Clubhouse Improvement Project

Many members will know that our Clubhouse HQ in Coulsdon has been suffering from a number of leaks in the roof, which is now over 100 years old and in desperate need of replacement. We have received various quotes, which are too much for the club's finances to handle alone. Therefore we have launched a Crowd Funding bid to try and raise the money towards this project. At the same time we will install insulation and lighting and heating switches to save on our energy use.

We have also been receiving complaints from our users and members about the kitchen, and this something else we would love to replace not only for our events and users, but also our upcoming 150th Anniversary Celebrations. This work can’t be done until the roof has been replaced.

The Crowd funding process works by getting between 100 and 150 pledges from members or local people in the area. Once we reach this target, it feeds into the larger funders such as the Mayor’s Fund or GLL who look at projects on the Spacehive platform to check out projects that are wanted by the local community. If they see lots of pledges, they may pledge themselves. They have funding that can go towards Community projects.

We are therefore now asking members to publicise this project as much as possible and make a pledge to the project. This doesn’t have to be a large amount (as little as £2), as numbers are the most important thing. We need to hit a target of 100 to 150 pledges to attract the larger backers.

Please click on the image below to look at the project in more detail, and make a pledge.

It works like PayPal or Just Giving, through a process called Go Cardless, however nothing is taken from your account unless the full target amount is reached.

The decision as to whether we will be considered for funding will be made after 17th June 2019.

News

August news

Some good performances at the South of England  U13/U15/U17 Track and Field Championships over the weekend at the Julie Rose Stadium Ashford.

Gabriella Thoburn won a silver medal in the U15 girls high jump with a jump of 1.60m.

Tom Harmer ran a huge personal best in the final of the U13 boys 800m finishing 3rd and taking the bronze medal in 2.17.61. Mason Owusu-Dellimore reached the final of both the U15 boys 100m and 200m finishing 7th in the 100m in 12.19 and 5th in the 200m in 23.93. Deji Bello also reached the final of the U15 boys 200m and finished 6th in 24.11. Felix Vaughan was 5th in the final of the U17 boys 1500m running 4.15.88 and Conrad Norman was 9th in the final of the U15 boys 1500m running 4.34.18.

There were some excellent performances by our seniors in the final Southern Athletic League fixture of the season and the team finished 2nd behind the hosts Basingstoke. 

SAL Meeting 4. 13th July Kingsmeadow

Graham Morris reports:

We had a strong turnout for the 4th Southern League match of the season which saw us winning a match for the first time at this level and giving us a fighting chance of avoiding relegation. Compared to recent matches we achieved far more wins and PB’s and were competitive in virtually every event so well done to all.                                                   

Again, a good cross section of ages with several athletes making their debut. In good weather conditions we started with another double win in the 400m hurdles with Richard Morris clearly winning the A Race and Simon Manning the B with a storming finish (and uk ranking time). Simon then got another win in the B 110 hurdles with Richard 2nd in the A. The flat 400 saw another double win with Richard in the A and Gon Declercq in the B. The returning Peter Shodipe then equalled his PB in winning the 100 in the A race and Simon nobly helping out again by coming second in the B. In the 200 Peter came 3rd and newcomer Tyrell Medley having already impressed in a non-scoring 100 had a great win in the B race (23.4). Moving up the distances we had an excellent debut from Felix Vaughan in coming second in the 800 A in a PB of 2.009 (so very close to breaking 2m and a great result) and Owen Waite making his debut coming 4th in the B race. Further new debutants the Harrison twins then came 4th & 3rd in the A&B 1500 both in PB’s (4.196 and 4.236). Joe Croft impressively won the 3000 A with Billy Casserley 2nd in B.

A good performance from all our male throwers with Tom Bullen possibly the pick in winning the A discus, 2nd’s in A shot and B javelin and 3rd in B hammer. Nathan Fergus backed this up by winning the B discus and 2nd in the B shot with Ben Myburgh 3rd in the A Hammer. In the jumps we had several debutants alongside the usual stalwarts.  Leo Neiro made his senior debut in winning the A long jump in a new PB of 5.89. with Darren Brown repeating that position in the B event. Darren also took 3rd in A triple jump, with Simon Manning adding to his points with 2nd’s in B triple and high jumps and 4th in A pole vault. Marcus Romilly also 4th in B in a Pb of 1.95m                                                                                                                       

 For the women  Megan French had another busy day on the track suffering a split decision in the the 100 A that placed her 2nd and then getting 3rds in both the 200 and a competitive 400 A. April James Welch repeating this in the B. Jade Brown ran two PB’s in coming 2nd in the 100 (13.6) & 3rd in the 200(28) and Rami Wedderburn got PB’s in the nonscoring 100 and 200 (in 14.0 and 29.3). Abigai Kingston came 3rd in the A 400m hurdles, with Lyn Skinner 3rd in the B race despite trying to destroy one of the hurdles on the way round. In the 800 April James Welch came 3rd in the A race with Jo Vickers 2nd in the B. We then had double firsts in the 1500 with Amy Billip (PB 55.4) and Katie Mooney. In the 5000 1st & 2nd and two further PB’s for Wendy James (17.48.4) and Sophie Wiles (21.44) in the respective A & B events. Mary and Lyn also got 1st & 2nd in the steeplechase despite April needing to stop to tie a shoelace. In the field our throwers did well again with Joana Barnaby 2nd in both A shot and discus and then winning B javelin in a new PB (24.71). Frankie Evans took a 1st in the B discus and 3rd in B hammer, with Sadia Kabeya 2nd. Ella Price took 2nd in A javelin and on another busy day also came 2nd in B long jump, 4th in A Triple jump & 3rd in B high jump. Another debutant Francesca Pires came 2nd in the A long jump with a PB of 4.60.

Finally, we came 2nd and 3rd in the women’s and men’s 4x100 relays. The mixed 4x400 is a great idea and also provided great excitement. A slightly scary start for Megan being the only female on the first lap and against a 49 second runner. She didn’t panic and with strong performances from Amy, Gon and Richard at the end our A team only just failed to snatch the win having come from 3rd place on the last lap. The B team with athletes more used to shorter or longer distances then bravely coming 3rd in the B race. Special mention for Simon who after a relaxing last match (only 7 events!) put in a great all-round show finishing with 8 events completed and numerous valuable points earned.  A number of excellent debuts also bodes well for future matches although we still need a strong turnout for the last match to ensure we keep clear of relegation.                                         

Young Athletes' News

There have been some excellent performances by our athletes who were chosen to represent Surrey in the recent Inter-Counties events. On the 14th July at the Julie Rose Stadium Ashford, Tom Bullen won the shot putting 13.71m, and threw a season’s best in the discus to finish second with a throw of 42.28m.

On the 21st July at Chelmsford in the U17 event Amanda Obijiaku won the 100m in 12.31 and the 200m in 25.41. Felix Vaughan won the 1500m in a new personal best of 4.05.03 and Harley Norman was 3rd in 4.13.18. Katie Mooney in an event which is new to her was 3rd in the 3000m in 11.29.33.

On the 27th July in the U13 event Joseph Hunt had an amazing race just managing to win the A 1500m with a great finish in 4.37.91 and his brother Jacob convincingly won the B race in 4.43.87. Tate Williams won the B shot with a new personal best of 10.29. Tom Harmer was 4th in the discus with a new personal best of 21.02 and then went on to win the non-scoring 800m race in 2.19.99.

Congratulations to all our athletes for their performances.

In the very competitive Ebbisham boys league we hosted the final match of the season at Track Coulsdon on the 14th July and our boys put on a tremendous show to finish 2nd and so ensure that we stay in Division 1 for next season. It really has been the closest competition with the final positions in the league uncertain till the final match. There were around 300 youngsters taking part so it was very busy. A big thank you to all who helped the event run so smoothly.

We hosted the first Super 8 match of the season at Track Coulsdon on the 28th July. A very good turnout for our club with around 60 youngsters competing and some very good performances. Thanks again to all who helped and to Richard for taking the photos which are on the gallery.

SAL Meeting 3. 15th June Uxbridge.

The 3rd Southern League match of the season was probably the most competitive so far, including both the top and third teams and ultimately saw us just ending up in last place by two points. A stronger overall team than the previous match, with a good range of ages, and experience, but we were still missing some key competitors in some events and windy conditions didn’t help. There was an excellent atmosphere, however and everybody put in a good shift. We rely heavily on such efforts and people stretching their comfort zone by entering other than their main events. 
Full results are now on the power of 10 website.                                     
On the men’s track side we started with a clear win in the 400 hurdles by Richard Morris, who unbeaten this year, even eased up to save some energy for a busy afternoon. He then ran a new PB (51.9) in winning the 400m flat with Charlie Goriup also winning the B race and then Richard won his third individual race, a competitive 110 hurdles, on the line. Charlie Goriup kindly helped out by also running rather shorter sprints than usual coming 4th in both 100 and 200 A races, with Samuel Opoku, making his debut, coming 4th in the B races. We also had 4th places in the A 1500 & 5000 for Paul Prothero and Alex Lynn in the 800 and then bravely trying the 2000m steeplechase for the first time, another 4th. In the B races another 4th for Mark Dudgeon in the 1500, but a win for Joel Wiles in the 5000.  Simon Manning on a slightly less busy day for him also won the B 110hurdles and came 3rd in steeplechase.   
 A strong performance from all our male throwers with Simon Manning (again) winning and achieving a new PB in the Javelin at a fine 46.75. Tom Bullen won the A discus and Nathan Fergus the B with roles reversed in the shot. Tom also clocked up a win in the B javelin and 2nd in B hammer so another successful day for two of our most consistent athletes who often tend to perform away from the main stand and the glare of the crowd. This all in addition to another stalwart Ben Myburgh setting a new PB in coming 4th in a strong hammer competition with 36. 43m.Simon even did a non-scoring discus to stop himself getting bored.                         
In the jumps we had a number of last-minute changes with several making their senior debuts or retrying a previous event but all gaining team points. Alex Berard made his senior debut in coming 4th in the B high jump with Darren Brown repeating that position in the A event and both did the same in the A & B long jump. Later Darren and Charlie did the same in the triple jump. Simon Manning however broke that sequence with 3rd in a strong pole vault.                  For the women Megan French had an excellent day on the track coming 2nd in both the A 100 & 200 and then topping that off with her first competitive 400m coming 3rd and immediately gaining a UK ranking time of 62.2. Jade Brown won the 200 B race winning in a PB of 28.8 and Abigail Kingston was another winner in the B 400m hurdles, with Lyn Skinner 3rd in the A race. In the 800 Vicki Radcliffe and Laura Taylor were both 4th in the respective A&B races, but in the 1500 we had two seconds with Katie Mooney and April James Welch. April’s daughter Tabitha also ran an excellent (nonscoring) first 400m in only 64.6 (promising for the future). In the 3000 Laura Taylor was 3rd in the A with Adele Boesinger 2nd in B and Lyn Skinner was 2nd in the steeplechase.                                       
In the field our throwers again did well with Joana Barnaby 2nd in both A shot and discus and Ella Price and Frankie Evans repeating that in the B events. Frankie also came 2nd in A hammer with Joanna 2nd in B. In the javelin Frankie was 3rd with Ella 4th. Ella on a busy day also came 3rd & 4th in A long and triple jump with Amelia Clark repeating that in the B events, also coming 4th in high jump with Ramia Wedderburn  a  last minute debut,4th in the B jump .    Finally, we came 2nd and 3rd in the women’s relays and 2nd and 4th in the men’s. Take a bow Katie Mooney for refusing to give up in the 4x 400 relay to the extent she actually collapsed on the line (pleased to say soon making a full recovery though). Alex Berard also went off slightly too quickly in his first senior relay but fought his way back into contention (although also didn’t look too well straight after).                                                                                        
Well done to all our new debutants, it is always good to see athletes moving up from the juniors, or trying new events. We now really do need a strong turnout for the next match in Kingston to ensure we don’t risk losing our hard fought 2nd division place and the better competition that entails. It provides good and enjoyable competition and a good opportunity for personal bests.
 

SURREY T & F CHAMPS 2019

The club had one of our most successful county championships to date winning 8 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 7 bronze at Kingsmeadow on 11th and 12th May. The weather over the weekend was reasonably kind with a few showers during the day on Saturday, and it did get very warm on Sunday afternoon which made the 3000m races tough.

Starting with the sprints what a championships  Amanda Obijiaku had winning the U17 girls 100m in 12.43 and the 200m in 25.41. Another double medallist was Mason Owusu-Dellimore who won the U15 boys 100m in 11.86 and the 200m in 23.92. Deji Bello a first year U15 did very well to get to the final of the 100m running 12.11 but really gave Mason a run for his money in the 200m where he took the silver medal with a time of 24.25.

Aaliyah Brown ran really well in the U15 girls 100m taking the gold medal in 12.43. Naomi Gbada also did well to reach the final of the U15 girls 200m  where she finished 6th in 28.30. Rihanna-Moore Carnagie-Francis also got to the final of the U13 girls 200m where she finished 6th in 30.56. Oliver Owen did very well to make the final of the U13 boys 200m where he finished 6th in 30.07. It was great to see Megan French running in the U20 womens sprints and she finished just outside the medals in the 100m finishing 4th in 12.91 and was 6th in the 200m final.

Turning to the middle distance it was great to see Tom Higgs winning the senior mens 5000m in 15.09.14. His sprint finish from around 200m on the final lap was amazing! In the U13 boys 1500m we had 5 competitors out of the 12 finalists. Joseph Hunt won in 4.43 from his brother Jacob who ran 4.44.72 and Oscar Prebble had an amazing race to take 3rd place in a new PB of 4.45.51. Max Lorke finished 9th with a new PB of 5.00.58 and Max Read 10th also with a new PB of 5.03.46.

In a very exciting U15 boys 1500m race Christo Chilton took silver in a new PB of 4.21.71 and Conrad Norman took bronze in a new PB of 4.21.75. Felix Vaughan battled hard in the U17 boys 1500m taking 2nd in 4.13.30 and Jack Burton had a great run to take the bronze medal in a new PB of 4.18.19. Owen Waite finished 9th in 4.39.38. Felix returned later in the day on Sunday to run the U17 3000m and in very warm conditions he finished 3rd in 9.09.02. Jacob Harrison and Ben Harrison found the heat really tough but finished 8th and 10th respectively in 9.40 and 9.45, good times given the conditions. Katie Mooney also ran her first 3000m and took the bronze medal in the U17 girls race in 10.51.53. Matthew Pickering ran very well in the U15 boys 3000m taking the silver medal in 9.58.60 and Brandan Morrell finished 8th in 10.21.63. Eva Maignan just missed out on getting a medal in the U13 girls 1500m. In a very competitive final with hardly anything separating the lead runners coming down the home straight she was just edged out into 4th place but ran a great new PB of 5.05. Tom Harmer ran very well in the U13 boys 800m taking bronze in a new PB of 2.18.08. Jack Chaudhury also did very well to make the final where he finished 5th in a new PB of 2.28.41.

There were some excellent performances in the field. Gabriella Thoburn won the U15 girls high jump with 1.60m. Joanna Barnaby was 2nd in the U20 womens shot with 10.44m. Evie Nimako just missed out on a medal in the U15 girls discus finishing 4th with 19.14m , and was 8th in the shot with 8.10m.Tom Bullen was his ever consistent self, winning the senior mens discus with 39.75m and taking silver in the shot with 12.78m which was the same distance as the winner but Tom lost the gold medal on count back. Ethan van Huyssteen did very well in the U13 boys long jump taking silver with 4.33m. Leo Neiro was very unlucky in the U17 mens long jump. He had a great first jump of 5.75m but injured himself on the 2nd jump and had to withdraw. His first jump was still good enough to take the bronze medal though, but he was very disappointed as he felt he could have got close to 6m and taken gold. Tate Williams did very well to take silver in the U13 boys shot with 9.45m.

An excellent championships for the club and well done to all who took part.