on the front Club Hoodies Updated 01-07-19
FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.
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 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
BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM (FORMERLY ALLIANZ PARK) – Main Switchboard telephone number is 0203 675 7250.
CHARGES FOR USING BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM (FORMERLY ALLIANZ PARK) – Currently the stadium is closed until the 2 December.
ALAN WELLER