Results

Birmingham Cross Country League Division 1 – 3 December 2011

First the good news – both the A and B teams scored less than the first fixture (586 and 934 compared to 588 and 1022).  Now the bad – OWLS had a much better day and scored 345 points.  Overall the team is in 13th place (one above the relegation zone) but is only 7 points ahead of OWLS.  Individual positions were as follows:

1st six scorers: 40th – Ollie Haradence; 69th – Nick Corker; 111th Paul Terleski; 119th – Simon Corker; 123rd – Fred Tremblay; 124th – Russell Simpson

Remaining scorers: 129th Chris Taylor; 140th – Dave Long; 155th – Colin Mcauley; 158th – John Fletcher; 165th – Tony Hinchley; 187th – Dave Bowen; 203rd – Clive Hackforth; 216th – Ian Gilbert; 231st – Matthew Lumley

The full results are available here.

Photos taken by Nick Price are available here.

The next league fixture is on 14 January at Coundon Park, Coventry on a flat and fast course.  Let’s make sure we get a strong team out!

Veterans Track and Field Fixtures – 2012

The dates for next years Vets T&F meetings are now available:

  • Wednesday 2nd May at Telford
  • Wednesday 30th May at Stoke
  • Wednesday 27th June at Burton
  • Wednesday 25th July at RSC
  • Final on Saturday 15th September at Birchfield

All club vet/masters members can compete in this league either as a scorer or a guest. Meetings start at 7.00pm. Once the timetable/program for each meeting is published we will make this available.

Invitation to “A Sporting Chance For Peace” launch

As part of the Star City countdown to the 2012 Olympic  Games, acclaimed British sculptor and RSCAC member, Donald Brown, will design and create a large  relief sculpture entitled A Sporting Chance For Peace.
All club members, friends and associates are invited to  the launch at Star City in Birmingham on Wednesday 23rd November at 12 noon to  place a small ‘Peace’ of clay onto the sculpture as part of the creative  process.  The project will go on until the Olympics and covered  by the BBC & Channel 4.
Please confirm by email if you wish to attend: artistadmin@gmail.com
For more information visit: www.theglobalgallery.org