Happy Birthday from this Thursday 9 September to Luka Barricella, Jacob Berkeley, Olive Coles, Sebastiano Corbo, Jack Crabtree, Gerald Fox, Connor Flynn, Michael Harper, Nene Harrison, Dylan Hepworth, Ben Kelly, Hamza Kadir, Eddie King and Kris Robertson
RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ANTONIO CONRADIE, CHARLENE JACOBS- CONRADIE and ALANA SAMJI
VIRGIN MONEY MINI MARATHON TRIAL – JEREMY SOTHCOTT has confirmed that the Virgin Money Giving Mini Marathon 2021 will be taking place on Sunday 3 October 2021, the morning of the Virgin Money London Marathon, with races starting from 8.30.
This year there is a change with the races starting on the Embankment and follow the last 2.6km of the marathon route, ending at the famous finish line in the Mall. As usual, the Borough of Barnet will be entering teams to compete against the other boroughs and regions. Teams are made up of 36 runners (six in each group for boys and girls).
Under 13 (School Years 7 & 8 and some year 6)
Under 15 (School Years 9 & 10)
Under 17 (School Years 11 & 12)
To qualify for the London Borough of Barnet team, we will be arranging a trial which will take place on Saturday 18 September at the Oakhill Parkrun at 9.00. If you are not already registered with Parkrun then you’ll need to register before the race and get a barcode. Qualification for U13, U15 & U17 boys and girls and you must have either been born, live or go to school in Barnet.
If you cannot attend the trial on the Saturday then there will be an alternative trial at Oakhill Park (same course) on Sunday 19 September at 9.00.
Please confirm to me if you will be attending the trial jeremy.sothcott@btinternet.com
Age Groups – The rule book states that the competition year for Cross Country and Road Running events shall be from 1st September each year to the following 31st August. Competition year therefore begins on the 1st September 2021 for the Mini Marathon, so she groups are secured on 31st August 2021, the athlete must be the age stipulated below by the 31st August 2021, with the exception of the 12 year old who can be 11 on the day of the competition.
(1) U13 boys and girls (school years 7 & 8 and some year 6). Cross Country and Road Running competitions for U13’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 11 on the day of competition, or 12 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.
(2) U15 boys & girls (school years 9 & 10) cross country and road running competitions for U15’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 13 or 14 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.
(3) U17 boys & girls (school years 11 & 12) cross country and road running competitions for U17’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 15 or 16 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.
Many thanks JEREMY
BIRMINGHAM 2022 TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE – The ticket ballot is now open and will close at 20.00 on 30 September.
Following the success of the West Midlands ballot, we’re back for the main ticket ballot, which is open now. Tickets start at £8 for under 16s and £15 for adults, and the majority of tickets are available in this ballot. There are £22 tickets available for every session of the Games, including medal sessions, and for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Link for purchasing tickets – https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/tickets/?utm_source=emailmarketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=september_ballot_openticketing&utm_content=2021-09-08
TRACK AND FIELD 2021 – Shaftesbury’s domestic season comes to an end this Sunday, with the final Eastern Young Athletes League at Watford. The beginning of the year, there were some test events held with Covid restrictions, which highlighted certain issues. Many of these were discussed and changes made, which meant that our domestic leagues were confident on moving forward. Overall the fixtures have been very successful, and I would like to thank all our Team Managers, Helpers, Officials and our athletes, especially those last minute problems which we managed to resolve. Hopefully 2022 we should return to something normal, with our teams fighting for league honours in all age-groups.
UPCOMING FIXTURES – Shows all fixture information for the period Thursday 9 September until Wednesday 6 October, and follows after this week’s results.
SBH ALL-TIME TOP 10– Congratulations to the 4 athletes who produced all-time top 10 performances over the past few weeks.
Senior Women – EMILY NEWNHAM U20 set a 200m personal best (24.01 w0.3) at the National Athletics League at StoneX Stadium on 28 August. EMILY enters the all-time list at No.10.
Under 17 Men – GABRIEL LAMB U17 set a Discus personal best (51.31m) at the Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships in Kingston on 21 August. GABRIEL moves up from No.6 to No.3 on the all-time list.
Under 15 Boys – GIANLEO STUBBS U15 set a 800m personal best (2:03.12) at the Eastern Young Athletes League at StoneX Stadium on 15 August. GIANLEO enters the all-time list at No.10.
Under 13 Boys – RIAN SHAH U13 set a 75m Hurdles personal best (12.97 w0.6) at the Eastern Young Athletes League at StoneX Stadium on 15 August. RIAN enters the all-time list at No.4.
Under 13 Boys – RIAN SHAH U13 set a High Jump personal best (1.51m) at the Eastern Young Athletes League at StoneX Stadium on 15 August. RIAN enters the all-time list at No.3.
THIS WEEKS RESULTS – The final UK Youth Development League took place at StoneX Stadium. In all four fixtures we have finished in second place to the combined Harrow/Dacorum & Tring team, there success was due to the fact they managed to field athletes in almost all events.
The UK School Games National Final took place in Loughborough. Our Under 17 athletes were in excellent form, with two Gold Medaals from – CALVIN SMITH U17 (400m) and CLAUDIA KERRY-ROGER (Discus), there were also two Bronze Medals, MANON BAINES (Pole Vault) and GABRIEL LAMB (Discus).
This week we had 8 season bests, 18 personal bests, and 2 UK top 10 performances.
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE UPPER – The fourth fixture of four took place on Sunday 5 September at StoneX Stadium.
Team Result – 1st Harrow and Dacorum & Tring (566 points), 2nd SBH (441), 3rd Hillingdon (190), 4th Team West London (186), 5th Stevenage & North Herts (122)
100m – U17M A OSCAR LAURENS U17 3rd (11.57 w0.7), B BRADLEY UKPETENAN U17 2nd (11.88 w-2.4)
100m – U17W A ANNA ROSE U17 1st (12.74 w-0.9), B TOSIN JOKOSENUMI U17 1st (12.97 w0.1)
100m – U20M A TANAWAT RAVENG U20 1st (11.57 w-2.1), B BRYAN OGBEOR U17 2nd (12.13 w-0.7), Non-Scoring BRIAN MOTO U17 2nd (12.60 w-0.9)
100m – U20W A MARION MOTO U17 3rd (PB 13.19 w-0.5) taking .22 of a second off her 10 July time, B SEMI ATIBA U17 1st (13.55 w-0.5)
200m – U17M A OSCAR LAURENS U17 4th (24.15 nwr), B BRADLEU UKPETENAN U17 2nd (24.23 w-0.4)
200m – U17W A ANNA ROSE U17 1st (25.79 w-2.1), B MARION MOTO U17 1st (PB 27.32 w-2.1) taking .57 of a second off her 10 July time
200m – U20M A DECARIE DAVIES U20 1st (49.39), B BRYAN OGBEOR U17 4th (PB 24.43 w0.3) taking .69 of a second off his 5 June time, Non-Scoring MATTHEW OHIOZE U20 1st (PB 24.85 w0.3)
300m – U17W A SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD U17 2nd (42.33), B LOLA MCCANN-EZIEKEL U17 2nd (45.95)
400m – U17M A BRIAN MOTO U17 3rd (PB 56.39) taking 2.15 seconds off his 26 June time
400m – U20M A DECARIE DAVIES U20 1st (PB 22.34 w-0.8) taking .22 of a second off his 2019 time, B KENAN STEVENS U20 2nd (56.49), Non-Scoring MATTHEW OHIOZE U20 1st (PB 56.22) taking .64 of a second off his 21 August time
400m – U20W A EMILY NEWNHAM U20 1st (PB 55.88) taking .23 of a second off her 30 May time, and is ranked UK No.5 U20 in 2021
800m – U17M A ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U17 1st (2:01.87), B LEO RONCARATI U17 1st (2:15.02)
800m – U17W A RACHEL PEARLMAN U17 2nd (2:29.40)
800m – U20M A ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20 2nd (2:01.82), B GILAD NACHSHEN U20 1st (2:02.47)
800m – U20W A NATASHA TANNER U20 2nd (2:31.58)
1500m – U17M A JOSHUA FISHER U17 2nd (4:25.92), B JACK DAVIS-BLACK U17 1st (4:28.06)
1500m – U17W A RUBY VINTON U17 1st (4:53.87)
1500m – U20M A HENRY DOVER U17 1st (SB 4:03.06) taking 7.81 seconds off his 2 May time
3000m – U17M A SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U17 1st (9:23.59)
3000m – U20W A ELINA RONCARATI U20 1st (12:49.83)
80m Hurdles – U17W A ALINA COFIE U17 2nd (12.63 w-0.7), B AZARIA NWANKWO U17 1st (13.02 w-0.7)
100m Hurdles – U20W A CLARA RIMINI U20 1st (PB 19.65 w-1.2)
300m Hurdles – U17W A AZARIA NWANKWO U17 2nd (PB 48.34) taking .31 of a second off her 13 June time
4x100m Relay – U17W SBH 2nd (51.72) LOLA MCANN-EZEKIEL, HOPE BAKER, SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD, ANNA ROSE, U20M SBH 2nd (44.70) OSCAR LAURENS U17, BRYAN OGBEOR U17, BRADLEY UKPETENAN U17, DECARIE DAVIES U20
4x300m Relay – U17W SBH 1st (3:03.5) SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD, HOPE BAKER, LOLA MCANN-EZEKIEL, RACHEL PEARLMAN
4x400m Relay – U20M SBH 1st (3:45.32) ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN (55.3), ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U17 (56.1), LEO RONCARATI U17 (57.2), MATTHEW OHIOZE (56.8)
Long Jump – U17W A ALINA COFIE U17 1st (4.64m nwr)
Long Jump – U20M A BEN BELLISARIO U20 1st (6.06m nwr)
Long Jump – U20W A CLARA RIMINI U20 2nd (PB 4.28m nwr) adding 42cm to her 25 July jump
Triple Jump – U17W A MARIA MOTO U17 1st (9.19m nwr)
High Jump – U17W A REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U17 1st (1.55m), B HOPE BAKER U17 2nd (1.50m)
High Jump – U20M A BEN BELLISARIO U20 1st (1.85m)
High Jump – U20W A TRINITY O’CONNOR U20 1st (SB 1.50m) adding 5cm to her 14 August height
Pole Vault – U20M A TOLU AYO-OJO U20 1st (SB 4.30m) adding 20cm to his 28 August height, B SEBASTIANO CORBO U20 2nd (2.70m)
Pole Vault – U20W A TRINITY O’CONNOR U20 1st (2.75m), B CLARA RIMINI U20 1st (PB 2.25m) adding 35cm to her 25 July height
Shot 3kg – U17W A NAOMI OGUNNIYI U17 1st (8.78m), B HANNAH OGUNNIYI U17 1st (8.50m)
Shot 5kg – U17M A BRYAN OGBEOR U17 2nd (PB 8.36m) adding 30cm to his 25 July put
Shot 6kg – U20M A JAMES ISAACS U20 1st (13.67m), B SEBASTIANO CORBO U20 1st (SB 9.01m) adding 75cm to his 27 June put
Discus 1kg – U17W A JUDY AGHOLOR U17 1st (PB 17.68m) adding 1.13m to her 15 August throw
Discus 1.75kg – U20M A JAMES ISAACS U20 1st (34.07m), B SEBASTIANO CORBO U20 1st (SB 28.46m) adding 1.64m to his 21 August throw
Hammer 5kg – U17W A HANNAH OGUNNIYI U17 1st (19.36m), B NAOMI OGUNNIYI U17 1st (15.39m)
Hammer 6kg – U20M A JAMES ISAACS U20 1st (PB 39.65m) adding 1.99m to his 25 July throw
Javelin 500g – U17W A JUDY AGHOLOR U17 2nd (23.93m)
Javelin 800g – U20M A MILAN TRAJKOVIC U20 1st (51.11m)
ENGLAND THROWS CAMPS THROWS FEST 2021 – Took place at Moulton on 4-5 September.
Discus 1kg – SW A1 SHADINE DUQUEMIN 1st (55.80m), A2 SHADINE finished 1st (56.00m)
Discus 1.5kg – U18M A1 GABRIEL LAMB U17 1st (50.97m), A2 GABRIEL finished 3rd (44.85m)
Discus 1.5kg – SM B2 MICHAEL NICHOLLS F44 2nd (43.12m)
Discus 2kg – SM A1 NICK PERCY 1st (60.80m), A2 NICK finished 2nd (60.21m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM B2 JAMES HAMBLIN (2nd Claim) 1st (57.32m)
UK SCHOOL GAMES NATIONAL FINALS – Took place at Loughborough on 3-4 September.
Team Result – 1st Brisbane (242 points), 2nd Athens (232), 3rd Rio (213), 4th Paris (212), 5th Beijing (209), 6th Tokyo (206), 7th Equal London & Los Angeles (196)
400m – U17M CALVIN SMITH U17 (London) won the Gold Medal (50.07)
1500m Steeplechase – U17M BENEDICT WHITTLE U17 (Paris) 6th (4:40.20)
High Jump – U17W KACEY WALTERS U17 (Beijing) 5th (1.65m)
Pole Vault – U17W MANON BAINES U17 (Rio) won the Bronze Medal – 3rd Equal (3.35m)
Triple Jump – U17M KEELAN FARRELL U17 (Brisbane) 5th (13.20m w1.6)
Discus 1kg – U17W CLAUDIA KERRY-ROGER U17 (2nd Claim) (Rio) won the Gold Medal (38.11m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M GABRIEL LAMB U17 (Athens) won the Bronze Medal (49.39m)
Photograph of CLAUDIA KERRY-ROGER celebrating after winning the Discus Gold Medal.
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE LOWER – Took place at Rugby on 4 September.
100m – U15M A EBUKA NWOKEJI U15 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 111.5 w1.0) taking .16 of a second off his 21 August time
200m – U15M A EBUKA NWOKEJI U15 (2nd Claim) 2nd (24.2 w1.3)
Long Jump – U15M A EBUKA NWOKEJI U15 (2nd Claim) 2nd (5.29m nwr)
SOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS LEAGUE – Took place at Lee Valley on 6 September.
100m – M35 EDWIN YAMOAH V35 1st (SB 12.01 w0.2) equalling his 12 August time
100m – M40 JOHNSON OGUNNIYI V50 3rd (13.66 w0.1)
100m – M50 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 1st (12.28 w0.1)
400m – M50 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 1st (57.45)
Triple Jump – M35 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 2nd (PB 9.29m nwr)
Discus 2kg – M35 CLYDE GORDON V50 1st (SB 28.54m)
Javelin 700g – M50 CLYDE GORDON V50 7th (PB 21.20m)
HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING – Took place at Parliament Hill on 1 September.
1500m – SX 4 BEN WINFIELD U23 1st (SB 4:01.09) taking 2.79 seconds off his 25 August time, MAX WINFIELD U17 9th (4:35.39)
LEE VALLEY 100m/200m OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 1 September.
100m – SX 2 ZANSON PLUMMER 3rd (10.74 w2.1), JULIEN PRIEST U20 6th (10.94 w2.1), 5 REMI JOKOSENUMI U20 1st (11.05 w1.4)
200m – SX 1 REMI JOKOSENUMI U20 7th (22.48 w4.0), 2 JULIEN PRIEST U20 2nd (22.06 w3.9)
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Ally Pally on 4 September.
LILY BECKFORD 40th (23.02) this was her 5th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 4 September.
LOUIS PELTA U17 8th (20.35) this was his 42nd Parkrun, LAUREN MALTZ U15 86th (30.41) this was her 12th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Edinburgh Oval, Bentley, Australia on 4 September.
STUART MOORE v60 12th (27.44) this was his 174th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Fell Foot, Newby Bridge on 4 September.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 276th (40.54) this was his 193rd Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 4 September.
RUFUS KENT U23 24th (20.05) this was his 42nd Parkrun, JO KENT V50 25th (20.06) this was her 73rd Parkrun, BARRY CHISHOLM V60 219th (30.26) this was his 212th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hampstead Heath on 4 September.
JAMES MUNYAMBU U20 301st (44.21) this was his 4th Parkrun,
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 4 September.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 72nd (24.49) this was his 95th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 4 September.
STUART SINGER V60 24th (22.37) this was his 298th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sizewell on 4 September.
TIM UNDERHILL V50 6th (21.06) this was his 86th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 4 September.
DYLAN MICHEL U20 2nd (19.04) this was his 41st Parkrun, PHILIP SHELLEY V60 23rd (28.01) this was his 35th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Upton House on 4 September.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 303rd (32,24) this was his 154th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Woking on 4 September.
REBECCA HOUNSELL 11th (PB 19.51) this was her 57th Parkrun
HARROW OPEN MEETINGS – The following meetings are taking place at Bannister Stadium, Harrow.
Thursday 9 September – Harrow AC Late Summer Open 100m, 400m, 1500m, Discus and Hammer.
https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2021/GBR/hac1004001500hads/
Thursday 16 September – Harrow AC Late Summer Open 200m, 300m, 800m, 3000m, Long Jump and Triple Jump
https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2021/GBR/hac2003008003000mljtj/
TOMMY’S ROYAL PARK HALF MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 10 October, and starts and finishes in Hyde Park, the 13.1 mile route takes runners through four of London’s most beautiful parks, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Green Park.
If you wish to run there are several places available, we would ask that in exchange, you would require to set up a Just Giving page and try to raise the cost of the ticket through fundraising (£140).
The registration deadline is Friday 3 September, please contact MARK CUNNINGHAM at mcunningham@tommys.org or direct line 0207 398 3426
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 6 OCTOBER – The current 2021 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/
There are certain fixtures, that you will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate feel.
SOUTHERN U15 AND U20 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 September at the Horspath Athletics Track, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will be selected by your respective County Team Manager
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 3 – The third fixture of three takes place on Sunday 12 September at Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women. This is the link to the timetable – EYAL-Timetable-2021-6-club-v1 (1)
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 9 September as the declarations have to be in on Friday 10 September.
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Sunday 12 September at the Minet Centre, Springfield Road, Hayes (Satnav UB4 0LL).
Timetable – 14.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls Road Race (1500m Approx), 14.15 Approx Under 13 Boys/Girls Road Relay (3 x 3000m Approx), 14.55 Approx Under 15 Boys/Girls Road Relay (3 x 3000m Approx), 15.35 Approx Under 17 Men/Women Road Relay (3 x 3000m Approx), 16.00 Approx Under 20/Senior Men/Women Road Relay Open Race (3 x 3000m Approx).
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 25 September The race headquarters is The Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ). Directions – turn off Greenford Road (A4127), opposite the entrance to the Glaxo Factory. The playing fields are at the end of Berkeley Avenue.
Car parking spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars when we were last there in 2019. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 approximately U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 approximately U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m)
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number
SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Sunday 26 September at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London (Satnav SE19 2BB).
Timetable – 10.45 U13 Boys (4 Legs of 3100m), 10.50 U13 Girls (3 Legs of 3100m), 11.35 U15 Boys (4 Legs of 3100m), 11.40 U15Girls (3 Legs of 3100m), 12.25 U17 Women (3 Legs of 3100m), 12.30 U17 Men (4 Legs of 4800m), 13.30 Senior and Veteran Women (4 Legs of 4800m), 14.30 Senior Men (6 Legs of 6100m), 14.30 Veteran Men (4 Legs of 6100m).
Entries Close Saturday 11 September
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 3 October on the Embankment, details and start times to be confirmed.
Note: You will have to be pre-selected by your respective London Borough or UK Region.
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 3 October from Greenwich.
We should have a few runners representing the stripes, and if you are running pleat let me know your race number.
UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES 2021-2022 – This is the link to the preliminary information as issued on the 26 August Newsletter – Upcoming Road Relay & Cross Country Fixtures 2021-2022
We intend issuing the SBH Winter Fixture Card 2021-2022 towards the end of September 2021.
BIRMINGHAM 2022 UNVEILS TICKETS AND FULL EVENT SCHEDULE – To view the event schedule for the Games and find out how to set up your ticketing account, click here. You can now register for the ticket ballot here, with residents from the West Midlands able to apply in July. The main ticket ballot starts in September.
BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, OPEN FOR VOLUNTEERS – Birmingham 2022 are looking for more than 13,000 spirited, dedicated and dynamic volunteers to be the heartbreak of the Commonwealth Games, a community of passionate people coming together to help deliver the biggest sporting and cultural event the West Midlands have ever seen. As part of the Commonwealth Collective, you’ll be the public face of Birmingham 2022, the heart and soul of the Games experience for athletes, officials, spectators, and a global audience of more than one billion.
For more information on volunteering, this is the link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/get-involved/volunteering/
BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – You may wish to sign up to receive their Newsletter. Link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/register-your-interest/. Tickets will be on sale later this year, and can only be purchased through the official Commonwealth Games website, this is the link to register – https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/tickets/. 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.
ATHLETICS take place at the Alexander Stadium 2-7 August, with the Marathons on 30 July. There will be 59 medal events including a fully integrated Para Sport programme. TRIATHLON and PARA TRIATHLON take place at Sutton Park 29 and 31 July. The Individual races contest a 750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run, and the Team races contest a 250m swim, 7km cycle, 1.5km run. Link to all events – https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/sports/?utm_source=workflow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=popup_work_flow_send_welcome_autoresponder_pop_up_footer_form&utm_content=2021-02-05
Shaftesbury’s ANGUS MCKENZIE was appointed as Competition Manager (Athletics) last year, and the article on him can be found in the 26 November SBH Newsletter.
SBH SUBSCRIPTIONS 2020-2021 – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following regarding subscriptions.
The Club AGM took place virtually at 19.30 on Tuesday 24 November. One of the resolutions which was passed dealt with Club Subscriptions 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 payment is made. Thanks GEOFF
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 JUNE 2021– 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 RED HOODIES– With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club!!!!
They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
The current cost is £35.
STONEX STADIUM NOW OPEN – StoneX Stadium is now open to Club members, under strict conditions. Check with your Coach for details of training times as, at other times, entrants have to have an entry fob to gain free entry and exit through the SBH Clubhouse. All athletes must sign in on entry and sign out on exit.
SBH MIDWEEK JUMPS 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. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm 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.
POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2021– 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.
We were unable to fill our full quota of athletes in the Pole Vault, in the Eastern Young Athletes League in either 2018 and 2019 – so why not give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.
STONEX STADIUM EAST STAND INDOOR AREA – Currently closed as it is being used as an NHS Vaccination Centre.
STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.
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.
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.
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.
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
STONEX STADIUM (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.
CHARGES FOR USING STONEX STADIUM (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – The Stadium is currently closed to the general public
ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBMASTER