Club vest update

We know it’s been a while so apologies if you thought we’d forgotten! A lot’s happened behind the scenes and we hope to bring you the new vest as soon as possible. Since the final design was chosen last year, a couple of well-established UK suppliers were approached to produce samples, which were tested for weight, quality and colour matching.

One of the suppliers had a slightly superior product, so the vest design team worked with this supplier to embellish the design a bit to produce something original and distinctive which we were hoping to deliver by the end of 2016. Β This is what the team came up with – nice isn’t it?

west cheshire new vest

Unfortunately neither supplier was able to produce the right indigo purple colour used in the new logo and website, so we had to start again and look elsewhere.

This lead us to start talking to a new supplier, based in Warrington, who’ll have a sample vest to look at in the next few weeks – fingers crossed. They can potentially supply us with loads of other branded stuff too, like hoodies and training tops, in the future when they’ve got the vest right. That’s a long way off yet though.

If you’ve competed in any capacity for the club last season, or are currently in your first year of competition with us, your new vest will be free, and must be worn. We don’t want athletes competing in the old vest. Β Bring your old one to the track office and we’ll swap it for you – completely free.

We’ll let you know when you can do that. In the meantime, please continue to use the current vest.

Any questions, please let us know.

West Cheshire Athletic Club Newsletter

20th January 2017

There will be a special club-vest update newsletter this week too.
MEDAL HAT-TRICK AT SHEFFIELD
Katie Clarke, George Hyde and Ethan Milligan produced impressive podium performances at Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport Arena.
Katie secured an under 20 ladies gold medal in her first-ever competitive indoor appearance after clocking 10 minutes 52.52 seconds, just outside her outdoor 3,000m personal best time.
George celebrated an emphatic under 17 men’s shot put victory, hitting 15.49m to finish more than two metres clear of his nearest rival, and Ethan cleared 1-85m for a silver medal in the under 20 men’s high jump competition.
Katie Clarke - 3000m George Hyde at Sheffield Ethan Milligan Northern U20s silver medal

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
Our annual club presentation evening will be held at Whitby Sports and Social Club, Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, on Friday, February 3, 2017.
Tickets are being sold priced Β£6 each from the track office.

WOMEN IN FRAME AT BASCHURCH
Anest Muller, Ellie Robinson and Pam Ackroyd combined to earn West Cheshire AC ladies third team position at the latest round of the North Wales Cross Country League.
Anest posted 25:41 for ninth place at Baschurch, near Shrewsbury, ahead of Ellie (25th in 27:54), and Pam (44th in 30:25), while Dave Alexander clocked 33:30 for 13th spot in the men’s race ahead of Andrew Clague (45th in 37:15).

West Cheshire AC Ladies at Baschurch

HELPERS NEEDED
We’ve been invited to man a stall at a volunteer fair on Thursday, January 26, at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall (10am-12 noon).

We’ve also been asked by local schools to help out at their indoor sportshall athletics competitions. Volunteers are needed for the Chester Primary Schools Fixtures at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Wednesday, February 1 (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm), and on Thursday, February 2 (10am-12 noon).
Ellesmere Port and Neston Schools require our help at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Friday, February 3, and Helsby & Frodsham Schools need helpers for their fixture at Frodsham Sports Centre, on Thursday, January 26.
If you can help at either, please email: [email protected] asap.

IAN LEADS CLUB CHARGE AT HELSBY HALF
Ian Gloyne Phillips headed our intrepid contingent home at Helsby’s Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, rounding the 13.1 miles course in a new personal best time of 81 minutes 49 seconds, ahead of Dan Mitchell (85:50), Andrew Clague (86:38), and Richard Hayes (87:02).
Chris Palmer achieved a new personal best of 88:02, ahead of Everest adventurer Alex Staniforth who posted 88:09, Neil Webster (personal best of 90:21), Wullie McGarrell (90:32), Luke Ellis (90:51), Joe Foy (90:58), Andy Carter (91:53), Andy Dawe (91:58), and Rob Freeman (94:22).
Keely Smith was the club’s first lady home, posting 98:45, ahead of Rob Boggild (personal best of 1:41:03), Richard Hunt (personal best of 1:45:09), Lisa Davies (1:45:53), Clare Mallon (1:49:23), Peter Smith (1:53:06), Angela Tegg (personal best of 1:53:12), Julian Tegg (1:53:14), Brian Beattie (1:57:46), and Sarah Hughes (2:07:53).

OLIVIA STARS IN THE STATES
Olivia Montez-Brown has started the year on a winning note.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club multi-eventer, who is a student at Augustana University in America, has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.
Olivia broke the university record in the long jump at the MSU Alumni Open Meeting and won the 60m hurdles with a new personal best time of 8.76 seconds, as well as finishing fifth in the high jump.

Olivia Montez Brown
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Sunday, January 22 – North West Sportshall Athletics League Finals, at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, (10am start for under 11s, and 2pm start for under 13s and under 15s).
Sunday, January 22 – Borders Road Running League, at Deeside (11am start). More info: http://www.bordersleague.org.uk/fixtures/
Tuesday, January 24 – Chester Schools Year 8 Boys & Girls Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Blacon High School (4pm).
Thursday, January 26 – Chester Schools Year 7 Boys & Girls Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Chester Catholic High School (4pm).
Thursday, January 26 – Helsby & Frodsham Primary Schools Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Frodsham Leisure Centre.
Saturday, January 28 – Northern Cross Country Championships, at Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot.
Sunday, January 29 – Manchester Indoor Track & Field Open Competition, Sport City.

 

West Cheshire Athletic Club Newsletter 13th January 2017

DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES
Our annual club presentation evening will be held at Whitby Sports and Social Club, Dunkirk Lane, Ellesmere Port, on Friday, February 3, 2017.
Get your tickets from the Stanney Track Office at Β£6 each.

COUNTY BOUNTY AT BIRCHWOOD
Carys Roberts and Dave Alexander grabbed title victories at the Cheshire County Cross Country Championships.
Carys celebrated success in the under 11 girls race at Birchwood Forest Park, Warrington, with a time of nine minutes 25 seconds, and was supported by Georgina Duffey (ninth in 10:11) and Jessica Lark (24th in 11:06) to earn team bronze medals, backed up by Martha Willetts who clocked 11:22.
Dave won the over-45 men’s crown after clocking 42 minutes 28 seconds, and he spearheaded the veteran men to team silver medals thanks to Richard Hayes (eighth in 45:26), Andrew Clague (10th in 48:21), and John Parlevliet (15th in 49:57), backed up by Philip Woodley (39th in 50:53), and Peter Smith (92nd in 62:48).
Lucia Pyne (12:31), Imogen Pughe (12:46), and Sophie Grainger (13:03) teamed up to earn us silver medals in the under 13 girls race, backed up by Jodi Bemand (14:25), Lily Harwood (14:33), Abigail Cartwright (14:39), and Grace Scott (16:57).
Sisters Katie and Issy Clarke secured bronze medals in their under 20 and under 17 womens events, with Katie clocking 27:41, and Issy posting 18:04, ahead of Beth McMahon (21:25).
Ethan Greenland (24:00), Christy Mageean (24:56), and Jac Goodall (25:17) earned under 17 men’s team bronze medals and they were backed up by Dave Dentith (27:05), Tristan McFarlane (27:07), Matthew McDonnell (27:22), Patrick Tait (29:27), and Adam Carlile (29:47). Well done all
RESULTS LINK: cheshireaa.com/Results/XCC/2017/Cheshire%20XCC%20Forest%20Park,%20Warrington%20-%20Sat-7-Jan-2017.pdf

LAURA BLASTS PATH TO TITLE
Laura Turley won the senior womens 60m title with a new personal best time of 8.04 seconds at the North Wales Championships held at Deeside. Brilliant stuff Laura – well done.

LONDON BOUND
We’d like to congratulate club officials Sheila Whitta and Alan Morris who’ve both been chosen as officials for the World Track & Field Championships and IPC Track & Field Championships at London in August.

WE NEED YOU!
We’ve been asked by local schools to help out at their indoor sportshall athletics competitions.
Volunteers are needed for the Chester Primary Schools Fixtures at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Wednesday, February 1 (10am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm), and on Thursday, February 2 (10am-12 noon).
Ellesmere Port and Neston Schools require our help at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Friday, February 3, and Helsby & Frodsham Schools need helpers for their fixture at Frodsham Sports Centre, on Thursday, January 26.
If anyone is available to help please email Dennis at: [email protected]

SEASONS BESTS AT FOR ABI AND EWAN
Abigail Pawlett posted under 15 girls 200m (26.97 seconds), 60m hurdles (9.48), and long jump (5.04m) season’s bests at the Manchester Indoor Open Meeting, while Ewan Bradley clocked a new under 17 mens 60m hurdles personal best of 9.46 seconds.
RESULTS: thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=185700

ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Entries are now being accepted for the Essar Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race b on Wednesday, April 12.
More details: westcheshireac.co.uk

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Saturday, January 14 – Manchester Area Cross Country League, at Kenworthy Woods, Wythenshawe. More info: http://maccl.co.uk/venues/
Saturday, January 14 – North Wales Senior Cross Country League, at Walford College, Baschurch, near Shrewsbury, (2pm start). More info: http://www.northwalesxc.com/fixturesvenues.htm
Saturday & Sunday, January 14/15 – Northern Indoor Under 17, Under 20 & Senior Track & Field Championships, at Sheffield.
Sunday, January 15 – Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, at Helsby, 10.30am start.
Sunday, January 22 – North West Sportshall Athletics League Final, at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes.
Sunday, January 22 – Borders Road Running League, at Deeside (11am start). More info: http://www.bordersleague.org.uk/fixtures/
Tuesday, January 24 – Chester Schools Year 8 Boys & Girls Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Chester Catholic High.
Thursday, January 26 – Chester Schools Year 7 Boys & Girls Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Chester Catholic High.
Thursday, January 26 – Helsby & Frodsham Primary Schools Sportshall Athletics Competition, at Frodsham Leisure Centre.
Saturday, January 28 – Northern Cross Country Championships, at Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot.
Sunday, January 29 – Manchester Indoor Track & Field Open Competition, Sport City.

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