Happy Birthday from this Thursday 31 March to Dominic Bannister, Grant Brown, Abigail Edwards, Richard Goodman, Alexandra Hall, Sharon Jackson, Alfredo Melao, Patrick Pearce, Paul Simons, Claire Spurway, Alon Taylor, Tim Underhill and Amelia Wills

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to MILO GRIGSON

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following request.
Our new Club year started on 1 October 2021. The SBH annual subscriptions is £50 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £16 from 1 April 2022. The total is £66 and should now be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please let me know when payment is made. Thanks GEOFF

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE/LUCA ATHLETICS SERIES – Is the first fixture of the 2022 track and field season. The first of four LICC/LUCA fixtures takes place on Saturday 16 April at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount.
Online entries only at  entry4sports.co.uk then put 326 in filter box– no entries on the day.
Link to timetable – LICC LUCA Lee Valley 16-04-22 (3)
Other than when races are combined, the LUCA race is first, men followed by women. All subsequent races are graded with fastest first. Mixed races will be run where possible. Photo finish and EDM are provided. LICC meetings are Licenced by UKA at Level 2.
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 12 April

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR OUR FIRST TWO FIXTURES OF 2022 – RAY POWELL has now received information of the first two fixtures, that Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers will be providing a team of volunteers.
The Westminster Mile on Sunday 1 May, from 8.30 to 16.00, 20 volunteers needed, currently we have 6 volunteers.
Vitality 10k on Monday 2 May, from 8.30 to 16.00, 10 volunteers needed, currently we have 6 volunteers.
The meeting place is the volunteer hub in Green Park.
Please contact CLARE & RAY at ray571m@btopenworld.com

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 6 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav Wd25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 100m (Limit 40), 19.15pm Long Jump (Limit 12), 19.20pm 1500m (Limit 200 no times over 5.30 minutes), 20.45pm 3000m (Limit 80 no times over 11.00 minutes)
Link to entries – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/whatopen01/
Note: There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Took place last Sunday 27 March at Milton Keynes.
On contacting the Men’s team manager TONY JACKSON, he said “With 3 vets in the team and me in the Vets 55 category we were always going to struggle. These relays are a young man’s event and that was a disappointment. Saying that the youngsters who did support us were great”. “It looks as though we were 22nd in the end and qualified for the National on Saturday 9 April at Sutton Park, Birmingham, which is good news”.
The Women produced a solid performance, and finished in 12th place. With three of our girls still Juniors, this will have given them vast experience for the years to come. Well done to you all.

Men’s 12 Stage – SBH 22nd (4:39.24) Leg 1 MARK PEARCE 21st (27.34), Leg 2 SAM WIGGINS U23 3rd Team position 13th (15.02), Leg 3 MICHAEL CALLEGARI 17th Team position 14th (27.42), Leg 4 ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20 20th Team position 15th (16.56), Leg 5 NATHAN GODDARD U20 17th Team position 15th (27.39), Leg 6 RAPHAEL AARON U20 36th Team position 18th (18.49), Leg 7 TOM BUTLER 10th Team position 17th (27.17), Leg 8 RICHARD WILLIAMS 27th Team position 18th (17.59), Leg 9 PHILIP CROUT 38th Team position 21st (31.40), Leg 10 TONY JACKSON V55 33rd Team position 21st (18.41), Leg 11 BEN WINFIELD U23 18th Team position 19th (28.36), Leg 12 TIM PARKIN V40 37th Team position 22nd (21.22).
Team Result – 1st Tonbridge (4:10.00), 2nd Highgate Harriers (4:10.52), 3rd Bedford & County (4:11.58), 22nd SBH (4:39.24) 39 teams finished.

Women’s 6 Stage – SBH 12th (2:23.53) Leg 1 INDIRA PATEL U20 3rd (16.56), Leg 2 CHARLENNE JACOBS-CONRADIE V40 22nd Team position 17th (34.11), Leg 3 APRIL HILL U20 7th Team position 11th (18.21), Leg 4 ELANA DIMMER 20th Team position 14th (34.33), Leg 5 HANNAH RIDLEY 18th Team position 14th (20.19), Leg 6 ELENA RONCARATI U20 14th Team position 12th (19.36).
Team Result – 1st Cambridge Harriers (2:08.53), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (2:12.43), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District (2:13.26), 12th SBH (2:23.53) 27 teams finished.

SOUTHERN U15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last Sunday 27 March at Milton Keynes.
Under 15 Boys – The winner was Alex Mulvhill of Highgate Harriers (16.53) 13 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (16 points), 2nd Luton (20) 2 teams finished

Under 15 Girls – The winner was Millie Dunger of Bedford & County (17.33) 11 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (14 points), 2nd South London Harriers (20) 2 teams finished

Under 17 Men – The winner was Isaac Rothwell of Cambridge & Coleridge (15.16) 18 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Cambridge & Coleridge (9 points), 2nd Lewes (28) 2 teams finished

Under 17 Women – The winner was Jemima Ridley of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (17.55) 6 runners finished.
Team Result – No teams finished

RESULTS
BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Took place at Lee Valley on 27 March.
100m – SW 1.12 EVE WRIGHT U23 1st (SB 11.77) and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2022, ALANNAH FASHANU U23 2nd (SB 11.85) and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2022, 2.1 EVE finished 1st (11.82), ALANNAH finished 2nd (PB 11.84) equalling her 2021 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2022
200m – SX 5 JESSICA GIBBS U15 3rd (SB 28.54), 11 ZICO JONES U17 1st (23.22)
100m Hurdles – SW 1.2 MARLI JESSOP U20 1st (13.84), 2.1 MARLI JESSOP 1st (PB 13.73) taking .07 of a second off her 2021 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2022

BOURNEMOUTH OPEN MEETI NG – Took place at Bournemouth on 27 March.
Long Jump – SX D TRAVIS SCOTTOW U17 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 6.10m) adding 2cm to his 13 February jump
Discus 1.5kg – SM A TRAVIS SCOTTOW U17 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 45.14m) adding 5.93m to his 2021 throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2022
Shot 1.5kg – SM B TRAVIS SCOTTOW U17 (2nd Claim) 1st (13.54m)

HERTFORDSHIRE/MIDDLESEX VETERANS X/C CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Trent Park on 27 March.
Hertfordshire – M40/M50 (9800m) the V40 winner was Paul Adams of St Albans Striders (35.19), V50 winner was Richard Coles of Watford Joggers (36.54) 41 runners finished
Middlesex – M40/M50 (9800m) JONNY SHAW V50 8th (38.58), PAUL LEWIS V50 12th (40.19), TIM UNDERHILL V50 18th (42.29), LENARD MICHEL V50 24th (44.18) the V40 winner was James Arrowsmith of Trent Park (35.56), V50 winner was Sion Parry of Highgate Harriers (35.40) 39 runners finished
Hertfordshire – W All Age-Groups + M60 (6400m) JO KENT W55 (2nd Claim) 10th 1st W55 (28.31) the M60 winner was Paul Reddaway of Ware Joggers (27.54), M70 winner was Desmond Michael of Barnet & District (32.14) 26 runners finished
Middlesex – W All Age-Groups (6400m) the V35 winner was Cyn Cano of Trent Park (27.02), F45 winner was Anna Critchlow of West 4 (28.31), F55 winner was Sabina Russell of Highgate Harriers (29.42), F65 winner was Avril Riddell of Serpentine (36.17) 15 runners finished
Middlesex – M60 + (6400m) the M60 winner was Mark Cursons of Harrow (25.23), M70 winner was Steve Plested of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (32.20) 20 runners finished

SIAB CROSS COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL – Took place on the 26 March at Perrbrey Country Park, South Wales.
England dominated the International event, as they took the six team events and 11 of the 12 available individual medals and all four individual titles on a bright, sunny day in Wales
Intermediate Boys (6000m) – HENRY DOVER U17 (England Schools AA) 8th (21.08) the winner was Robert Price of England Schools AA (20.36), 31 runners finished.

REUNION DE FONDO GRAN PREMIO “CLUTAT DE BURJASSOT” – Took place at Burjassot, Spain on 26 March.
5000m – SM A ISAAC HIRSCHMAN CHANDLER U23 2nd (PB 14:40.17) taking .1 minute 17.22 seconds off his 2019 time.

ORU INVITATIONAL – Took place at Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA on 25-26 March
Discus 2kg – SM GEORGE EVANS (Kansas University) 1st (SB 53.71m) and is ranked UK No.6 in 2022
Shot 7.26kg – SM GEORGE EVANS (Kansas University) 4th (SB 17.07m) and is ranked UK No.4 in 2022 

RALEIGH RELAYS – Took place at Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on 24-26 March
400m – SM 1 JAMI SCHLEUTER U23 (University of Washington) 5th (PB 50.73) taking 1.29 seconds off his 19 March time
800m – SM 2 MITCHEL COX (Queens University North Carolina) 2nd (SB 1:53.76) taking .14 of a second off his 29 January time
5000m – SM 10 JAMIE DEE (Iona College) 15th (SB 14:02.24) taking .06 of a second off his 19 February time
110m Hurdles – SM 4 JAMI SCHLEUTER U23 (University of Washington) 6th (PB 14.92 w3.0) taking 1.29 seconds off his 19 March time
Long Jump – SM B JAMI SCHLEUTER U23 (University of Washington) 9th (PB 6.96m w5.0) adding 20cm to his 12 February jump

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 Gunpowder on 26 March.
EUAN PHILLIPS U13 10th (19.04) this was his 32nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 26 March.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 178th (28.10) this was his 239th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 26 March.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 128th (26.35) this was his 111th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Malmo Ribersborg on 26 March.
ELLIOT BURCHER U17 5th (21.21) this was his 7th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 26 March.
STUART SINGER V60 29th (21.49) this was his 323rd Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 35th (22.13) this was his 171st Parkrun, LILY PLASETT U15 137th (29.04) this was her 19th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 26 March.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 173rd (32.05) this was his 216th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 26 March.
SHONA MICHEL V50 14th (PB 26.41) this was her 58th Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V50 39th (53.26) this was his 74th Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 31 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL – The current 2022 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ – also the contact details for all Team Managers can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers

NATIONAL MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 9 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (SatNav B73 6BU).
Start times Men 12.00noon and Women 12.20pm
Men 6 Stages – Women 4 Stages – Long leg are (5.38km), Short Legs are (3.16km)
Entry Close Friday 1 April
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

NATIONAL U15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (SatNav B73 6BU).
Start times 11.00am U17M, 11.05am U17W, 11.15am U15B, 11.20am U15G
Entry Close Friday 1 April
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

LONLONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE/LUCA ATHLETICS SERIES– Is the first fixture of the 2022 track and field season. The first of four LICC/LUCA fixtures takes place on Saturday 16 April at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount.
Online entries only at  entry4sports.co.uk then put 326 in filter box– no entries on the day.
Link to the timetable – LICC LUCA Lee Valley 16-04-22 (2)
Other than when races are combined, the LUCA race is first, men followed by women. All subsequent races are graded with fastest first. Mixed races will be run where possible. Photo finish and EDM are provided. LICC meetings are Licenced by UKA at Level 2.
Entries Closing Date Tuesday12 April

HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 20 April at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Start Times – 6.30pm Discus, 6.45pm 100m and High Jump, 7.20pm 1500m, 7.40pm 300m, 7.45pm Shot Put, 8.00pm 5000m.
Track Events – 100m and 1500m all age-groups excluding Under 11s, 300m U15/U17/U20/Seniors, 5000m U20/Seniors.
Entry fee £8 per event. The total number of entries for each event will be limited. You are strongly advised to enter as soon as possible using the link below. Entries will close when event is full or otherwise at midnight on Sunday 17 April.
Link to On-Line entry and payment only – No entries on the night – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/high1879/
Link to HH Flyer – Advert of HH Open Meeting April 2022
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH ROUND 1 – The first fixture of four takes place on Sunday 24 April at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton, Windsor (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
This is the link to the timetable – YDL UAG Timetables 2022
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

ARE ANY OF YOU OUT THERE ASPRIRING ARTISTS – Do you want to sell your works of art to raise some money? The selected artworks will be for sale at Zari Gallery. Profits will be split with 50% going directly to the Artist, 30% divided equally between the LLOYD COWAN Bursary and the RON PICKERING Memorial Fund and 20% of sales going to the gallery.

The RON PICKERING Memorial Fund and the LLOYD COWAN Bursary are delighted to announce their first fundraising collaboration to showcase the artistic talents of track and field athletes. “The Art of the Athlete” exhibition will be held at the Zari Gallery in London from 2nd to 27th May 2022. It will promote art by current and former track and field athletes and raise money for the two organisations to support athletes and coaches.
The gallery is inviting interested athlete artists from across the globe to submit their work for a chance to take part in the exhibition. They will join ROALD BRADSTOCK, aka The “Olympic Picasso”, and Tokyo 800m silver medallist KEELY HODGKINSON, who are both contributing. KEELY was supported by the RON PICKERING Memorial Fund (RPMF) from the age of 15 and is a keen painter in her spare time.
Olympic 400m Champion CHRISTINE OHURUOGU set up the LLOYD COWAN Bursary (LCB) following the death of her legendary coach from Covid-19 in 2021. She said: “It is fantastic to be launching this exhibition with RPMF. LLOYD and RON were giants of our sport. This is a unique opportunity for athletes and former athletes to showcase their hidden talents and sell their artwork whilst helping us to support the next generation of talent.”

How To Enter:
Artists may submit up to four works of art (2D, 3D, Painting, Photography, Collage, and more), via the portal: https://www.artgalleria.com/portal/b7e34a1

Each submission should include:

• A high-quality digital image in jpeg or pdf format minimum 300dpi.
• Image Details: Title (s) of work, Medium, Size, Price.
• Artist statement and bio, which can be typed in the body of the email or sent as an attachment. 

The deadline for submission is 15th April 2022. If work is accepted, artists will be notified by email on that date and will receive a contract and inventory list.

Link to letter from Zari Gallery – SBH Art of the Athlete Lloyd Cowan Bursary

CYCLE RIDE IN DORSET – Last week, JOHN DRYDEN and JULIAN GOATER had arranged to meet up with HUGH RICHARDS at his home in Poole, Dorset. On the Tuesday, they had arranged to go out for a long bike ride, and after some 40km JOHN inadvertently touched HUGH’S rear wheel, and crashed to the ground. They were on an isolated country road, but were fortunate that not too long after the accident a car approached them and stopped, they managed to get JOHN into the car and took him to the A&E department at Poole Hospital. It turned out that JOHN had broken the top of his femur on his right leg, and they proceeded to reset the bone with a metal plate and screws. After a week in hospital, JOHN finally left the hospital on Tuesday this week, they managed to get JOHN in the back seat of the car, and ANN got him home to Guildford safely. We wish JOHN a very speedy recovery.

Photograph outside HUGH’S house in Poole, just prior to leaving on that unfortunate journey.

There off

50 YEARS PRESENTATION IN 2016 – Last week I published the list of 22 members who have completed 50 years or more with SBH.
HUGH STARKEY reminded me that on Saturday 6 August 2016, at the British Athletic League and UK Women’s Athletic League joint fixture at Allianz Park, JOHN DRYDEN, HUGH RICHARDS, HUGH STARKEY and KEN TOLLADY were invited to a special presentation of an engraved wine glass goblet, engraved with the SBH logo and their name, to celebrate 50 years with SBH.

The photographs were sent by JOHN DRYDEN, and the 1st photograph of left to right, HUGH RICHARDS, KEN TOLLADY, JOHN DRYDEN and DAVE BEFORD who presented the mementos, then HUGH STARKEY.

Outside the SBH clubhouse, with DAVE BEDFORD possibly giving one of his memorable stories to both HUGH’S, with JOYCE and BRYAN SMITH in the background.

This a photograph HUGH RICHARDS sent me, which is the trophy he won in 1967, for winning the SBH points title.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Video and Photographs contributed with many comments. The following is an update of this week’s contributions.

All the following photographs feature our many athletes that competed in the Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Kent Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on 19-20 March.

MIDDLE/LONG DISTANCE TRAINING – Excellent photograph of 16 of our athletes, who are members of the  EDDIE KING’S squad, training at StoneX Stadium.

BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – You may wish to sign up to receive their Newsletter. Link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/register-your-interest/. This is the link to the current schedule for the 25 events – https://images.birmingham2022.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/11441664_CWGs_Daily_Competition_Schedule_FINAL.pdf.