East Cheshire ‘First Steps’ running academy
East Cheshire Harriers are pleased to announce they are launching a brand new ‘first steps’ running academy for 2014. It is aimed at new or novice runners who are looking to start or improve their running and improve fitness levels. They will be guided through a 5 week period with experienced coaching staff enabling them to understand and enjoy running …
End of an Era
Sue and Derek officially taking charge of the bar from Barry Little in 2005 An end of an era came to pass on Thursday 19th December when Sue and Derek Edwards finally retired from their positions as Bar and Membership secretaries after nearly 38 years association with the club. Phill Pearson captivated the members present with a list of …
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Age World Record for Mike!East Cheshire athlete Mike Coogan took part in the Worthing track night on Tuesday 18th August, going in the 300m event. Mike already holds the Vet 45 world record of 36.15 which he ran in 2018. Mike had a magnificent run in the fastest heat against athletes of all ages, coming home in a superb 36.93 seconds to break the ..
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Club Track & Field Championships & Assigned COVID officersDear all ECH members, Please see a few important announcements below: 1. Unfortunately we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone the rescheduled club championships to March/April 2021. Any fees already paid will be refunded to the athletes coach over the next few weeks. 2. The club’s COVID 19 officers are Hayley Simpson and Wendy Andrews. If you ..
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Club re-opening – Updated 27th July*
To all ECH members, We have started a phased re-opening which all ECH coaches have been made aware of to get athletes back training. Please Note: Parents and athletes should contact their coach to find out when they will be training, NOT Hayley Simpson unless she is your coach. The coaches request a track time to Hayley before 6pm on ..
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Club Welfare Officers Required
East Cheshire Harriers and Tameside Athletics Club is seeking two people, one male and one female, to jointly undertake the role of Club Welfare Officer. We welcome applications from anyone who would like to be considered for this very important position. Please click the link for full details <Club Welfare Officer job description 13-07-2020> Please e-mail eastchesh@gmail.com if you are ..
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National Sports Week – Let’s get involved!!To all ECH members, Hope we are all safe and well. We have signed the club up for National Sports Week 2020, which starts today (Monday 22nd June). We have set two challenges: 1 mile challenge- encourage as many athletes/extended members as possible to complete a mile. Who will be the fastest? 2 minute challenge- create your own 2 minute ..
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Cross-Country Report 2019-20U-11 Girls. At the South East Lancs. League the girls went one better than last year by winning the team event outright and with the same trio who tied for 1st team last season. They were Anna Rooke 4th, Jessica Stafford 7th and Ava Royle 8th. Also completing the series were Harriet Byrnes 10th, Meadow Wright 11th, Amelia Jones 15th, ..
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Secretary’s report on 2019
Secretary’s Report on 2019. Welcome once again to another report on your club’s activities. The main topic of the year has been the new floodlights. Melanie Kay and Francis Day got the ball rolling with Sport England and we had a quoted figure of £90,000 plus. The year was consumed in fund raising led by Joan Knott and a ..
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FREE Mental Health Awareness Course
Hi All, Hope you are all well. See below link for a FREE mental health awareness course delivered by UK Coaching , normally £18. Thought it would be good to share with all coaches and club members, this is available until August 31st. UK Coaching – Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity
