Happy Birthday from Thursday 26 January to Wednesday 1 February – Onochie Achike, Gerald Alterman, Ernest Barnes, Lily Carroll, Russell Devitt, Emmanuel Duruiheoma, Emilia Economu, Michael Forbes-Agyepong, Sophie Forbes-Laird, Bethan Hale, Catherine Higgins, Giles Kerry-Roger, Adina Kut, Michael Nicholls, Nichols Nieland and Benjamin Zeffertt

GEORGE HARRISON MBE – It is with great sadness that I advise you of the death of GEORGE last Sunday. NADEEM SHAIKH had spoken to GEORGE last week, and said he was struggling with a cough and chest infection. Our sincere thoughts and condolences are with GEORGE’S wife SHEILA and his family at this sad time.

GEORGE was 90 on 11 December last year, and at the SBH Special Awards Dinner the following Saturday, there was a special silver salver presented to GEORGE, with the accolade led by NADEEM SHAIKH and STEPHANIE PAPARIZOS. It recognised his coaching achievements and the contribution to the development of many SBH athletes. The award was collected, on his behalf, by Olympic bronze medallist, MARILYN OKORO. The presentation also included a commemorative book of photographs featuring GEORGE and many of his athletes. The highlight was a video presentation from LIZZIE BIRD on the big screen, being a former GEORGE HARRISON athlete now studying and training in the USA. LIZZIE is the UK number one 3000m steeplechaser and British record holder. 90 years young and coaching for over 50 years. GEORGE has helped, supported, trained, mentored and inspired so many athletes and coaches along the way. He has trained over 100 athletes to National and International success.

GEORGE served as President of Shaftesbury from 2011 to 2014, and supported numerous events and meetings throughout his term. He handed over the Presidency at the 2014 AGM to DAVE BEDFORD. The following day, 26 November, GEORGE told me he was visiting Buckingham Palace, in which he received his MBE from PRINCE WILLIAM. GEORGE was wearing his ‘Muckle Flugga’ tie (which is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands) which has an athlete on it. PRINCE WILLIAM knew of this and commented on it, GEORGE then explained the history.

I am sure many of you have your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, therefore if you send them to me I will put together a SBH memorial document, and will publish it in a few weeks’ time.

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE FROM 20 JANUARY – DAVE BEDFORD has attached a note to doors to the Clubhouse on 17 January, regarding new access to the Clubhouse. The new Keyholders to the outside door will be 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

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2022. The SBH annual subscription, as from 1 December 2022 as approved at the AGM on Tuesday 29 November is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £16 from 1 April 2022 (this increases to £17 as from 1 April 2023 renewals). The current total is £81 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.

SBH WINTER CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNERS – Congratulation to BEN KASPAR and LUCIA CASALENUOVO who are the Under 11 winners, which they won at the Metropolitan League on 14 January.

SBH WINTER CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The final race of the Club Championships takes place this Saturday at the Southern Championships. The Mens age-groups to be decided are the Under 13/15 Boys, Under 17 Men and 9 Miles Senior Men. The Womens age-groups to be decided are the Under 13/15 Girls, Under 17, 20 and Senior Women and Master Women 40+.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THESE ARE THE TOP 3 POSITIONS FOR THE UNDER 11 BOYS AND GIRLS FOLLOWING THE MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS FIXTURE ON 21 JANUARY

Under 11 Boys – 1st BEN KASPAR (30 points), 2nd DENNYS PASCAL (29), 3rd JOSIAH ALDHAM (25) JOSIAH total is based on the best 4 of the 5 fixtures he has completed.
Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY (32 points), 2nd GRACE ROONEY (25) 3rd LUCIA CASALENUOVO (23) SIENNA and ELFIE’S totals are based on the best 4 of the 5 fixtures they have completed

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – At the Southern Championships this Saturday, this is the 5th of 7 races for all age-groups, except the Under 11s.

RESULTS
MIDDLESEX CENTENARY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Parliament Hill on 21 January.
Under 11 Boys 1500m – BEN KASPAR U11 won the Gold Medal (7.34), DENNYS PASCAL U11 won the Bronze Medal (7.51), ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 8th (8.06), JOSIAH ALDHAM U11 15th (8.14), THOMAS FELLOWS U11 16th (8.15), ROAN PARKES U11 20th (8.31), TAHA COCKERILL U11 23rd (8.38), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 26th (8.43) 54 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st SBH (12 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (22), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (41)

Photograph left to right – THOMAS, ROAN, BEN, TY HOLDEN, TAHA, PRINCE-MOSES and DENNYS

Under 11 Girls 1500m – LUCIA CASALENUOVO U11 7th (8.37), SIENNA DARCY U11 8th (8.46), GRACE ROONEY U11 9th (8.52), ELFIE SHAW U11 16th (9.52) the winner was Marni Keam-George of Thames Valley Harriers (8.06) 26 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st SBH (24 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (27), 3rd London Heathside (43)

Photograph left to right – LUCIA, GRACE, SIENNA and ELFIE

Under 13 Boys 3000m – EDWARD PASCAL U13 8th (11.56), ETHAN MOSS U13 32nd (13.13), SAM DARCY U13 33rd (13.21) the winner was Harry Harding of St Mary’s Richmond (11.07) 42 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (14 points), 2nd Hillingdon (36), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (39), 5th SBH (52)

Under 13 Girls 3000m – MEI HAYAKAWA U13 6th (13.00), JUI HAYAKAWA U13 15th (13.30), AMBER JACKSON U13 21st (13.57), OLIVIA ABBOTT U13 23rd (14.11), VERA DOUDKO U13 34th (15.29) the winner was Jorja March of Barnet & District (11.56) 38 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st London Heathside (22 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (35), 3rd SBH (42)

Under 15 Boys 4000m – ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 won the Gold Medal (14.08), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 5th (14.31), JARED MORRIS U15 14th (15.21) 40 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st SBH (20 points), 2nd London Heathside (26), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (38)

Under 15 Girls 4000m – ADANNA MAZINWOSU U15 14th (17.02), DINA SILVERMAN U15 15th (17.15), EDIE WOODINGS U15 18th (17.46), PHOEBE MUSIC U15 31st (21.01) the winner was Ruby James of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (15.01) 34 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st Highgate Harriers (29 points), 2nd London Heathside (29), 3rd SBH (47)

Under 17 Men 6000m – RAFI GAYER U17 4th (21.24), JORDAN PEARLMAN U17 18th (23.08), JAI DARYANANI U17 23rd (23.43), GUY FAWCETT U17 24th (23.44) the winner was Michael Cattini of Harrow (20.23) 32 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st Highgate Harriers (18 points), 2nd Harrow (27), 3rd Barnet & District (33), 5th SBH (45)

Under 17 Women 6000m – ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 17th (30.38) the winner was Lauren Russell of Highgate Harriers (22.28) 17 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (17 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (21), 3rd London Heathside (25)

Under 20 Men 6000m – JOSHUA FISHERS U20 won the Bronze Medal (20.05), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U20 4th (20.10), ABDRIHAM HAMUD U20 5th (20.18), LEO RONCARATI U20 11th (21.22) the winner was Christopher Hudson of Harrow (19.57) 19 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st SBH (12 points), 2nd Harrow (20), 3rd London Heathside (21)

Under 20 Women 6000m – RACHEL PEARLMAN U20 4th (27.20) the winner was Sofia Latham of Harrow (23.11) 7 runners finished
Team Result 3 To Score – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (17 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (21), 3rd London Heathside (25)

Senior Women 8000m – NICOLA PAYNE 10th (32.48) the winner was Alexandra Mundell of Thames Valley Harriers (30.28) 74 runners finished
Team Result 4 To Score – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (26 points), 2nd London Heathside (43), 3rd Highgate Harriers (81)

Senior Men 12000m – WILLIAM RYLE-HODGES 10th (41.10), ROBERT RIGBY V60 51st (47.23 1st V60), RONAN BREEN V50 115th (58.10), BARRY HAWS V50 121st (59.40) the winner was Jacob Allen of Highgate Harriers (37.08) 135 runners finished
Team Result 6 To Score – 1st London Heathside (60 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (61), 3rd Highgate Harriers (121)

CARFIFF MET INDOOR GRAND PRIX – Took place at Cardiff on 22 January.
60m Hurdles – SM CRAIG MONCUR U23 4th (PB 8.76) taking .13 of a second off his 2022 time, EVAN CAMPBELL U23 5th (SB 8.78)
High Jump – SM KIMANI JACK U20 1st (PB 2.10m) adding 8cm to his 2021 height, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2023, EVAN CAMPBELL U23 4th Equal (SB 1.85m)
High Jump – SW EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 4th (SB 1.56m)
Pole Vault – SW TRINITY O’CONNOR U23 2nd (SB 3.31m) adding 10cm to her 14 January height, and is ranked UK No.6 U23 in 2023
Long Jump – SM JOSH WOODS U23 2nd (SB 7.01m) and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2023, CRAIG MONCUR U23 4th (PB 6.61m) adding 2cm to his 7 January jump
Shot 4kg – SW EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 4th (PB 8.89m) adding 1.22m to her 2021 put
Shot 7.26kg – SM CRAIG MONCUR U23 3rd (SB 12.59m) adding 40cm to his 7 January put, and is ranked UK No.8 U23 in 2023

KULDIGA CATHERINE’S CUP – Took place at Kuldiga, Latvia on 21 January.
60m – SM H3 JORDAN WATSON-BROWN 1st (SB 6.88), A JORDAN WATSON-BROWN 1st (SB 6.82) taking .06 of a second off his H3 time

SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN MEETING – Took place at Emirates Arena on 21 January.
60m – SX 2 BEN MCGUIRE 4th (PB 7.22) taking .01 of a second off his 2017 time, 7 SELINA HENDERSON 6th (SB 7.97)
200m – SX 1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 2nd (21.38)
400m – SX 1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (SB 48.85) and is ranked UK No.8 in 2023
Long Jump – SX A SELINA HENDERSON 9th (SB 5.33m)

NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Took place at Newham on 18 January.
60m – SM 1.1 CONFIDENCE LAWSON 1st (SB 6.78), JIMMY THORONKA 2nd (PB 6.80) taking .02 of a second off his 2018 time, 2.1 CONFIDENCE finished 1st (SB 6.77) taking .01 of a second off his 1.1 time, JIMMY finished 5th (6.84)
60m – SW 1.3 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 5th (SB 8.17), 2.3 VANESSA finished 5th (8.22)

DARTMOUTH/COLUMBIA/YALE – Took place at Hanover, New Hampshire, USA on 21 January.
60m – SW H2 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 5th (SB 8.22)
1000m – SM LIAM GARRETT U23 (Yale University 2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 2:28.04)

SD SU DII INVITATIONAL – Took place at Brookings, South Dakota, USA on 20 January.
Pole Vault – SM GLEN QUAYLE U23 (Northern State University) 1st (SB 4.85m) adding 9cm to his 14 January height, and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2023

RAMAPO COLLEGE OPENER – Took place at New York, New York, USA on 20 January.
800m – SM 2 JAMIE DEE (Iona College) 3rd (SB 1:57.96)

CAROLINA CHALLENGE – Took place at Columbia, South Carolina, USA on 20-21 January.
3000m – SM 1 MITCHEL COX (Queens University North Carolina) 4th (PB 8:16.43)

BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIVISION 1 – Took place at Betley Court on 12 January.
Senior Men – SM THOMAS PARTRICK 4th (29.16), LUCA STUBBS 50th (32,03)

BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIVISION 1 – Took place at Warley Woods on 12 January.
Senior Men – SM BEN WILLS (2nd Claim) 5th (30.19)

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.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 21 January.
PAUL LEWIS V50 4th (21.21) this was his 153rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Colney Lane on 21 January.
JOSEPH HEATHER U20 4th (18.37) this was his 38th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 21 January.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 260th (29.52) this was his 279th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 21 January.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 104th (27.38) this was his 129th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 21 January.
JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 21st (22.38 1st V55) this was her 96th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 38th (24.11) this was his 358th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 21 January.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 178th (31.52) this was his 250th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 21 January.
PAUL MACCARTHY V55 11th (28.36) this was his 215th Parkrun

UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD RELAY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 26 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY – The updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, are available further down the Newsletter.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 28 January at Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham (SatNav BR3 1SY).
Start Times – 11.00am U15 Boys (4.5k), 11.20am U13 Girls (3k), 11.35am U13 Boys (3k), 11.50am U15 Girls (4.5k), 12.10pm U17 Men (6k), 12.40pm U20 Women (6k), 13.05pm U17 Women (5k), 13.30pm U20 Men (8k), 14.05pm Senior Women (8k), 14.50pm Senior Men (15k). In the Senior Men’s any athlete has not started his 3rd lap by 50 minutes they are advised they will be unlikely to complete the course in 90 minutes when times will stop being recorded. Start times to be confirmed, as those shown were for the 2022 race.
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five which takes place on Saturday 4 February at Hampstead Heath Extension, Hampstead Way (Satnav NW!! 7DY).
Age-Groups U11 to U17.
Timetable – 12.00noon U11B&G 1 medium blue lap 1700m, 12.15pm U13B&G 2 medium blue laps 3000m, 12.35pm U15B&G 1 small yellow lap & 1 large red lap 3800m, 13.00pm U17M&W 1 medium blue map & 1 large red lap 4800.
Link to all information including course map – North West London Young Athletes Cross Country League (1) 04-02-23
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will our athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 18 February at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 26 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY – The following fixtures are now open for entries, therefore please enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee, but be aware that fixtures could close before the closing date, due to events being full.

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 28 January and Sunday 29 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 25 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 4 February and Sunday 5 February.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php/events/track-and-field
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 24 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 8 February.
Age-groups U15 and above.
Entries now open, please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15, U17 AND U20 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 11 February and Sunday 12 February.
Entries Closed

SCVAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Sunday 12 February.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/scvac-itfc/
Entries Closing Date Friday 27 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY MIDDLE DISTANCE OPEN MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 15 February,
Events are 800m U13 and Above, 1500m U15 and above.
Entries now open, please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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

BRITISH MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 18 February and Sunday 19 February.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/bmaf-itfc/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 5 February
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

PARKRUN 250 CLUB – Congratulations to RUSSELL DEVITT who completed his 250th Parkrun at Panshanger last Saturday. Photographs firstly with HELEN HOYLE, then with GERALD FOX.

SEB COE DOES NOT RULE OUT IOC PRESIDENCY BID – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Could SEB COE become the first British president of the International Olympic Committee? The 66-year-old double Olympic champion certainly did not rule out the idea during an interview with The Times recently.

“I’m not ruling it in and I’m certainly not ruling it out,” he told the newspaper. Current president THOMAS BACH has a couple of years left in his term and an election is due in 2025. COE is already an IOC member and wants to stand for re-election as president of World Athletics later this year after having taken over the role from LAMINE DIACK in 2015. “I genuinely feel that the job I’m doing now represents the ultimate for me,” he said. “You join an athletics club at 11 and one day have the opportunity to grab leadership of the sport and shape it. This has never been a stepping stone to something else. “Anybody who takes that role [IOC presidency] in 2025 needs to be asking some important questions,” COE added. “Does sport really, genuinely, understand the challenge before it — its relevance, its salience, navigating the most complicated political landscape while holding on to its moral compass?”

Since the creation of the IOC in 1894 there have only been nine presidents. They are:
1894: Demetrius Vikelas
1896: Pierre de Coubertin
1925: Henri de Baillet-Latour
1946: J.Sigfrid Edstrom
1952: Avery Brundage
1972: Lord Killanin
1980: Juan Antonio Samaranch
2001: Jacques Rogge
2013: Thomas Bach

WORLD ATHLETICS PLANS RESTRICTIONS BUT NO OUTRIGHT BAN ON TRANSGENDER ATHLETES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

World Athletics is consulting its member federations with a preferred option to tighten rules around transgender athletes but not ban them entirely from competing in the female category. The proposals would see the maximum plasma testosterone level allowed in transgender women athletes and those with differences in sex development (DSD) reduced to half from 5 nanomoles per litre to 2.5 nmol/L. In addition, the athletes would have to stay below the permitted level for two years rather than one year. World Athletics said that putting forward a preferred option was “the best way to gather constructive feedback, but this does not mean this is the option that will be presented to council or indeed adopted” and they plan to consult more widely in the coming weeks. “In terms of our female eligibility regulations, we will follow the science and the decade and more of the research we have in this area in order to protect the female category, maintain fairness in our competitions and remain as inclusive as possible,” the governing body added.

Few female athletes have spoken out, presumably due to fear of being lambasted on social media, but British shot putter AMELIA STRICKLER told the Telegraph: “I mean, the women’s shot is half the weight (of the men’s). Apart from all the strength they’ve gained over the years, there is the height advantage, the wingspan, all the things hormones can’t replace… hip angles, lung capacity etc. Training would be easier for them. That’s just a fact. “I am genuinely worried. This is my career. If it comes into effect in March, then by March 2025 that could be me retiring,” said STRICKLER. “The fact that World Athletics, one of the biggest, has not [put] its foot down, I think it is really, really upsetting. I think these rules really could open the floodgates,” she added. “If I get social media backlash I don’t really care. If no one says anything, we’re all screwed.”
The proposals are set to be voted on in March.

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

Middlesex Championships–  EUAN and ARTHUR PHILLIPS with the U15 trophies.

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.
To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/ 
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com  If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 – Takes place in Budapest, Hungary from 19-27 August 2023.
This is the link to the qualiication standards – https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-qualifying-standards-entry-budapest
Currently we have 4 athletes who have achieved qualification standards – ZHARNEL HUGHES 200m (20.07 w-0.3), ELLIE BAKER 800m (1:59.52), KYLE LANGFORD 800m (1:44.49) and LIZZIE BIRD 3000m Steeplechase (9:07.07)

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – Was updated and issued on the 4 November 2022.
The Updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card is now available on the SBH Website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/  Fixture Card Updated 04-11-22 UK Indoor & Hertfordshire X/C Dates Confirmed.
The 2022-2023 Winter Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website, which shows which races you can compete in, for the Cross Country Points Championships and the Cross Country Individual Club Championships. Also the Metropolitan League timetable and contact details for the SBH Cross Country and Road Relay Team Managers – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-information/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and has been updated following the Middlesex Championships on the 21 January – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated 21-01-23    Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated 21-01-23
The CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and has been updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 14 January – Men & Womens Cross Country Club Championship Winners 2022-2023 – Updated 14-01-23

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 2021-2022 SEASON – The following link shows the following – Final league positions, Points and club championship winners, SBH athletes consecutive races, SBH athletes races completed to date – Start Fitness Metropolitan League Statistics For 2021-2022 Season

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.