Cross Country Presentation Evening & Award Winners 2017/18
The Annual Cross-Country Presentation evening will be on Saturday 24th March from 8pm with presentations starting at 8.30pm in the clubhouse. Individuals £4; Family (2 adults + 2 children) £12. Tickets can be purchased from behind the bar. List of winners: Under 9 girls =3. Sophia Gush =3. Harriet Brynes 2. Anna Rooke 1. Jessica Stafford Under 9 boys 3. Leo …
Annual General Meeting – Thursday 8th March – 8.30pm
The next AGM is on Thursday 8th March 2018 at 8.30pm in the clubhouse (re-arranged from the 1st March due to weather conditions).
Membership Fees 2018
Just a reminder to all members. Annual fees are now due. Remember to pay by end of February 2018 otherwise a supplement for late payment will be added. Please click on the image above for more details. Thanks
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR OPENING AT ECH & TAC
DECEMBER 2017: Thurs 21st - OPEN Tues 26th - CLOSED Thurs 28th - CLOSED JANUARY 2018: Tues 2nd - OPEN
Cross Country Championships entry deadlines 2018
If you would like to enter the Cross Country Championship races this season (Greater Manchester, Northern and National Champs) please put your name on the lists which will be on the notice boards in the clubhouse. Deadlines: Great Manchester Champs – 29th December 2017 Northern & National Champs – 12th January 2018
Tameside Primary Schools Cross Country Championships – 13th Jan 2018
Please see below link for more details about the Tameside Primary Schools Cross Country Championships which will take place at ECH on 13th January 2018. Full details
Winter safety measures
Please can all club members now start to think about sensible safety precautions to be adopted now that the evening training sessions are undertaken during hours of darkness in terms of personal clothing and increased visibility. Whilst members may not necessarily be involved in training away from the club site itself it is sensible to ensure all concerned adopt the …
Track & Field Award Winners 2017
The East Cheshire Track & Field presentation night took place on Saturday night 23rd September. A great evening to celebrate the efforts of athletes throughout the season. Thanks to all those that attended and well done to all those that won awards on the night. Under 11 girls 1. Amy Starkey 2. Madeline Stout 3= Alice Cunningham 3= Emily Bowker …
Pride of Tameside Sports Awards 2017
The 2017 Pride of Tameside Sports Awards took place on Friday night at Dukinfield Town Hall. An excellent evening enjoyed by all, which included a three course meal and former Olympic Bronze medalist swimmer Steve Parry as the guest speaker. There were nine award categories which included Volunteer of the year, Coach of the year, Unsung hero in sport award, …
Tom selected to represent England
England Athletics announced their team to run at the Smarna Gora mountain running event to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the 7th October. Tom McGuinness has been given the nod to represent his country again after a solid season and his good performances in the senior trials for the World and European Championships. This event attracts the best athletes …
Chesh News
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Congratulations from Christine – ECH & TAC PresidentCongratulations ECH & TAC Athletes On behalf of East Cheshire Harriers and Tameside Athletics Club committee, I wish to express our congratulations on the fantastic performances of all our athletes both young, and some a little older, who have competed and gained huge successes in a number of events over the last few weeks. We are extremely proud of every ..
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Tour of Tameside 2022 and weekly round-upIt’s been a very busy week of athletics, starting on Thursday 16th June when the Tour of Tameside started. ECH had many athletes competing over the full series which finished on Sunday 19th June with Aliesha Smith taking First Lady at only 17 years old by over 7 minutes, which is an absolutely amazing achievement. Gavin Browne finished as runner up ..
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Dovestone Diamond Multi-terrain Race 2022The annual Dovestone Diamond 10k multi-terrain race took place on Wednesday 25th May. Conditions were relatively good, just a bit of wind to contend with. The first 3 miles are very hilly on testing terrain and the second half of the race is very fast, mainly downhill or flat around the very scenic Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth. As with any ..
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Great Manchester Run 2022The Great Manchester Run took place last weekend. Five years on from the Manchester Arena bombing made for an emotional occasion, but as always the City came together as one. ECH athletes were ever present in all disciplines. The Junior races took place on Saturday 21st May which saw three ECH athletes taking part. Zachary Jones ran magnificently to finish ..
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Jubilee Bank Holiday Clubhouse Closure – Thursday 2nd June
Good evening all, The Clubhouse will be closed on Thursday 2nd June for the Jubilee Bank Holiday. Individual coaches will let you know if their training sessions are still on & the clubhouse will re-open on Tuesday 7th June. Thanks and hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend!
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Pete Berry
Dear all ECH members, It is with a heavy heart we inform members of the sad loss of a former member Pete Berry. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Pete’s funeral is at Swindon crematorium at 12-00 on Wednesday 1st June 2022. If anyone has any anecdotes they would like to be read out please send them to e.murphy837@btinternet.com Thanks
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Coach Glenn Piper weekly round-up and GM Track & Field ResultsWeekend highlights for Seniors include a welcome return to form for Hayley Simpson in the Chester half marathon on Sunday 15th May with a time of 1.34.56. In the same race selected for the England masters V50 team Chris Swire finished 11th in his age category with a solid 83.16. Michelle Vaughan ran a very impressive 18.58 in the Platt ..
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British Masters Road Relays 2022 – ‘The Kings Coronation’Following the recent buoyant optimism which is around the club following impressive turnouts at the Northern and National Road Relays, mustering the old guard for the British Masters Relays was another story. Sick, lame and injured the common theme, and the Masters Galacticos choosing blue loyalty over the green and gold. No one can have missed the rising form of Alan ..
