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20/05/08
The dates for the committe meetings have
been altered. Please see the
fixtures section
for the correct dates.
20/05/08
The AGM took place on 30th April and the fixtures
have been arranged. As usual
we are opening the season at Witton Park; thanks
to Blackburn Harriers who host
several fixtures throughout the year, and it’s
a welcome return to Leverhulme Park
after a gap of several years for the third fixture.
The presentation evening is
provisionally booked for 6th February.
Many thanks also to Glynn Woodward at Sweatshop
Chorley who has agreed to
continue sponsorship of the league for another year.
Please note that handwritten numbers will not be
acceptable and the wearing of such
will result in disqualification. Athletes who lose
allocated numbers must be reregistered
by their team manager and a new number allocated.
Have a good summer and we
hope to see you all in October.
15/04/08
AGM
Affiliated clubs will already have received notification
but this will take place on
Wednesday 30th April at the Castle Leisure Centre
in Bury at 8.00pm. New clubs
wishing to affiliate must attend or notify the Secretary
in advance. Amendments to
the constitution which could affect the rules for
the forthcoming season have already
been proposed and will be discussed, so could everyone
please make an effort to
attend. The number of affiliated clubs continues
to expand but the task of ensuring
that the business of the league is carried out is
left to a small number of individuals.
Please come along and have your say.
22/12/07
Hope that everyone enjoyed the final fixture at
Marl Pits where we were treated
to some fine performances especially that of Northern
Champion Andi Jones who
won for the second consecutive year. The heavy overnight
frost made conditions
kinder than usual and the usual mud was limited
to the upper part of the course.
The final league positions have been confirmed and
are now on the website.
Tickets for the Presentation Evening on Friday
18th January at the Horwich RMI
Club are
now available from team managers or from our Treasurer
Joe Salt. Please note
that the club is open from 7.00pm and the evening
will get under way with the
presentation at 8.00pm. Good luck for the rest of
the season.
13/12/07
Thanks to Norman and his team at Hyndburn for hosting
the 3rd fixture in the
series in fairly difficult conditions. We believe
that some runners did stray off
course in at least one of the races and will be
discussing this at the next
committee meeting. Please email me or your club
representative if you have
any observations on this matter. I’m sure
that you all will be looking forward to
the final fixture at Marl Pits where pretty heavy
conditions are guaranteed. Some
of the awards have been decided already but lots
are still up for grabs which
should make for some good sport.
29/11/07
Would runners and spectators please ensure
that they do not encroach on to the
football pitches under any circumstances. If the
football pitches are damaged we
could lose the use of this venue; Hyndburn council
have threatened this in the past. Alternative warm
up areas will be available.
22/11/07
Perfect conditions at Bury for the 2nd fixture.
Thanks to Ken and Eileen and the
Bury team for hosting the fixture. There were problems
with the results, most
of which were caused by athletes wearing incorrect
numbers. We are doing our
utmost to try to resolve these issues and should
be in a position to publish accurate
results after the next committee meeting. If anyone
discovers errors in the provisional results please
report them to Graham Fecitt and copy to your team
manager.
Could team managers please bring their allocated
numbers to the next fixtures
and re-register any runners who haven’t brought
theirs with them. Handwritten
numbers are not acceptable and may lead to disqualification.
Strictly speaking
this should be the case for runners who wear incorrect
numbers.
16/11/07
Please note that the 3rd fixture at Hyndburn on
Sunday 2nd December will now start at 12.30.
The committee felt that at this time of the year
the later races might suffer from fading light if
we stuck to the published times.
Please also note that
the presentation evening for the league has been
booked for Friday 18th January 2008 at Horwich RMI
club. Please put this date in your diaries and I
will inform you of arrangements nearer the time.
23/10/07
A belated thank you to Richard and his team at Backburn
Harriers for the Witton Park fixture, where once
again the weather was very kind to us and we were
treated to good conditions underfoot and a well
marshalled and well marked course. There is a long
gap now before the next fixture at Bury so can team
managers please ensure that any challenges or corrections
to the results have been notified so that we can
confirm the results at the next committee meeting
on 14th November.
Please note that there
is limited parking at Chesham itself so runners
are advised
to arrive early as they may have to park and walk
to the start. Please park your
vehicles considerately. There may also be changes
to the traditional course –
more information to follow.
01/10/07
We are very pleased that Sweatshop at Chorley,
in conjunction with Mizuno, are
to renew their sponsorship of the league. We have
enjoyed an excellent relationship with Glyn Woodward
and his team in the past and look forward to their
continuing support in the future. Glyn’s stall
will be on site at each fixture so that athletes
can make those last minute purchases.
For affiliated clubs their numbers are available
for collection at Chorley as agreed at the last
committee meeting. Any remaining numbers will be
taken to Witton Park and distributed from a point
adjacent to Graham Fecitt’s results van, from
approximately 1.00pm onwards.
Club reps must not leave it until Saturday to register
runners as Graham
will be fully occupied with ensuring that results
are available. Email registrations to
if you haven’t already done so. Please also
note that apart from guests, who register themselves
at each fixture, individuals must not attempt to
register themselves, but must do so through their
club reps.
I have been asked to clarify the new start times.
The first three fixtures will commence with the
under 11s at 1.30 pm. The last fixture at Rossendale
will commence at 12.30pm with the last race starting
at 2.00pm.
30/05/07
Rule Changes
A number of new rules and amendments were adopted
at the recent AGM. The committee decided to allow
under 11s races to become part of the league from
next season with three to count for the team. Consequently
fixtures will now start at 1.30 apart from the last
at Rossendale which will start one hour earlier
as normal.
The official start time for the men’s race
will now be at 3.00. Please see the updated constitution
when it appears in the Rules section. Team
managers please note that affiliations must be
paid before the start of the season and most athletes
must be registered at least one week before the
first fixture. If large numbers of people try
to register runners at the first fixture, as has
happened in the past, results will not be available
on the day. In fact if this happens we can’t
guarantee that runners will be registered in time
to compete.
We would also like to see more club representatives
at the committee meetings in order to ensure the
smooth running of the league and also to avoid
confusion about rules etc.
Good luck to everyone for the
forthcoming season.
04/05/07
Annual General Meeting
The AGM will take place on Wednesday
16th May at the Castle Leisure Centre in
Bury at 8.00pm. It is essential that all clubs wishing
to affiliate to the League for the forthcoming season
send a representative. Clubs wishing to affiliate
for the first time are welcome. The
AGM will decide on dates and venues, the election
of officers, any rule changes and we will endeavour
to explain systems and protocols that ensure the
smooth running of the League. We hope to see you
all there.
23/12/06
Click here for a full list of 2006 award winners.
18/12/06
I
hope that everyone enjoyed the final fixture
at Marl Pits. Thanks to everyone who helped
in any way. There were some excellent performances,
particularly Andi Jones’ impressive
victory in the men’s race, on a very
muddy course.
We will publish the official overall positions
after Wednesday’s meeting and look forward
to seeing everyone at the presentation evening
at Bacup Leisure Hall on Friday 19th January.
Tickets will be available soon from team managers.
Would anyone still in possession of perpetual
trophies please pass these on to your team
manager. |
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| Andi
Jones on his way to victory in the
men's race.
(Photo: Andy Buttery) |
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30/11/06
Thanks to Norman Mitchell and his team
who provided us with a taste of traditional cross
country at Hyndburn. Lots of favourable comments
about the course which was run in reverse this year.
There were some problems with registrations so I
have outlined some procedures below which both athletes
and team managers should follow
Congratulations to Chris Slessor from Bolton who
was the winner of the Walsh draw at Bury. The winner
from Hyndburn will be drawn at the next committee
meeting. Registration
Procedure
Guests must register for each fixture
with the results service.
Athletes from affiliated clubs must register with
their club rep. and must retain their number for
each fixture.
Lost numbers must be replaced with a new number
obtained from club reps at a cost of £1.00
each; handwritten numbers are not acceptable.
Club reps must attend each fixture or nominate
someone from their club to deal with any problems
with numbers. Replacement numbers should be registered
before the race commences.
If any club has used their allocated numbers they
can obtain more from registration.
The results service will only deal with club reps,
guests and results sales. Individual athletes
from affiliated clubs should not approach the
results service. Any queries regarding results
should be made through club reps. The committee
will attempt to resolve any problems at their
next meeting.
Thanks in advance for your
cooperation. It might seem officious but Graham
Fecitt’s team are often hard pressed to
get results out on the day if they have to deal
with unnecessary queries.
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