WCAC Online Quiz

The WCAC Online Quiz, this Friday January 15th at 6pm, is filling up fast! Please email [email protected] ASAP if you want to join in (where else would you be going, really??). Details below.

CLUB QUIZ INVITATION
In a bid to lift all the gloom of Covid-19 and help lighten the mood, the club is looking to organise an Online New Year Quiz on Friday January 15th.

Teams of 4 will be invited to enter at a cost of Β£10 per team with prizes for the top 3 teams and the rest of the money being put into club funds for an event later in the year.

There will be various topics in the 6-round quiz.

WCAC Newsletter #307, 08-01-21

EPSV TRACK CLOSED DURING LOCKDOWN

With lockdown restrictions now in place, Brio Leisure who operate Ellesmere Port Sports Village have closed the facilities until further notice.

The EPSV Facility Manager has told the Club not to train at the site, so all scheduled training sessions have been cancelled.

We hope you and your family all stay safe and well during this difficult period. 

Once we know when we can use the athletics track again, we will be back in touch with the new arrangements.

Meanwhile, West Cheshire AC would like to wish you and your family a healthy and Happy New Year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:

Issy Clarke, Ben Kelly, Ian Gloyne-Phillips, Lauren Williams, Rory Davis, Isobel Holbrook, Steve King, Abigail Cartwright, Luke Messham, Luke Parker, Kay Hayes, Michael Parry.

And Next Week: Brian Beattie, Zofia Roberts, Freddie Rotherham, Keely Smith, Megan White, Mia Jones, Alex Rutherford, Pam Ackroyd, Isaac Holmes, Ingrid Tait, Jack Collier, Danielle Erskine, Ilika Jose Maria, Anna Woolgar.

ONLINE CLUB QUIZ 

Anyone who wants to take part in the West Cheshire AC Online Quiz on Friday, January 15th, should email Mark Duffey before this Saturday, January 9th.

In a bid to lift all the gloom of Covid-19 and help lighten the mood, the club is looking to organise an Online New Year Quiz on Friday January 15th.

Teams of 4 will be invited to enter at a cost of Β£10 per team with prizes for the top 3 teams and the rest of the money being put into club funds for an event later in the year. There will be various topics in the 6 round quiz.

If you are wanting to take part, please email Mark Duffey at: [email protected]


IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

From January 1st 2021, there will be a change to the way in which club members are asked to pay for attending training sessions at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Rather than paying by cash, members will be asked to top up their accounts online, via a link to our club membership system.

As members attend each session, their accounts will be debited by the cost of each session.
You will receive an email from West Cheshire AC, containing a link to the top-up system. From there, you will be able to top-up by between Β£10 and Β£100, and set both regular top-up amounts and warnings to prompt you when your account is low.

The cashless payment system will be provided by Nifty Entries, who maintain our current online club membership system. They also provide similar cashless training payments systems to other clubs, on the same basis of only paying for the sessions that you attend, from your own account.

Please let us know if you have any questions, by replying Dennis at: [email protected]

REVISED ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE

Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), England Athletics revised the current guidance for athletics and running on January 5th.

HEATHER McLINTOCK’S PHYSIO OFFER

Heather McLintock has been in touch to say she is still able to offer physiotherapy if anyone is injured over this lockdown…Heather knows how important it is to exercise in this time so if she can keep people exercising that would be great. Heather’s email address is: [email protected]

WHY NOT BECOME ONE OF OUR QUALIFIED OFFICIALS?

Places are being booked very quickly for the Level 1 Field Officials online courses. The dates available are Wed 13 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Sat 30 Jan and Sun 21 Feb and the course costs Β£20.

Take your first step on the pathway to becoming a qualified athletics Official.  Book via Athletics Hub .

Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at: [email protected]


SUPPORT WITH TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Funded training is currently available for employed people who live or work in Cheshire or Warrington. 

Fully covered for those who work for a company with under 250 employees (inc. self-employed), 40% funded for larger employers.

This really is a chance for people to access quality training and boost qualifications without the associated cost.

If anyone is interested contact Mark Shepherd on 07494 869 282.

RUN LEADER DEVELOPMENT DAYS

England Athletics Run Leader Development Days is a series of informative and engaging workshops aimed at leaders and coaches from affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups. They are designed to bring leaders and coaches together in an environment where they can network and learn from each other by sharing skills and challenges, plus expand their knowledge of managing and growing groups, and enhance their understanding of technical skills in running.

Run Leader Development Days are going virtual for 2021, featuring five interactive (taking place Mon Feb 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd, and March 1st). Sessions will discuss a mix of topics, tasks, group discussion, Q&As, and the final webinar is based around a virtual practical session. Each webinar will have a lead theme – enabling Run Leaders to develop their knowledge and skills in a wide variety of areas. All five webinars cost Β£30.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINARS

A revised list of England Athletics webinars can be found here.

PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB WHEN YOU SHOP…

West Cheshire Athletic Club has registered with easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the Club for FREE every time you use easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long – here.

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH DAN GILROY

Our Club President, Dan Gilroy, passes on best wishes to everyone at the club. Dan said he would welcome members to ring him and have a chat. His number is: 07594 464287.

ATHLETICS WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES

All the latest athletics news can be found on the Athletics Weekly website here.

LOOKING BACK

Michael Johnson at the 1996 Olympic Games, 1996 Olympic Men’s 4x400m Relay, and 2017 World Championship Women’s 3,000m steeplechase Final. Enjoy…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K41ZryHFdXU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuxljRIkl4&t=251s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4dCk4UYZEU


IT’S GOOD TO TALK

Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the Club:

WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/

Press Report: 2020 Recap Part Two

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club ended a difficult and challenging 2020 on a winning note after lockdown was announced in March.

The purple and gold-vested organisation was named England Athletics North West Athletics and Running Club of the Year, and Dennis Wall won the Services to Athletics Award.

It is the fourth time in five years that the club has won this award. An outstanding achievement considering there are over 250 clubs in the north west.

West Cheshire AC has since been named as a finalist for the England Athletics National Volunteer Awards Evening scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 23, via social media with Olympian Katharine Merry compering the event.

Despite many challenges during the last 12 months, the club managed to supervise and deliver regular Covid-19 secure training sessions at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track with support from Brio Leisure following two well supported track tidy days attended by club members to ensure the facilities were ready to re-open.

And the club contributed towards Upton High School’s work in helping key National Health Service workers by making a donation to the school following the cancellation of April’s scheduled Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race.

The Club was delighted that a large proportion of entrants declined the refund and the Club was able to offer a donation to Upton High School whose design and technology department bought material from the donation to make much-needed face visors for key NHS workers.

George Hyde medalled for England in Vienna, at the British Universities Championships, and at the British Track and Field Championships where the under 20 men’s shot putter hit a new personal best of 16.55 metres to secure a bronze medal at Manchester.

Hyde, a student at Loughborough University, was joined at Manchester by club mates Emma Howe and Joseph Morrison.

Howe, who attends Leeds Beckett University and is ranked fourth in the under 20 women’s javelin UK ranking list, launched the javelin 43.99m, and Chester University student, Morrison, 19th in the UK under 23 men’s 800m rankings, posted 1:55.23 in his first round heat.

Morrison also headed West Cheshire AC’s charge at the Virtual English National 12 Stage Road Relay Championships, one of 14 members to complete a 5km run, backed up by Michael Young, Tom Booth, Andrew Cooper, Steve Fernyhough, Danny Paddock, Andy Carter, Rob Little, Steve King, Richard Hayes, Phil Woodley, Dave Irving, Kerry Riley, and Kay Hayes.

Michael Young finished runner-up in the Ultrarace Romania Lockdown event, completing a 70km distance in four hours three minutes and 49 seconds, just weeks after raising Β£2,000 for the NHS on his 33rd birthday, completing 69 miles in just under 12 hours on a treadmill at his home.

Young also broke his club’s senior men’s Marathon record at York with 2:34:54 to finish second in his age group, and posted 1:12:01 in the Virtual Chester Half Marathon, as well as celebrating success in the City of Preston 10 Miles Road Race, clocking 55 minutes 33 seconds for victory and achieving a male age 18-35 club record ahead of Brian Wright (1:16:25), who beat his own male vet 65 club record.

Jon Park has raised more than Β£3,000 for NHS charities after covering 85 miles in 24 hours at the Old Hall Country Club, Huntington, Chester.

Jean Claude Randon posted a massive personal best of 15 minutes 50 seconds in his home country of Malta, finishing fifth in the race and first in his under 23 age group.

Steve Fernyhough completed the GB Ultras Virtual Jogle (John O Groats to Land’s End), covering 825 miles in six weeks to finish 10th male overall and averaging a marathon a day, and celebrated success in the Ultra Everest 100km Race in a time of 12 hours 25 minutes.

Joseph Morrison and Harriet Wheeler claimed new club records – Morrison sliced 10 seconds off his own club 1500m record and became his club’s first sub-four minute 1500m member after clocking 3:51:37 at a British Milers Club fixture held at Nuneaton, and Wheeler powered her way to a new under 13 girls javelin club record with a throw of 33.77m at the Trafford Open Meeting.

Michael Young, Keely Smith and Carys Roberts also celebrated record-breaking performances.

Young posted a new senior men’s club record time of 71 minutes 28 seconds at the Cheshire Half Marathon held at Capesthorne Hall where Smith clocked a new over-35 ladies club record time of 86 minutes 47 seconds, while Roberts broke her own under 15 girls 1500m club record by posting 4:46.54 at a Trafford Open Meeting.

Ellie Eccles produced a memorable victory and personal best time of 18 hours 38 minutes four seconds at the Gloucester Invitational 100 miles race to win the women’s title, and finished third woman with a time of 21 hours in the Robin Hood 100 Miles Race through Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

Tom Booth (sixth in 25:59) and Alex Duffey (seventh over-40 lady in 49:24), completed the 60th Anniversary Cilcain 5km Mountain Race.

Michael Young posted 15:41 in the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race, ahead of club mates Chris Shaw (16:44), and Sammy Hollins (17:15).

Over-65 veteran Brian Wright secured second place in his age group at the Cheshire 10k Road Race held at Arley Hall, near Northwich alongside club mate, Sarah Hibbert.

Ruby Phillips posted a new under 13 girls 1000m club record time of 3:14.03 at a Trafford AC Open Meeting.

Keely Smith, Chris Shaw, Michael Young, and Tom Booth all posted impressive displays at the Oulton Park Running Grand Prix.

Smith sliced nearly 20 minutes off the club’s female marathon record to post a new personal best time of 3:01:24, while Shaw finished fourth in the 26.2 miles event with a new pb and over-45 men’s club record time of 2:48:39, and Young clocked a new M21-35 personal best and 10k club record of 33:00, while Booth won the 20 miles race in a new club record time of 2:04:06.

EPSV TRACK CLOSED

With Tier 4 restrictions now in place, Brio Leisure who operate Ellesmere Port Sports Village have closed the facilities until further notice.

The EPSV Facility Manager has told the club not to train next week, so all scheduled training sessions have been cancelled.

We are sorry that this has had to happen and hope you and your family all stay safe and well during this difficult period. 

Once we know when we can use the athletics track again we will be back in touch with the new arrangements.

Meanwhile, West Cheshire AC would like to wish you and your family a healthy and Happy New Year.

WCAC Newsletter #306, 01-01-21

A Healthy and Happy New Year to you all

EPSV TRACK CLOSED

With Tier 4 restrictions now in place, Brio Leisure who operate Ellesmere Port Sports Village have closed the facilities until further notice.

The EPSV Facility Manager has told the Club not to train next week, so all scheduled training sessions have been cancelled.

We are sorry that this has had to happen and hope you and your family all stay safe and well during this difficult period. 

Once we know when we can use the athletics track again, we will be back in touch with the new arrangements.

Meanwhile, West Cheshire AC would like to wish you and your family a healthy and Happy New Year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Many happy returns to the following club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:

Ella Harvey, Lewis Parsons, Thomas Rimmer, Isabel Robertson, Demi Coleman, Satine Wearden, Richard Batterham, Faith Barlow-Gambles, Andrew Cooper, Oliver Mallon, Evan Pritchard, Hannah Edwards.

And next week: Issy Clarke, Ben Kelly, Ian Gloyne-Phillips, Lauren Williams, Rory Davis, Isobel Holbrook, Steve King, Abigail Cartwright, Luke Messham, Luke Parker, Kay Hayes, Michael Parry.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

From January 1st 2021, there will be a change to the way in which club members are asked to pay for attending training sessions at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Rather than paying by cash, members will be asked to top up their accounts online, via a link to our club membership system.

As members attend each session, their accounts will be debited by the cost of each session.
You will receive an email from West Cheshire AC, containing a link to the top-up system. From there, you will be able to top-up by between Β£10 and Β£100, and set both regular top-up amounts and warnings to prompt you when your account is low.

The cashless payment system will be provided by Nifty Entries, who maintain our current online club membership system. They also provide similar cashless training payments systems to other clubs, on the same basis of only paying for the sessions that you attend, from your own account.

Please let us know if you have any questions, by replying Dennis at: [email protected]

FESTIVE TRACK TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS

The EPSV Athletics Track will be open as normal until Wednesday 23rd December, open between 9am-7pm on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th December. EPSV will re-open as normal on Saturday 2nd January, but there will be no group training sessions on that day.

REVISED ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE

Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), England Athletics revised the current guidance for athletics and running on 20th December.

WHY NOT BECOME ONE OF OUR QUALIFIED OFFICIALS?

Places are being booked very quickly for the Level 1 Field Officials online courses. The dates available are Wed 13 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Sat 30 Jan and Sun 21 Feb and the course costs Β£20.

Take your first step on the pathway to becoming a qualified athletics Official.  Book via Athletics Hub .

Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at: [email protected]

2021 CHESHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY RACES

Cheshire County AA has announced that the 2021 County Cross-country Races are planned to go ahead on February 20th, at Betley Court Farm, subject to the current COVID restrictions continuing or being eased.

It has been agreed that on-line entries would open as late as possible to minimise any unexpected COVID rule changes. This will be Saturday 30th January, allowing a three-week window for Clubs to enter their athletes.

The County Committee also agreed that all entry fees would be returned if the event had to be cancelled and was unable to be staged on that date.

SUPPORT WITH TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Funded training is currently available for employed people who live or work in Cheshire or Warrington. 

Fully covered for those who work for a company with under 250 employees (inc. self-employed), 40% funded for larger employers.

This really is a chance for people to access quality training and boost qualifications without the associated cost.

If anyone is interested contact Mark Shepherd on 07494 869 282.

RUN LEADER DEVELOPMENT DAYS

England Athletics Run Leader Development Days is a series of informative and engaging workshops aimed at leaders and coaches from affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups. They are designed to bring leaders and coaches together in an environment where they can network and learn from each other by sharing skills and challenges, plus expand their knowledge of managing and growing groups, and enhance their understanding of technical skills in running.

For 2021, England Athletics will be able to offer virtual Run Leader Development Days online (working around the restrictions in place due to Covid-19). You can book your place now. More details here,

Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at: [email protected] 

ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINAR

Sunday 3 January (2-6pm) –Throws Masterclass webinar with Ashley Kovacs
Book now for a special masterclass webinar as Ashley Kovacs, coach to World Champion shot putter Joe Kovacs, joins from Stateside for live presentations and Q&A sessions.

More webinars can be found here.

DISABILITY INCLUSION COURSE

The @BritAthletics  Disability Inclusion training modules are still available to book! The interactive eLearning course is suitable for anyone wishing to better engage & support disabled people in athletics & running. Find out more .  

PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB WHEN YOU SHOP…

West Cheshire Athletic Club has registered with easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the Club for FREE every time you use easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long here.

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH DAN GILROY

Our Club President, Dan Gilroy, passes on best wishes to everyone at the club. Dan said he would welcome members to ring him and have a chat. His number is: 07594 464287.

LOOKING BACK

Born To Run, Linford Christie, and Super Saturday. Enjoy…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLS6maM1h6k

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxWfL0RfTpQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=89TC_QItvW8&t=281s

IT’S GOOD TO TALK

Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the Club:

WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/

Press Report: 2020 Recap

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club enjoyed a lot of fun and success before the outbreak of the pandemic.

Medals and title-winning performances were celebrated before leagues, championships and competitions ground to a halt in March.

Youngsters Ruby Phillips and Jessica Lark grabbed glory in January in their respective races at the Cheshire County Cross Country Championships at Winsford where Phillips was backed up by under 11 girls team mates Holly Coates, Grace Henderson, and Eleanor Wheeler to claim a team victory, and Lark was supported by Cerys Rowlands, Aimee Phillips, Isabella Rimmer, and Cosette Wearden to earn third spot in the under 13 girls team event.

Luke Parker finished second in the under 13 boys race, and Jamie Richardson was third in the under 15 boys race supported by Sammy Hollins, Henry Robinson, and Charlie McMullan for second place in the under 15 boys team event.

Matthew Douglass, Will Wright, and Isaac Tait combined for second place in the under 17 men’s team competition, while Sion Roberts, Jac Goodall, Paul Morrison, Curtis Rodway, and Rory Willson earned second spot in the under 20 men’s team event.

The purple-vested club celebrated double delight at the North West Sportshall Athletics League Finals with both the under 11 girls and under 13 girls teams winning titles at Widnes. 

Michael Young headed a contingent of 19 West Cheshire AC members to the finish line at the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon at Helsby, clocking a personal best time of one hour 13 minutes 28 seconds for the testing 13.1 miles Helsby course.

Jamie Richardson and Carys Roberts were both top-20 hits at the Northern Cross Country Championships at Camp Hill, Bedale, North Yorkshire, where Richardson was eighth in the under 15 boys race and Roberts achieved 12th spot in the under 15 girls event.

Joseph Morrison was crowned under 20 men’s champion after winning the final round of the North Wales Cross Country League at The Marches School, Oswestry.

Holly Bosworth and Ruby Wisbey pocketed medals at the Northern Indoor Championships at Sheffield, with Bosworth securing a silver medal in the under 13 girls high jump and Wisbey achieving a new under 15 girls long jump best of 5.21m.

British number one female long jumper Abigail Irozuru was a special guest at West Cheshire Athletic Club’s annual presentation evening which attracted an audience of nearly 200 people at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester.

Joseph Morrison and Laura Turley won the men’s and women’s cups, while Paul Morrison was presented with the Chris Goodwin Memorial Cup, Oliver James received the Wright Trophy, and long serving official, Eddie Gore, was presented with the Club Person of the Year Award.

Carys Roberts and Ruby Phillips secured podium places in the Manchester Area Cross Country League, finishing second and third in their respective age groups after the final round held at Heaton Park.

A total of 397 runners who took part in the four-round Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross-country series held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Joseph Morrison and George Hyde delivered podium performances at the British Universities and Colleges Indoor Athletics Championships at Sheffield, with Morrison pocketing a bronze medal in the 800m final and Hyde powering his way to a bronze medal in the shot put.

Michael Young broke the West Cheshire AC Male 20-34 record at the Austin, Texas Marathon, and Ewan Bradley  cleared a new pole vault club record height in the Vault Manchester event.

Maddi Mercer, Jessica Brown, Teresa Arvidsson, Emily Owen, Macy Brett, Sophie Haslam, and Flora Plass combined for Cheshire in their Under 13 team victory against Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire at the North West Sportshall Regional Final at Manchester.

George Hyde pocketed a bronze medal in the under 20 men’s shot put at the England Athletics Indoor Championships held in Sheffield.

Luke Parker produced a top-20 finish at the English National Cross Country Championships at Nottingham’s Wollaton Park in the under 13 boys race.

Carys Roberts helped push Cheshire to Team Gold in the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough.

Michael Young achieved a top 10 finish at the Chester 10k Road Race which attracted nearly 5,000 runners.

Joseph Morrison celebrated his first Borders Road Running League victory at the 5.8 miles event held on the Wrexham Industrial Estate.

Carys Roberts headed Cheshire Junior Girls’ charge at the English Schools Cross Country Championships at Sefton Park, Liverpool.

Dave Alexander, Andrew Clague and Neil Hershaw secured second team position at the British Masters Cross Country Championships at the Rhug Estate, Corwen.

WCAC Newsletter #305, 25-12-20

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:

Lara Battersby, Holly Bosworth, Fergal Hickey, Abigail Meyer, Claire Williams, Lottie Blake, Connor Davies Jones, Matthew Douglass, Grace Graham, Ceris Gaffney, Murphy Smyth, Ella Wylie, Neil Field, Jon Moorhouse.

And Next Week: Ella Harvey, Lewis Parsons, Thomas Rimmer, Isabel Robertson, Demi Coleman, Satine Wearden, Richard Batterham, Faith Barlow-Gambles, Andrew Cooper, Oliver Mallon, Evan Pritchard, Hannah Edwards.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT…

From January 1st 2021, there will be a change to the way in which club members are asked to pay for attending training sessions at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Rather than paying by cash, members will be asked to top up their accounts online, via a link to our club membership system.

As members attend each session, their accounts will be debited by the cost of each session.
You will receive an email from West Cheshire AC, containing a link to the top-up system. From there, you will be able to top-up by between Β£10 and Β£100, and set both regular top-up amounts and warnings to prompt you when your account is low.

The cashless payment system will be provided by Nifty Entries, who maintain our current online club membership system. They also provide similar cashless training payments systems to other clubs, on the same basis of only paying for the sessions that you attend, from your own account.

Please let us know if you have any questions, by replying Dennis at: [email protected]

FESTIVE TRACK TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS

The EPSV Athletics Track will be open as normal until Wednesday 23rd December, open between 9am-7pm on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th December. EPSV will re-open as normal on Saturday 2nd January, but there will be no group training sessions on that day.

REVISED ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE

Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), England Athletics revised the current guidance for athletics and running on 20th December: www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/guidance-update-27-november-2020/

2021 CHESHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cheshire County AA has announced that the 2021 County Cross Country Championships are planned to go ahead on the 20th February, at Betley Court Farm, subject to the current COVID restrictions continuing or being eased.

It has been agreed that on-line entries would open as late as possible to minimise any unexpected COVID rule changes. This will be Saturday 30th January, allowing a three week window for Clubs to enter their athletes.

The County Committee also agreed that all entry fees would be returned if the event had to be cancelled and was unable to be staged on that date.

2021 NORTHERN CROSS-COUNTRY AND INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED 

Northern Athletics has released a statement confirming that the annual cross country championships and indoor championships will not be taking place.

Northern Athletics Board Chairman, Tony Wood, said: “Given the current Covid-19 situation and the likelihood that an improvement in the situation is likely to take months to occur we wish to formalise the indications given at our AGM in November by announcing that: The Northern Cross Country Championships will not take place on theJanuary 24, 2021; and The Northern Indoor Championships, both senior and junior, will not, understandably, be able to take place and are cancelled for 2021.

“We are still hopeful the planned 12 and 6 stage Road Relay Championships will take place later in March at Redcar with New Marske Harriers the host club but again it will be subject to restrictions and guidelines, both local and nationally, at the time.

β€œWe will be releasing a further detailed statement on a number of issues soon.”

2021 INTER-COUNTIES CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED

The Inter Counties Cross Country Championships scheduled to have been held on February 20, 2021, at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, have also been cancelled.

2021 BRITISH INTER-COUNTIES FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Plans are being made to stage the Senior and Junior British Inter-Counties Fell Running Championships.

The Senior British Inter-Counties Mountain Race is scheduled to be held on Saturday,May 8, at Llanberis – Eilio Ridge, (12.6km/760m 7.8miles/2500ft), with a 12 noon start outside Snowdon (Plas Garnedd) care home.

And the Junior British Inter-Counties Mountain Race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 29, as part of the West Nab Fell Race, also forming part of the English Junior Challenge and Championship series, with a 1.45pm start for U15s (3.8k/150m), followed by a 2.20pm start for the U17s (5.6k/250m), and a 3.15pm start for the U19s (9k/450m).

Further details can be found at: https://britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com

SUPPORT WITH TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Funded training is currently available for employed people who live or work in Cheshire or Warrington. 

Fully covered for those who work for a company with under 250 employees (inc. self-employed), 40% funded for larger employers.

This really is a chance for people to access quality training and boost qualifications without the associated cost.

If anyone is interested contact Mark Shepherd on 07494 869 282.

RUN LEADER DEVELOPMENT DAYS…

England Athletics Run Leader Development Days is a series of informative and engaging workshops aimed at leaders and coaches from affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups. They are designed to bring leaders and coaches together in an environment where they can network and learn from each other by sharing skills and challenges, plus expand their knowledge of managing and growing groups, and enhance their understanding of technical skills in running.

For 2021, England Athletics will be able to offer virtual Run Leader Development Days online (working around the restrictions in place due to Covid-19). You can book your place now. More details here,

Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at: [email protected] 

ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINAR

Sunday 3 January (2-6pm) –Throws Masterclass webinar with Ashley Kovacs
Book now for a special masterclass webinar as Ashley Kovacs, coach to World Champion shot putter Joe Kovacs, joins from Stateside for live presentations and Q&A sessions.

More webinars can be found here.

DISABILITY INCLUSION COURSE

The @BritAthletics  Disability Inclusion training modules are still available to book! The interactive eLearning course is suitable for anyone wishing to better engage & support disabled people in athletics & running. Find out more .  

PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB WHEN YOU SHOP…

West Cheshire Athletic Club has registered with easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the Club for FREE every time you use easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long here.

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH DAN GILROY

Our Club President, Dan Gilroy, passes on best wishes to everyone at the club. Dan said he would welcome members to ring him and have a chat. His number is: 07594 464287.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA

A bit of fun. Enjoy…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_huf9U7YO8&t=3s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFD1ADG_JM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmI2sUwXMhE

IT’S GOOD TO TALK

Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the Club:

WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/

Press Report: More Cancellations

MORE 2021 fixtures have unfortunately been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

West Cheshire Athletic Club members have been preparing to take part in several events which have now sadly been cancelled.

Northern Athletics has released a statement confirming that the annual cross country championships and indoor championships will not be taking place.

Northern Athletics Board Chairman, Tony Wood, said: “Given the current Covid-19 situation and the likelihood that an improvement in the situation is likely to take months to occur we wish to formalise the indications given at our AGM in November by announcing that: The Northern Cross Country Championships will not take place on the January 24, 2021; and The Northern Indoor Championships, both senior and junior, will not, understandably, be able to take place and are cancelled for 2021.

“We are still hopeful the planned 12 and 6 stage Road Relay Championships will take place later in March at Redcar with New Marske Harriers the host club but again it will be subject to restrictions and guidelines, both local and nationally, at the time.

“We will be releasing a further detailed statement on a number of issues soon.”

The Inter Counties Cross Country Championships scheduled to have been held on February 20, 2021, at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, have also been cancelled.

But plans are still being prepared to stage the Senior and Junior British Inter-Counties Fell Running Championships.

The Senior British Inter-Counties Mountain Race is scheduled to be held on Saturday,May 8, at Llanberis – Eilio Ridge, (12.6km/760m 7.8miles/2500ft), with a 12 noon start outside Snowdon (Plas Garnedd) care home.

And the Junior British Inter-Counties Mountain Race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 29, as part of the West Nab Fell Race, also forming part of the English Junior Challenge and Championship series, with a 1.45pm start for U15s (3.8k/150m), followed by a 2.20pm start for the U17s (5.6k/250m), and a 3.15pm start for the U19s (9k/450m).

Further details can be found here.

WCAC Newsletter #304, 18-12-20

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT…

From January 1st 2021, there will be a change to the way in which club members are asked to pay for attending training sessions at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Rather than paying by cash, members will be asked to top up their accounts online, via a link to our club membership system. As members attend each session, their accounts will be debited by the cost of each session.


What do I need to do?: Nothing as yet. You will shortly receive an email from West Cheshire AC, containing a link to the top-up system. From there, you will be able to top-up by between Β£10 and Β£100, and set both regular top-up amounts and warnings to prompt you when your account is low.
The cashless payment system will be provided by Nifty Entries, who maintain our current online club membership system. They also provide similar cashless training payments systems to other clubs, on the same basis of only paying for the sessions that you attend, from your own account.


Why are we doing this?: Cash payments require club volunteers to make regular deposits at the bank, with practical and security implications. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has brought the added risk of disease transmission in handling cash, which fewer members have readily available as card and online payments become more popular.


What other differences will I see?
None – except you will not need to carry cash to track and field sessions! Once your account is topped up, just turn up at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village track and register as usual. There are no hidden fees payable by members, so the amount you currently pay for each training session will remain the same; if there are any longer-term fee increases, members will be notified well in advance.


We are aware that it will take time for everyone to get used to this system, so we will do our best to ensure that it is implemented with the best interests of club members at heart.


Questions?: Please let us know if you have any questions, by replying Dennis at: [email protected]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:

Fatoumatta Bojang, Conrad Payne, Andy Payne, Reece Munro, Steve Watkin, Brian Wright, Amber Millard-Smith, Scarlett Jones, Tim Palmer, James Haslam.

And Next Week: Lara Battersby, Holly Bosworth, Fergal Hickey, Abigail Meyer, Claire Williams, Lottie Blake, Connor Davies Jones, Matthew Douglass, Grace Graham, Ceris Gaffney, Murphy Smyth, Ella Wylie, Neil Field, Jon Moorhouse.

FESTIVE TRACK TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS 

SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER – Junior Multi-events group (and restarting again on Saturday 9th January).

MONDAY 21st DECEMBER – Plyometrics group (and restarting again on 4th January); Middle Distance Group; Hurdles Group (and returning Monday 4th January).

TUESDAY 22nd DECEMBER – Under 11s Group (and restarting 5th January); Sprints Groups (and restarting 5th January).

Please visit Social Media platforms for all other club training group arrangements.

The EPSV Athletics Track will be open as normal until Wednesday 23rd December, open between 9am-7pm on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th December, and open as normal on Saturday 2nd January.

REVISED ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE

Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), England Athletics revised the current guidance for athletics and running on December 9th.

2021 CHESHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cheshire County AA has announced that the 2021 County Cross Country Championships are planned to go ahead on the 20th February, at Betley Court Farm, subject to the current COVID restrictions continuing or being eased.

It has been agreed that on-line entries would open as late as possible to minimise any unexpected COVID rule changes. This will be Saturday 30th January, allowing a three-week window for Clubs to enter their athletes.

The County Committee also agreed that all entry fees would be returned if the event had to be cancelled and was unable to be staged on that date.

CROSS COUNTRY: INTER-COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NORTH WALES LEAGUE CANCELLED

The Inter Counties Cross Country Championships scheduled to have been held on February 20, 2021, at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, have been cancelled, as have the 2020-21 North Wales Cross Country League and Championships.

SUPPORT WITH TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Funded training is currently available for employed people who live or work in Cheshire or Warrington. 

Fully covered for those who work for a company with under 250 employees (inc. self-employed), 40% funded for larger employers.

This really is a chance for people to access quality training and boost qualifications without the associated cost.

If anyone is interested contact Mark Shepherd on 07494 869 282.

RUN LEADER DEVELOPMENT DAYS…

England Athletics Run Leader Development Days is a series of informative and engaging workshops aimed at leaders and coaches from affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups. They are designed to bring leaders and coaches together in an environment where they can network and learn from each other by sharing skills and challenges, plus expand their knowledge of managing and growing groups, and enhance their understanding of technical skills in running.

For 2021, England Athletics will be able to offer virtual Run Leader Development Days online (working around the restrictions in place due to Covid-19). You can book your place now. More details here.

Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at [email protected] 

ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINAR

Sunday 3 January (2-6pm) –Throws Masterclass webinar with Ashley Kovacs
Book now for a special masterclass webinar as Ashley Kovacs, coach to World Champion shot putter Joe Kovacs, joins from Stateside for live presentations and Q&A sessions.

MORE GREAT MEMORIES…

This week it’s Joaquim Cruz, Paula Ratcliffe, and Sanya Richards-Ross. Enjoy…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMo4s0SaIYk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6IkUp1CJis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7BTHm5O58

IT’S GOOD TO TALK

Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the club:

WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/

Important news: Changes to payments for track fees in 2021

All club members should by now have received an email containing the following message about an important change to the way in which we pay track fees at Ellesmere Port Sports Village from the start of next year.

From January 1st 2021, there will be a change to the way in which club members are asked to pay for attending training sessions at Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Rather than paying by cash, members will be asked to top up their accounts online, via a link to our club membership system. As members attend each session, their accounts will be debited by the cost of each session.

What do I need to do?

Nothing as yet. You will shortly receive an email from West Cheshire AC, containing a link to the top-up system. From there, you will be able to top-up by between Β£10 and Β£100, and set both regular top-up amounts and warnings to prompt you when your account is low.

The cashless payment system will be provided by Nifty Entries, who maintain our current online club membership system. They also provide similar cashless training payments systems to other clubs, on the same basis of only paying for the sessions that you attend, from your own account.

Why are we doing this?

Cash payments require club volunteers to make regular deposits at the bank, with practical and security implications. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has brought the added risk of disease transmission in handling cash, which fewer members have readily available as card and online payments become more popular.

What other differences will I see?

None – except you will not need to carry cash to track and field sessions! Once your account is topped up, just turn up at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village track and register as usual. There are no hidden fees payable by members, so the amount you currently pay for each training session will remain the same; if there are any longer-term fee increases, members will be notified well in advance.

We are aware that it will take time for everyone to get used to this system, so we will do our best to ensure that it is implemented with the best interests of club members at heart.

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