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| News January - March 2011 |
| Thursday 31st March 2011: A poster for the Centenary Dinner at the Lawn on 24th September is now available, as is a booking form for places at the dinner. |
| Tuesday 29th March 2011: Shireen Timmis reports on the recent European Vets Indoors Championships in Ghent, Belgium. |
| Wednesday 23rd March 2011: Andy Grimwood has updated the LWAC Road Runners League tables following the Newton's Fraction Half Marathon. |
| Tuesday 22nd March 2011: Coaches meeting - 30th March - Victoria Pub meeting room from 7pm onwards. All coaches and team managers welcome. |
| Sunday 20th March 2011: Membership subscriptions were due in November
2010. This is a list of all those who, according to our records, have not yet
paid. Please refer to this reminder letter for details of how to pay. Please also be aware that the late payment fee of £10 for subs not paid before 13th March 2011 should be included on all payments from now on. |
| Wednesday 16th March 2011: Help Required at Athletics Matches
- We are very short of parents and volunteers to assist with the many athletics matches LWAC will be competing in this season.
These competitions can only take place with the goodwill of many people who give up there time for free to help stage them.
We would like to urge as many of you as possible to get involved, no previous experience is necessary and training will be given where required.
We are short of Track and Field Officials and Assistants, Timekeepers and Hurdles Stewards for the Lincolnshire League (10th and 17th April), National Young Athlete League (8th May, 22 May, 5th June and 19th June) and Northern League Meetings (on 7th May, 4th June, 3rd July and 14th August).
Even if you can only help out on one or two of these dates it would be appreciated. We also require volunteers to run a tuck shop for the first two Lincs league meetings that we are hosting at Yarborough. If you can assist with any of these roles (even in a limited capacity), we would be very pleased to hear from you. Please contact our Officials Secretary, Marie Phillips, or leave your name at the information point in the Sports Hub on any club night. |
| Tuesday 15th March 2011: A
fluorescent jacket owned by Charlotte Bacon from Larry's group has
gone missing tonight. It was among the jackets handed to Larry before the warm-down, but could not be found afterwards.
It has got her name in it, as well as an entry form for the '10k' (Primary School version), in the pocket. If anyone has picked it up by mistake, or it is found it in the hut, could you please tell Charlotte's dad by email. |
| Thursday 10th March 2011: Track Restrictions on Tuesday 15th March - The track is currently being treated to remove moss and lichen growth. Unfortunately, Active Nation have informed us that there may be no access to large areas of the track on Tuesday evening as a period of time must elapse before the track is re-usable. If possible the track will remain open but large areas may be coned off. This may also be the case on the Thursday session but hopefully full access may be available by then. Active Nation have apologised for the inconvenience but the treatment takes several days and they have tried to minimise disruption to our club. Your assistance in keeping off the affected areas during this period would be appreciated. |
| Wednesday 9th March 2011: LWAC Team Entries For Lincs League Matches 1 and 2
- In order to assist our team managers for the Lincs League (Denise Timmis and Lee Martin), we require all athletes to pre-enter there
preferred events and pay their required match fee up front by Thursday 31st March latest.
This will give the team managers time to put up a team sheet on the hub notice board and website the week before the first event.
This may seem very formal but it is necessary because of the League's insistence
that, at each meeting, no more than 4 athletes can compete per age
group per event for age U13 upwards (if we have more than 4 in an event then every athlete
in that age group/event will be disqualified and no performances will be recorded).
In the case where we get more than 4 athletes entered for a particular event, then this gives the team managers and coaches time to allocate events as fairly as
possible over the two matches and submit team sheets in advance.
Coaches and athletes can register their preferred events with the information officer in the Sports Hub along with payment. Entries will only be accepted on the day at the discretion of the Team Managers into events where spaces are available. |
| Wednesday 9th March 2011: Please note that Linda and Larry's group has a waiting list for those wishing to join. All enquiries should be directed towards Odette Read. |
| Monday 7th March 2011: Photos of Saturday's Inter-Counties XC Championships at Cofton Park, Birmingham are now available, courtesy of Adi Royle. |
| Sunday 6th March 2011: Results of last weekend's Lincs XC League match 4 at Hubbards Hills are now available, as are the League's end of season results. |
| Sunday 6th March 2011: Chris Boneham has produced further information for this year's Lincs T&F League matches. |
| Friday 4th March 2011: Social Evening - Saturday 12th March - A pre-season drink from 8pm in the Adam and Eve pub at the top of Lindum Hill. Organised by parents of the Junior Sprint Group - all are welcome. |
| Friday 4th March 2011: Rob Lewis reports on the BMAF Indoors Championships at Lee Valley and the East Midlands Mini-Marathon trials at Holme Pierrepoint. |
| Thursday 3rd March 2011: Further details of the centenary dinner are now available. It will be held at the Lawns in Lincoln on Saturday 24th September. There will be a 3-course meal with a disco/band and a guest speaker. For those aged 16 and over. More details to follow... |
| Monday 28th February 2011: Information about this year's Wolds Dash series in Louth is now available. |
| Sunday 27th February 2011: Photos of today's Lincs XC League Match 4 at Hubbards Hills are now available, courtesy of Adi Royle. |
| Thursday 24th February 2011: The programme and parking arrangements for Sunday 27th February's re-arranged Lincs XC League Match 4 at Hubbards Hills in Louth is now available. |
| Wednesday 23rd February 2011: Due to VAT and supplier cost increases, there has been a subsequent increase in the price of the personalised track jackets. The kit form has been adjusted to reflect the new prices. |
| Tuesday 22nd February 2011: Rob Lewis reports on Saturday's National XC Championships at Alton Towers. |
| Monday 21st February 2011: Photos of Saturday's National XC Championships at Alton Towers are now available, courtesy of Adi Royle. |
| Monday 21st February 2011: A reminder that Linda & Larry's group and the 515club will not be training this week. |
| Sunday 20th February 2011: The LWAC committee have recently been approached by a local charity set up to help talented young people in the local area achieve their potential. The charity is called The Adam Gibbons Sports Foundation. They have raised over £50,000 and over £5,000 has so far been donated to help talented young sports people. The foundation are requesting suitable applicants to apply for assistance. Please have a look at their web site for details. |
| Friday 18th February 2011: Membership subscriptions were due in November 2010.
This
is a list of all those who, according to our records, have not yet
paid. Please refer to this reminder letter for details of how to pay. Please also be aware that a late payment fee of £10 will be charged if subs are not paid before 13th March 2011. |
| Wednesday 16th February 2011: Possible Pole Vault coaching session - 6th March - Local jumps coach Eric Frost has offered to put on a Pole Vault coaching event at Yarborough on Sunday 6th March if enough people are interested. This would be especially beneficial to novices and young athletes willing to try this event for LWAC at our National Young Athlete League fixtures. If you are interested in this great opportunity please pass on your details to secretary@lwac.org.uk as soon as possible. |
| Wednesday 16th February 2011: According to Steve Moore of England Athletics, Lincoln Wellington AC is now the largest club in the East Midlands, based on number of members. |
| Wednesday 16th February 2011: The Lincolnshire squad for the Inter-Counties XC at Cofton Park in Birmingham on 5th March has been announced. Selected athletes will be receiving letters from County team managers via their clubs. If any selected athlete is unable to attend in Birmingham, they should contact the team managers as soon as possible to allow reserves to be offered the chance to compete. |
| Monday 14th February 2011: IMPS Junior Sprint Group - the indoor session on Tuesday 15th February is cancelled due to lack of hall availability. A track session will now take place instead. All athletes are requested to make sure they are wearing suitably warm attire for an outdoor session. |
| Monday 14th February 2011: Andy Grimwood has updated the LWAC Road Runners League tables following the Stamford 30k. |
| Monday 14th February 2011: 2011 County Track & Field Championships - LWAC Club Entry - Anyone wishing to compete for LWAC in this year's County T&F Championships must complete the attached proforma with their details and events. Blank forms can also be picked up from the Sports Hub on any Tuesday or Thursday evening. Completed forms can be handed into to the Sports Hub Information Officer on any club night complete with entry fee of £1.50 per event. Alternatively post to LWAC County Championship Club Entries, 58 Station Road, Branston, Lincoln, LN4 1LH. Note that entries must be received by 14th April at the latest. No entries will be processed without payment, please make cheques payable to LWAC. |
| Monday 14th February 2011: Lost property - a pair of trainers were found near the start of the Cleethorpes Beach Races. They were size 7, black and grey. If you believe that they may be yours, please contact David Roberts. |
| Saturday 12th February 2011: Directions to Alton Towers - We have been advised that the Sat Nav postcode for the National XC at Alton Towers should be ST10 4DB and that Sat Navs should be set to 'main routes' or 'fastest route' but NOT shortest route as this may take you to a farm! |
| Thursday 10th February 2011: The 2011 Lincolnshire Track and Field Championships will take place in Grantham on 14th/15th May 2011. A list of events and provisional timetable are available. LWAC members should enter via the club. Further details of this will be available soon. |
| Wednesday 9th February 2011: Rob Lewis reports on a busy weekend for LWAC athletes, with the Schools International Indoor meeting in Glasgow, the BUCS XC Championships in Birmingham, and the Anglian Schools XC in Corby. |
| Wednesday 9th February 2011: Mary Johnson has produced an information sheet and entry form for a Sportshall Team Pairs competition to be held at Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham on Sunday 13th March. |
| Wednesday 9th February 2011: Shireen Timmis has somewhat belatedly found some photos from the Northern League promotion playoff match last August. Click here to see the photos. |
| Monday 7th February 2011: How to Stage an Athletics Meeting - Our Club President, Terry Timmis, is holding a short course in the above subject for members of Active Nation's staff on Saturday 12th February in the Sports Hub, starting at 12noon. This is aimed primarily at gearing up the Sports Centre staff to assist us with hosting athletics meetings with the forthcoming Lincolnshire League and Northern League fixtures in mind. The course is also open to all LWAC members who wish to attend, free of charge. Please register your interest with the information officer in the Sports Hub on either club night this week if you wish to participate. |
| Sunday 6th February 2011: Dates for this season's Lincs Track & Field League meetings have now been agreed. Meeting 1 will see a long-awaited return to Yarborough, Lincoln on 10th April and meeting 2 is also at Lincoln on 17th April. Meeting 3 will be at Grantham on 4th September and meeting 4 is also at Grantham on 11th September. Further information, including event lists and timetables will be made available as soon as they have been prepared. |
| Saturday 5th February 2011: Results from today's BUCS Cross Country championships in Birmingham and Northern Masters Indoor championships in Sheffield are now online. |
| Thursday 3rd February 2011: Outdoor Footwear in Sports Hub - We have received a request from Active Nation to ensure that all muddy footwear is removed prior to entering the Sports Hub. This follows complaints about mud deposited in the corridor and also smeared up changing room walls following our club night on Tuesday. Coaches are requested to remind their athletes to remove muddy footwear and, of course, spikes prior to entering the hub. |
| Wednesday 2nd February 2011: There are still places left on the First Aid Course to be run on Saturday 5th February from 1000 to 1200 in the Sports Hub. All coaches need to be First Aid trained. If you would like to attend, please give your name to Alison Dale as soon as possible. LWAC is paying for these places on the course. |
| Wednesday 2nd February 2011: There will be no Throws Group training session this Saturday (5th February). |
| Wednesday 2nd February 2011: Linda & Larry's group and the 515club will not be training during the forthcoming half-term week (w/c 21st February). |
| Sunday 30th January 2011: Rob Lewis reports on yesterday's Northern XC Championships in Sunderland. |
| Sunday 30th January 2011: Photos of yesterday's Northern XC Championships in Sunderland are now available, courtesy of Adi Royle. |
| Sunday 30th January 2011: Andy Grimwood has updated the LWAC Road Runners League tables following the Ferriby 10. |
| Sunday 30th January 2011: Results of yesterday's Northern XC Championships in Sunderland are now available. |
| Tuesday 25th January 2011: Shireen Timmis reports on the recent Northern Indoor Championships in Sheffield. |
| Tuesday 25th January 2011: The Throws Group's Saturday morning session has re-started, commencing at 10am. |
| Sunday 23rd January 2011: It is with sadness that we report on the website the death of Mr Frank Bauckham, aged 91, Life Member of LWAC. Frank was a member of the Club for many years, and our thoughts go to his wife and family. |
| Sunday 23rd January 2011: Well done to all of the LWAC athletes who took part in the North of England Indoor Championships last weekend in Sheffield. Shireen Timmis is producing a report. |
| Saturday 22nd January 2011: Congratulations to Lydia Chamberlin, who will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in a Combined Events international against France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic and the Netherlands in Rheims, France on 29th & 30th January. Best wishes and good luck from all at Wellington. |
| Saturday 22nd January 2011: There will be a First Aid Course run on Saturday 5th February from 1000 to 1200 in the Sports Hub. There are 12 places available on the course. If you would like to attend, please give your name to Alison Dale. Please remember we do need to have a certain number of First Aiders in the club. LWAC is paying for these places on the course. |
| Thursday 20th January 2011: Northern XC Coach - Saturday 29th January - A club coach is available for the Northern XC championships at Herrington Park Sunderland. The coach will leave Yarborough Leisure Centre at 7.15am prompt. This is open to all athletes, parents, coaches, supporters and officials. Cost is £10 per person (payable on the day) plus £5 for each additional family member. To guarantee a place on the bus, please reserve your seats on the bus list which will be posted on the club notice board in the Sports Hub up until 7.45pm on Thursday 27th. We are pleased to welcome several members of Boston & District AC who will be joining us for the trip. The coach currently has 38 seats reserved out of 55, due to the expensive hire costs we would encourage as many people as possible to reserve seats on the coach to keep our expenses to a minimum. |
| Friday 14th January 2011: It is with sadness that we must report that Mrs Norman (Mari Phillips' mum) passed away recently. Mr & Mrs Norman have supported the club for many years and Mr Norman was the club's Treasurer for many years. Our thoughts are with Mr Norman and family at this time. The funeral arrangements are as follows:- Wednesday 19th January at 11am at Our Lady's Church, Laughton Way, Lincoln. |
| Wednesday 12th January 2011: Rob Lewis reports on Sunday's County XC Championships at Riseholme. |
| Wednesday 12th January 2011: Results of Sunday's County XC Championships at Riseholme are now available. Championship badges and Lincs League medals will be awarded at the rescheduled Lincs XC League match which will take place at Hubbards Hills in Louth on Sunday 27th February. |
| Monday 10th January 2011: An excellent performance by Lydia Chamberlin in Sheffield yesterday saw her become the Senior English and Northern Indoor Combined Events champion. Well done Lydia! |
| Monday 10th January 2011: Thank you to everyone who helped get the cross country meeting organised this weekend. Again we were blessed with the weather and had a fantastic turn out. |
| Monday 10th January 2011: Photos of yesterday's County XC Championships at Riseholme are now available, courtesy of Adi Royle. |
| Sunday 9th January 2011: LWAC member Mike Barnaby has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 'For services to Visually Impaired People in Lincolnshire and Overseas'. Congratulations Mike for an honour that is richly deserved. |
| Saturday 8th January 2011: Congratulations to Denise Timmis, who is celebrating a rather special birthday today. I can't disclose her age, but let's just say that she is half way to getting a telegram from the Queen. |
| Thursday 6th January 2011: The chip run for Larry and Linda's group has been re-arranged for Thursday 27th January. |
| Thursday 6th January 2011: Attention all coaches - Message from Alison Dale, Club Welfare Officer. Please ensure that all athletes of all ages who leave the track for training runs wear reflective clothing. This is not only for their own safety but that of others and, as a coach, this is your responsibility. If one of your athletes were involved in an accident and not in reflective clothing, your insurance may well be invalid. |
| Thursday 6th January 2011: Rob Lewis looks back on the 2010 UK rankings and looks forward to Sunday's County XC Championships. |
| Tuesday 4th January 2011:
The track at Yarborough is closed tonight, but the Sports Hub is
open. Training arrangements for tonight are as follows:- * Rob's Group - meet on grass area behind track * Linda and Larry's Group - tba * Gary's Group - meet in the Sports Hub * Junior Sprint Group - training in the West Hall at Yarborough School * Senior Sprint Group - training cancelled * Dave's Group - meet in the Sports Hub * Throws Group - training cancelled * Mark's Group - tba * Road Group - training as usual |
| Monday 3rd January 2011: Northern Cross Country Championship Entries
- LWAC Entries recieved have now been processed. The final list of entered athletes is as follows:- Male U13 Declan Dickinson, Joe Shuttleworth U15 Haran Dunderdale, Dylan Love, Joe Wilkinson U17 Adam Baker, Harry Baxter, Anthony Read, Sam Shuttleworth U20 Shane Robinson, Ryan Stevenson, Tom Straw, Ronny Wilson Sen Les Ball, Darren Dickenson, Tom Doe, Dan Hogg, Jon Hughes, Ian Kimpton, Paul Samways, Aaron Scott, George Shuttleworth, Josh Stone Female U13 Laura Wilkinson U15 Abbie Donnelly, Bo Haywood, Rhiannon Philps, Lucy Read, Catrina Thomas, Rebekah Ward U17 Megan Ball, Laura Donnelly, Sheridan McWilliam, Libbie Read U20 Sophie Cowper, Rochelle Harrison, Gemma Selwood, Hester Talbot, Lara Thomas Sen Natalie Farrow, Harriet Johnson, Rachel Nathan Please can outstanding payments of £5 per U20/Senior athlete or £4 per U13/15/17 athlete be made to the information officer in the Sports Hub on any club night. Good luck to all who have entered. Transport: There is a possibility that a bus may be laid on for this event depending on interest. If you wish to use a bus please can you indicate your interest on a bus list which will be posted on the notice board in the sports hub or with the information officer. A decision will be made in the next two weeks based on numbers interested. Usual costs will apply of £10 per person (payable on the day) plus £5 for each additional family member (team managers, coaches and officials travel free). |
| Monday 3rd January 2011: National Cross Country Championship Entries
- LWAC Entries received have now been processed. The final list of entered athletes is as follows:- Male U13 Liam Brotherton, Joe Shuttleworth U15 Haran Dunderdale, Dylan Love, Joe Wilkinson U17 Adam Baker, Harry Baxter, Matt Bee, Anthony Read, Sam Shuttleworth U20 Shane Robinson, Ryan Stevenson, Tom Straw, Ronny Wilson Sen Les Ball, Tom Doe, Dan Hogg, Ian Kimpton, Paul Samways, Aaron Scott, George Shuttleworth, Josh Stone Female U13 Laura Wilkinson U15 Abbie Donnelly, Bo Haywood, Rhiannon Philps, Lucy Read, Catrina Thomas, Emma Tonner, Rebekah Ward U17 Megan Ball, Laura Donnelly, Sheridan McWilliam, Libbie Read U20 Sophie Cowper, Rochelle Harrison, Gemma Selwood, Hester Talbot, Lara Thomas Sen Natalie Farrow, Harriet Johnson, Rachel Nathan, Lucinda Pitcher Please can outstanding payments of £6 per athlete be made to the information officer in the Sports Hub on any club night. Good luck to all who have entered. |
| Saturday 1st January 2011: parkruns are weekly free timed 5k runs, run every Saturday at 9am.
They are open to everyone and are safe and easy to take part in.
All parkrun events take place in traffic-free parkland surroundings and people of every ability are encouraged to take part; from those taking their first steps in running to Olympians; from juniors to those with more experience; all are welcome.
There is no pressure to go fast or even to run - times vary from 14 minutes to about 60
minutes. parkrun is a great way to get into running or just to measure your performance on a regular basis. There are no parkruns yet in Lincolnshire, but there are runs in Hull, Sheffield and Leicester, and more are being started all of the time. To take part, all you need to do is register once at www.parkrun.com, print off your barcode and take it with you to each run. You then just line up at the start and run. After you finish, you will be given a position tag; you then get it and your parkrun barcode scanned. Results for each event will be available on Saturday afternoon. That's all there is to it. If you need any more information, go to the parkrun website or speak to Simon Kimpton. |
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