Great start to the Track and Field season
East Chesh got off to a great start in their first home match of the Cheshire League programme on Sunday the 21st April. The mens team and the womens team comfortably winning the meeting the men with 191 points and the women with 148 against 5 other clubs including Manchester Harriers and Dash AC. Scott Mottram This is one of the …
PAIGE AND REGAN SHINE IN UK SPORTSHALL FINALS
Paige Ditchfield and Regan Walker Paige Ditchfield and Regan Walker enjoyed a successful day at the LG Arena Birmingham last Sunday as part of the Greater Manchester under 13 girls squad that finished a very close third in the UK Sportshall Finals. After a long day’s athletics, it came down to just a handful of points to separate our …
Cross Country Presentation Saturday 24th March
The prize winners Despite unseasonal weather the clubhouse was full to see the cross country prize winners collect their trophies from club president Wade Cooper. Later we were treated to sumptious potato pie and not so sumptious dodgy dancing from some of the senior boys. ECH President Wade Cooper and Gary Matthews Full list of prize winners U9 boys – …
Startrack 2013
Startrack is where Jessica Ennis started so if you are interested in Runing, Jumping or Throwing GET INVOLVED. The camp is for children aged 6-14 and will run the 8th-10th April 10am – 3pm at Richmond Park Athletics Stadium (OL7 9HG). Also available every Tuesday, except school holidays, 4-5 at Hyde Community College, Free of charge). Please contact Tameside Sports Development …
The Latic Acid Flashback 8 Mile 2013
Eleven members of the club took to the hills of Copley in the Latic Acid Flashback another of the Kiwi Classic runs. They were met with significant climbs including the ‘monster’ and a XXX descent marshalled by Janet Grint at the top and Shirley Aldridge at the bottom. Kevin Jowett was the first ECH home in 4th place followed by …
East Cheshire Athletes excel at regional Sportshall Finals
East Cheshire Athletes excel at regional Sportshall Finals Six of our athletes travelled to Robin Park Arena last Saturday to join athletes from other local clubs in representing Greater Manchester in the Aviva Regional Finals. Regan Walker and Paige Ditchfield were key members of the victorious under 13 girls squad, who now travel to Birmingham for tne National Finals on …
Greater Manchester Sportshall Championships
Sun 27th Jan A huge squad of 29 East Cheshire athletes took part in the Greater Manchester Sportshall Championships and returned with a record haul of 21 medals, with great performances throughout the day spread across all age groups and events. The presentation ceremony also included the award of a certificate for the under 13 boys squad’s 2nd place finish …
North of England Cross Country Championships 2013 – Joe gets Silver
26th January 2013 The North of England Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday 26th January at Knowsley Safari Park. The heavy snow on Friday night made conditions very tough indeed. A mix of very deep snow and mud made it very challenging for all taking part. The mud and snow! Alannah …
Luke and Hannah star in regional sportshall championships.
Luke Taylor and Hannah Helsby both enjoyed a busy and successful day as they Greater Manchester in the Aviva Fun in Athletics Festival at Sportcity. Luke produced a best of 1.92 in the standing long jump to finish 5th overall and contributed well in the over/under and 2×2 relays to the boys team finishing 4th overall. Hannah produced a best …
Chesh News
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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
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Black Knight Charge 2020 – Postponed
Hi all, Due to the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus pandemic, it is with great disappointment in light of the current circumstances I have made the difficult decision as organiser to hold off on this year’s 2020 East Cheshire Black Knight Charge July 15th event and defer it until July 21st 2021. I am sure everyone will understand that the ..
