Week Ending 24th July 2010 - IMPORTANT UPDATE

UPDATE FROM ENGLAND ATHLETICS

The club has recently received a letter from England Athletics relating to annual affiliation fees, the following is an excerpt from this letter;

‘if the affiliation fee for any athlete (who has competed in a competition under UKA rules in the current season) were not paid by 30th July, that athlete would not be permitted to renew their competition licence as a member of the club for the next 12 months’

Effectively this means that anyone who has not paid their affiliation fee by 30th July would be unable to compete under UKA rules for the next 12 months,

Please check that you have paid your club membership and EA affiliation fee for the current year, starting 1st April 2010, we would not like to see anyone prevented from competing for the next 12 months.

If in doubt please check with Tess Osman.

Club News

National Young Athletes League

The final meeting of the season took place last Sunday at the County Ground, our young athletes team, despite missing a number of regular athletes, competed very well coming second behind potential promotion favourites Milton Keynes and well in front of local rivals Gloucester.

Highlights of the meeting were Jess Salles improving her Under 17 Ladies Pole Vault club record to 1.80m and wins for Johan Warensjo (under 13 boys 75m hurdles and high jump), Emma Pietek (under 15 girls 800m), Emma Jane (under 13 girls 800m), Alex Bampton (under 17 boys 800m), Charlotte George (under 13 girls 1200m), Joe Grant (under 15 boys 1500m), Robyn Matthews (under 15 girls discus), Callum Bampton (under 13 boys shot) and the under 13 boys 4×100m relay.

BAL Cup Semi Final

Both our senior men and ladies are in action this coming Saturday, the 24th July, in the British Athletics League Cup semi final at Yate. Our men won this trophy last year so have set a high standard to live up to – it should be a good afternoon of athletics with a short programme of 10 events in 100 minutes.

Bath Medal Open Meeting

There is an open track and field meeting being held at the University of Bath on Sunday 15th August with events for all age groups from under 11s upwards. The full timetable and entry form can be accessed through the entry on the fixtures list.

Race for Life

This annual event will be held again this coming weekend at Lydiard Park, full details can be found by clicking here. .

Barbecue

This is on Saturday 4th September, from 7.00pm – 11.00pm at Supermarine with the bar area and the outside barbecue both available to us. Tickets are £5 adult, £4 under 13 before the day (£7 and £5 respectively if purchased on the day). Tickets will be on sale from mid July.

Swindon Leisure Passport

Corporate membership will enable all members to get discounted rates on both the individual and family Leisure Passports. To qualify we need to find 5 new members to sign up. If you currently do not have Leisure Passport and are interested in getting one at a discounted rate or if you want more details of the scheme please contact Steve Connolly.

Once the Club has the 5 new members we can achieve corporate membership and thereafter any members who renews an existing passport can do so at a discounted rate.