FEBRUARY 2017

Club website wwwaltrincham-athleticscouk

PAWPRINTS

The Newsletter of

Altrincham amp District Athletic Club Ltd

(Altrincham amp District AC since 1961)

Trafford 10K Road Race - Sunday 5th March 2017

ADAC needs your help

The Trafford 10K is scheduled to run on Sunday 5th March and by the time this is printed we will have reached our limit To host the race we need a large number of volunteers to make the race as safe as possible for athletes to run Please if you can spare some time step forward and help the club out If you are available please volunteer your services All proceeds from the race go back into the club to help us buy equipment and support development The race starts at 0930 on Sunday 5th March and race HQ is inside Partington Leisure Centre All helpers are asked to report to the Leisure Centre before 0830 Car Park amp Registration Marshals need to report before 0800 Course Marshals will be stood down by the pursuit vehicle

Tom Lancashire winning the Trafford 10K in 2016

Once again the race will be run with chip timing which will be issued on the day

We anticipate having 8 registration desks open from 0800

To volunteer please contact

Carole Harrison caroleharrison65yahoocom

or give your details in at the track office on a training night Thanks in advance Dave Norman amp Bill Egan

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PAWPRINTS JANUARY 2017

Club website wwwaltrincham-athleticscouk

INDEX

Page 3 Road Running

Page 5 Parkruns

Page 6 Fell Running

Page 8 Cross Country

Page 12 General Training Schedule

Page 13 Sportshall

Page 19 Derek Waltonrsquos 100th pint

Page 20 Membership Information

ADAC Committee 2016-2017

Chairman

Phil Nichol

Vice Chair

Bill Egan

Vice Chair

Mansel Pope

Secretary

Helen Simpson

Membership Secretary

Bev Jackson

Treasurer

Carole Harrison

Social Secretary

Mike Berks

Welfare Officer

Mel McGuiness

Coaching coordinator

John Snape

Road Running coordinator

Dave Norman

Cross Country coordinator

Mike Jones

Fell Running coordinator

Neil Walker

Track amp Field coordinator

Jon Powell

Officials coordinator

Vacant

March Pawprints

Please send material for next month‟s Pawprints to Colin Davies colind928fsnetcouk by Monday 27th February Articles reports results news and photos gratefully accepted

3

2017 Road Running Championship

The Club Road Running Championship this year will be taking on a different approach In previous years championship points have been awarded based on the finishing position of an Altrincham athlete relative to other club runners Whilst consideration was given to gender (separate championships for male and female athletes) no account was taken of age within either of these categories In order to address this we are proposing that the Road Race Championship this year will use

Age Grading as a means to ldquolevel the playing fieldrdquo

Those of you who have done parkruns should be familiar with the concept

Age Grading how it works

The following is an extract from mastersathleticsnet

Age grading uses tables of ldquoage factorsrdquo and ldquoage standardsrdquo to put all runners regardless of age and sex on a level playing field In particular they allow runnersrsquo performances no mat-ter what their age to be corrected to what they would have achieved in their prime years and permit valid comparisons to be made between people of different ages The Age Grading is expressed as a where 100 = World record level gt90 = World Class gt80 = National Class gt70 = Regional Class Format of the 2017 ADAC Road Race Championship

The calendar will consist of 16 races but you can count only one of the four Sale Sizzlers To qualify for the Championship you will need to have competed in at least 5 of the listed races If you have run in more than 5 races your best 5 age graded performances will count As the year progresses and in the final analysis your 5 best age graded performances will be added together and averaged The overall championship will be based on the best average age graded performance across the year

Because Age Grading takes account of gender there is no need for separate championships ndash males and females will compete against each other The age grading will be arrived at by using the Runners World Age Grade Calculator wwwrunnersworldcomtoolsage-grade-calculator which utilises the 2015 World Masters tables Proposed Races Sunday 5th February Alsager 5 wwwalsager5couk

Sunday 19th March Wilmslow Half wwwwilmslowhalfmarathonorguk

Friday 14th April Salford 10K httpsbookitzonecomsalford_harriersYH2FFX

Friday 28th April Mid Cheshire 5K wwwcutefruiteventscom

Sunday 25th June Colshaw Hall 10K wwwcutefruiteventscom

Sunday 2nd July Alderley bypass 10K wwwrunnorthwestcouk

July August Sale Sizzler 5K wwwsaleharriersmanchestercom (your best of 4 races 296 137 277 108)

Sunday 20th August Birchwood 10K wwwspectrumstridersorguk Sunday 17th September Essar Sutton Six 10K httpwcacniftyentriescomSuttonSix

Sunday 15th October Manchester Half wwwmanchesterhalfmarathoncom

Sunday 13th November Preston 10 httpsbookitzonecommichael_brennand_1ld2FFX

Sunday 26th November Wilmslow 10K wwwrunnorthwestcouk

Sunday 3rd December Stockport 10 httpstk10couk

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Four Villages Half Marathon - Sunday 15th January

Chip Gun

1 Mohmmed Abu-Rezeq 10724 10724

110 Paul Abraham 12603 12624

180 Peter Abraham 12935 13036

342 Danielle Beard 13632 13656

408 David Vaughan 13844 13908

481 Gordon Nicoll 14125 14149

600 Margaret Bullock 14531 14555

798 Colin Davies 15055 15121

1010 Tom Lavin 15601 15740

There were nine ADAC runners in this popular half marathon at Helsby Despite a very wet morning more than 1600 runners took to the start line Mohammed Abu-Rezeq led them around the testing undulating course finishing in 10724 with Ben Fish of Blackburn Harriers 40 seconds behind Paul Abraham and his twin brother Peter both finished in under 90 minutes and inside the top 200 Danielle Beard and David Vaughan both ran big personal bests whilst Gordon Nicoll was two minutes faster than on this course last year and Margaret Bullock was also slightly quicker than last year Colin Davies using the race as preparation for the following week‟s Inskip Half Marathon and Tom Lavin building up fitness for his cycling tour of Western Australia were the remaining ADAC runners in a field of 1597 finishers

Full results httpresultssporthivecomevents6224154364987981824

races401072

David Vaughan on his way to a pb almost 6 minutes faster than last year

Mohammed Abu-Rezeq gliding to victory

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ADAC at Bramhall Park parkrun

The first Bramhall Park parkrun was on Saturday April 19th 2008 and the 436th run took place on Christmas Eve 2016 During that time a total of 40 members of ADAC have taken part

The fastest ADAC runner at Bramhall Park is Dave Norman who ran 1629 on 22nd August 2015

There are six ADAC members who have taken part on more than 20 occasions with Maggie Jones having run there 129 times and Mike Jones 107

Bramhall Park parkruns

Total parkruns

Best time

Best age-grade

Maggie Jones 129 294 2344 7128

Mike Jones 107 286 1938 7759

Andrew Barton 48 60 1853 6831

Duncan Wilson 45 62 1840 7027

Margaret Bullock 36 84 2216 7530

Laura Bostock 27 48 2148 6789

Seven ADAC members have recorded scores above 80 with Vicki Perry having scored 8597 Dave Telford 8525 Anne Pugh 8396 and Jean Dolan 8322

Vicki Perry 8597

Dave Telford 8525

Anne Pugh 8396

Jean Dolan 8322

Alison Vesey 8083

Jeff Norman 8083

Dave Norman 8049

Two ADAC members currently hold course age category records Vicki Perry is the leading VW50-54 having run 2038 on May 7th 2011 and also holds the VW55-59 record with a time of 2047 run on January 12th 2013 Jean Dolan is the V65-69 record holder with a time of 2444 which she achieved on October 13th 2012

Vicki Perry

6

Fell Running

from Stephen Jones

Thursday morning runs

These take place fortnightly on Thursday mornings until April 27th when evening runs recommence

The run on Thursday 2nd February is from the Poachers Inn Bollington

2017 Fell Running Championship

This will be organised by the 2016 club champion Jon Powell See next page Details will also be published on Facebook and via Yahoo Groups

Stephen Jones adacfellbtopenworldcom

Date Location Organiser

Feb 2nd Poachers Inn Bollington Rick Wilde

Feb 16th Lazy Trout Meerbrook Lockie Campbell

Mar 2nd Railway Inn Mobberley Tom Lavin

Mar 16th Rivington Jeff Norman

Mar 30th TBA Stewart Keech

Apr 13th TBA Margaret Chippendale

Apr 27th First Evening Run - Lyme Park Stephen Jones

6

Fell Running

from Stephen Jones

Thursday morning runs

These take place fortnightly on Thursday mornings until April 27th when evening runs recommence

The run on Thursday 2nd February is from the Poachers Inn Bollington

2017 Fell Running Championship

This will be organised by the 2016 club champion Jon Powell See next page Details will also be published on Facebook and via Yahoo Groups

Stephen Jones adacfellbtopenworldcom

Date Location Organiser

Feb 2nd Poachers Inn Bollington Rick Wilde

Feb 16th Lazy Trout Meerbrook Lockie Campbell

Mar 2nd Railway Inn Mobberley Tom Lavin

Mar 16th Rivington Jeff Norman

Mar 30th TBA Stewart Keech

Apr 13th TBA Margaret Chippendale

Apr 27th First Evening Run - Lyme Park Stephen Jones

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2017 Fell Running Championship

from Jon Powell

In the spirit of the previous two years‟ club fell championships I have selected the races below Firstly in the hope to encourage more participants in fell races I have indicated which races are more appropriate for beginners and propose to award a prize for the best beginner Secondly in an attempt to provide an interesting challenge to more experience fell runners I have included some traditionally tough and long races to act as a challenge and likewise there will be an award for endeavour (that Craig could win) I have also set the series so that given decent participation the series winner should be required to complete at least one AM(+) in order to win The scoring system will be similar to last year with super races scoring 151210876hellip and the

secondary series scoring 54321hellip

Category Date Race Cat Notes

1 (Super)1 21st Jan Kinder Trail O Pre-entry Choice of O events

2 18th Feb Flowers Scar AM

2 26th March Edale Skyline AL Experience (Pre-entry)

1 (Super) 15th April Rivington Pike BS Beginners

1 (Super)2 29th April Cake Race BM Beginners

1 (Super) 3rd May Rainow 5 BS Beginners

2 13th May Fairfield Horseshoe AM Pre-entry

2 29th May Shutlingsloe AS

2 7th June Boar‟s Head BM Beginners

1 (Super) 11th June Passing Clouds BM

2 17th June Clougha Pike AS

2 25th June Kinder Trog BL

1 (Super) 16th July Kentmere Horseshoe AM

2 2nd Aug Cracken Edge BM

1 (Super)2 5th Aug Borrowdale AL Experience (Pre-entry)

2 20th Aug Crowden Horseshoe BM

1 (Super) 3rd Sept Shelf Moor AS Beginners

2 16th Sept Lantern Pike BS

2 7th Oct Langdale Horseshoe AL Experience

21 5th or 19th Nov Peak Raid 3 MM Choice of events One to count for points

1 (Super) 3rd Dec Gravy Pud BS Beginners

1 Due to the delays in getting this list published some members may have missed out on entry for the Kinder Trial In order to mitigate against this I propose that if anyone feels they have missed out then their result in one of the Peak Raid may be considered (via relative position against common completions) to count in the super category

2As Borrowdale is a super race that has fairly tough entry requirements if any runner is unable to

satisfy the entry criteria (or are of a vintage where they would not be expected to run an AL in the

English Championships such as Anne-Marie Jones or Jeff Norman unless they fancy Borrowdale)

then the Cake Race will act as a super race

Experienced runners who qualify for potential Borrowdale entry will not however score points at the

Cake Race but are encouraged to go and eat cake

Jon Powell

8

MANCHESTER AREA CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE - 20162017 SEASON

MATCH 1 SATURDAY 15th OCTOBER 2016 Wythenshawe Park Manchester - Sale Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl161pdf

MATCH 2 SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2016 Boggart Hole Clough Manchester - Salford Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl162pdf

MATCH 3 SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2016 Heaton Park Manchester - Manchester Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl163pdf

MATCH 4 SATURDAY 14th JANUARY 2017 University Playing Fields amp Kenworthy Woods

from Mike Jones

The fourth Manchester Area Cross Country League match of the season took place at a new venue University Fields Kenworthy Woods The conditions improved during the day drying up and even showing glimpses of sun The U11 Girls turned out in force running well to come 2nd 5th and 18th teams They were led home by Aisling McHale in 7th place The rest of the squad was Esme Pearson Grace Adams Beth Robinson Verity Charnley Holly Newton Jessica Forrest Kate Harrison and Kate Lane Hannah Gregg ran well in the U13 Girls and Daniel Racle continued his great season to finish 5th in the U17 Men The Senior Women ran one short lap followed by two long laps The first part of the course was flat taking in some of the University fields the middle undulating through the woods before returning to the fields for the next lap Ruth Jones from Sale completed the course in 2628 Lora Blann led the Altrincham team home in 17th place ahead of Alison Vesey (1st FV50) Danielle Beard Ann-Marie Jones (1st FV60) Carole Harrison and Maggie Jones 217 women finished and the ADAC women finished 12th team and 7th and 25th vets teams Jack Morris from Stockport won the Senior Mens race run over one short lap and three long laps in 3204 Mike Berks ran well to finish in 30th place The rest of the squad was Richard Johnson (3rd MV50) Dan Martell Steve Renny David Hughes (3rd MV55) Richard Jellyman Peter Pickwell Dave Ainsworth Graham Harrison Lockie Campbell Craig Partridge Brad Johnson Jeff Norman (1st MV70) and me almost bringing up the rear 379 men finished ADAC men finished 11th and 34th teams and 12th and 26th vets teams The course was a good mix and I measured it as 568 miles The debate goes on bdquostuds or spikes‟ It was soft going as the course cut up I chose fell shoes Others thought spikes a better choice Thanks go to the organisers for good facilities and organisation and Mansel Pope and Mike Brooks who volunteered to marshal and all the supporters

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2017maccl164pdf

MATCH 5 SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2017 Woodbank Park Stockport - Stockport Harriers

START TIMES AND APPROXIMATE RACE DISTANCES

12 noon U11 GIRLS amp BOYS - 2400 metres

1215 pm U13 GIRLS amp BOYS - 3500 metres

1230 pm U15 GIRLS amp BOYS - 5000 metres

1250 pm U17 GIRLS amp BOYS - 6500 metres

130 pm SENIOR U20 amp VET LADIES - 8000 metres

230 pm SENIOR U20 amp VET MEN - 9600 metres

Mike Jones (cross country coordinator) mikejones55btinternetcom

8

MANCHESTER AREA CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE - 20162017 SEASON

MATCH 1 SATURDAY 15th OCTOBER 2016 Wythenshawe Park Manchester - Sale Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl161pdf

MATCH 2 SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2016 Boggart Hole Clough Manchester - Salford Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl162pdf

MATCH 3 SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2016 Heaton Park Manchester - Manchester Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl163pdf

MATCH 4 SATURDAY 14th JANUARY 2017 University Playing Fields amp Kenworthy Woods

from Mike Jones

The fourth Manchester Area Cross Country League match of the season took place at a new venue University Fields Kenworthy Woods The conditions improved during the day drying up and even showing glimpses of sun The U11 Girls turned out in force running well to come 2nd 5th and 18th teams They were led home by Aisling McHale in 7th place The rest of the squad was Esme Pearson Grace Adams Beth Robinson Verity Charnley Holly Newton Jessica Forrest Kate Harrison and Kate Lane Hannah Gregg ran well in the U13 Girls and Daniel Racle continued his great season to finish 5th in the U17 Men The Senior Women ran one short lap followed by two long laps The first part of the course was flat taking in some of the University fields the middle undulating through the woods before returning to the fields for the next lap Ruth Jones from Sale completed the course in 2628 Lora Blann led the Altrincham team home in 17th place ahead of Alison Vesey (1st FV50) Danielle Beard Ann-Marie Jones (1st FV60) Carole Harrison and Maggie Jones 217 women finished and the ADAC women finished 12th team and 7th and 25th vets teams Jack Morris from Stockport won the Senior Mens race run over one short lap and three long laps in 3204 Mike Berks ran well to finish in 30th place The rest of the squad was Richard Johnson (3rd MV50) Dan Martell Steve Renny David Hughes (3rd MV55) Richard Jellyman Peter Pickwell Dave Ainsworth Graham Harrison Lockie Campbell Craig Partridge Brad Johnson Jeff Norman (1st MV70) and me almost bringing up the rear 379 men finished ADAC men finished 11th and 34th teams and 12th and 26th vets teams The course was a good mix and I measured it as 568 miles The debate goes on bdquostuds or spikes‟ It was soft going as the course cut up I chose fell shoes Others thought spikes a better choice Thanks go to the organisers for good facilities and organisation and Mansel Pope and Mike Brooks who volunteered to marshal and all the supporters

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2017maccl164pdf

MATCH 5 SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2017 Woodbank Park Stockport - Stockport Harriers

START TIMES AND APPROXIMATE RACE DISTANCES

12 noon U11 GIRLS amp BOYS - 2400 metres

1215 pm U13 GIRLS amp BOYS - 3500 metres

1230 pm U15 GIRLS amp BOYS - 5000 metres

1250 pm U17 GIRLS amp BOYS - 6500 metres

130 pm SENIOR U20 amp VET LADIES - 8000 metres

230 pm SENIOR U20 amp VET MEN - 9600 metres

Mike Jones (cross country coordinator) mikejones55btinternetcom

9

MATCH 1 SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2016 Heaton Park - Middleton Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016maccl161pdf

MATCH 2 SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER 2016 Tandle Hill - Oldham amp Royton Harriers

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2016sel162pdf

MATCH 3 SATURDAY 21st JANUARY 2017 Leigh Sports Village - Leigh Harriers

from Mike Jones

The third South East Lancs Cross Country fixture of the season was at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday 21st January The weather was kind cool but dry and the conditions very muddy spikes a good choice to give a bit more grip Six Altrincham athletes made the trip to Leigh for this fixture The long lap was extended from previous years adding approximately frac14 mile The seniors ran a half lap + 1 full lap of the starting field before completing 2 long laps for the women and 3 laps for the men I measured the courses as 448 miles for the women and 661 miles for the men

Laura Riches from Leigh won the womens race in 2952 Danielle Beard came home first for

Altrincham with one of the runs of the day 14th and 2nd FV35 ahead of Ann-Marie Jones

19th and 2nd FV60 and Maggie Jones in 78th The team were 11th and 7th vets

Guest Karl Darcy from Bolton United Harriers won the mens race in 3749 well ahead of the

second runner Dan Martell having run Wythenshawe parkrun in the morning had another great

run to lead Altrincham men home in 34th place Neil Walker finished 38th with me bringing up the

rear in 154th having started next to last 165 men finished the flat course

Full results wwwrace-resultscoukresults2017sel163pdf

MATCH 4 SATURDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2017 Astley Park Chorley START TIMES AND APPROXIMATE RACE DISTANCES

100 pm U11 BOYS amp GIRLS - 2000m

110 pm U13 BOYS amp GIRLS - 3000m

120 pm U15 BOYS amp GIRLS - 4500m

135 pm U17 YOUTHS amp INTERS - 6000m

150 pm SENIOR LADIES - 8000m

230 pm SENIOR MEN - 10000m

Mike Jones (cross country coordinator) mikejones55btinternetcom

SOUTH EAST LANCS CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE - 20162017 SEASON

10

GREATER MANCHESTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woodbank Park - Saturday 7th January

from Mike Jones

The conditions were mild soft underfoot and foggy for this year‟s Greater Manchester Cross Country

Championships at Woodbank Park

Altrincham‟s U13 Girls turned out in force and were led home by Tessa Pearce in 25th followed by

Aisling McHale Esme Pearson Grace Adams Verity Charnley and Hannah Gregg to claim the 9th

and 10th team places

Harry Sinclair finished 9th in the U15 Boys and Millie Pearce was 19th in the U15 Girls

One of the runs of the day came from Dan Racle finishing 6th in the U17 Men

Lora Blann led the Senior Women home in 8th place ahead of Alison Vesey and Carole Harrison

finishing 6th team A total of 59 women finished

Carl Hardman won the Senior Mens race in 3441 David Norman in 13th led home Paul Smith

Richard Johnson David Hughes Graham Harrison and David Vaughan with the Altrincham men

finishing 9th team 118 men finished

Full results wwwgreatermanchesteraacouk

Lora Blann Alison Vesey Carole Harrison

Dave Norman Paul Smith

11

GREATER MANCHESTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woodbank Park - Saturday 7th January

Richard Johnson David Hughes

Graham Harrison David Vaughan

12

General Training Sessions at Timperley Track ndash Start Time 715pm

All Tuesday sessions are on the track unless stated otherwise

February

Tue 7th Track session - 10 x 500m 90s recovery Sat 11th Manchester Area Cross Country League Woodbank Park Stockport Tue 14th Grass session - 1 x 1500m 4 x 1000m 4 x 500m all with 90s recovery Tue 21st Track session - 4 sets of 1 x 700m 90s recovery 1 x 300m 3 min between sets Sat 25th National Cross Country Championships Wollaton Park Nottingham Tue 28th Grass session - 6 x 1000m 2 x 500m all with 90s recovery

Future events

March

Sun 5th Trafford 10K (hosted by ADAC) Sun 19th Wilmslow Half Marathon Sat 25th Northern Men‟s 12-StageWomen‟s 6-Stage Championships Stanley Park Blackpool

April

Sun 2nd Manchester Marathon Sat 8th National Men‟s 12 stageWomen‟s 6-Stage Championships Sutton Park Birmingham Fri 14th Salford 10K Sun 23rd London Marathon

GREATER MANCHESTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woodbank Park - Saturday 7th January

U13 Girls - Left to Right

Tessa Pearce 25th Esme Pearson 30th Hannah Gregg 39th

Grace Adams 31st Aisling McHale 26th Verity Charnley 37th

13

Junior News

from Mark Simpson

GOOD TURNOUT OF DEBUTANTS FOR FIRST SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

A very young team of 11 with seven debutants did itself proud in the highly competitive first Sports Hall League match of the season

U11 Boys

Three debutants all acquitted themselves well with James O‟Reilly‟s eighth place in speed bounce the individual highlight The best moment for Joshua Snape and Henry Waddell came in the 4 x 2 lap relay where they teamed up with Aisling McHale and Charlotte Stansfield (yes I know they are girls) to win the non-scoring heat

U11 Girls

Aisling McHale overcame the disappointment of a stumble in the 1 lap by winning the standing triple jump and coming 4th in the speed bounce Erin Norton was an impressive third in the vertical jump on debut and Abi Lynn (another debutant) had top 6 finishes in both standing long jump and vertical jump Debutant Tilly Callery‟s highlight was seventh place in standing long jump while Lucy Pearce made the top 10 in standing triple jump and debutant Charlotte Stansfield added to her relay success with a good run in the 3 lap Overall the team came 6th out of 9 which was a good performance

U13 Girls and U15 Girls

As usual the Pearce family answered the call with Tessa and Millie each forming one-girl teams Tessa was highly consistent with top 10 finishes in all her 3 events whilst Millie achieved two top 5 finishes and a 7th place Overall a promising start and our many debutants will be the better for the competitive experience

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 329

Horwich 284

Stockport 257

Rochdale 247

Bolton 225

Salford Mets 224

Bury 169

Trafford 107

Altrincham 905

Leigh 895

Team Points

Sale 304

Bury 273

Stockport 260

Leigh 209

Trafford 205

Altrincham 187

Bolton 163

Salford Mets 126

Rochdale 41

Team Points

Sale 268

Trafford 263

Bury 228

Stockport 225

Rochdale 159

Leigh 153

Salford Mets 99

Altrincham 37

Team Points

Bury 318

Trafford 272

Sale 266

Leigh 156

Stockport 97

Salford Mets 925

Altrincham 52

Rochdale 40

14

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

James OrsquoReilly U11 1 lap 1272s 16th= 85

Speed bounce 44 8th= 165

Standing long jump 104m 19th 6

Joshua Snape U11 3 lap 4089s 15th 10

Standing long jump 130m 17th 8

Soft javelin 1020m 16th 9

Henry Waddell U11 1 lap 1264s 14th= 105

3 lap 3901s 12th 13

Speed bounce 34 16th 9

JoshuaHenry AislingAbi

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

1022s

NS

Tilly Callery U11 Speed bounce 40 NS

Standing long jump 167m 7th 16

Vertical jump 35 NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing long jump 170m 6th 17

Vertical jump 40 5th 18

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1477s 16th 7

Speed bounce 53 4th 20

Standing triple jump 579m 1st 22

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1284s NS

Standing long jump 164m NS

Vertical jump 41 3rd 20

Lucy Pearce U11 3 lap 4044s 16th 7

Speed bounce 44 12th= 10

Standing triple jump 489m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U11 1 lap 1294s NS

3 lap 3927s 14th 9

U11 Obstacle relay 8506s 3rd 18

TillyErin LucyCharlotte

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

10576s

NS

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 12

Standing long jump 186m 9th 12

Vertical jump 44 8th 13

Millie Pearce U15 4 lap 4808s 5th 18

Standing triple jump 625m 7th 16

Vertical jump 50 5th 18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH ONE

15

from Mark Simpson

GIRLS (AND HONORARY GIRL) TO THE FORE

IN SECOND SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

Junior News

Once again we had 11 competitors but this time 10 of them were girls So instead of having a boy pose as a girl for relay purposes this time Dom Gibson bravely ran the relay as a girl We had 4 individual event wins and 21 top 10 finishes

U11

Top point scorer on only her second appearance was Charlotte Stansfield with two top 10 finishes including an impressive 4th in the vertical jump closely followed by Abi Lynn also with two top 10 finishes and a best of 7th in the standing long jump Aisling McHale returned an impressive haul from her two events winning the standing triple jump Erin Norton‟s best performance was 5th in vertical jump Tilly Callery‟s was 8th in standing triple jump and Lucy Pearce‟s was 9th in speed bounce so all the girls had at least one top 10 finish whilst the girls‟ obstacle relay team came an excellent 2nd Dom Gibson found his highly competitive events hard work but will have gained from the valuable experience and was definitely the team bdquogood sport‟ for agreeing to run the girls‟ relay in order to give everyone a chance to run at least one relay

U13

Quality above quantity at U13 where Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce clocked up 87 points between them Jade notched a half century of points winning the shot put as the highlight of a strong day‟s work while Tessa performed consistently with top 10 finishes in all of her three events Tessa also stepped up to U15 to run the second fastest paarlauf with Isobel Miller as a non-scoring team which was highly impressive

U15

Apart from impressing in the paarlauf Isobel also won the 4 lap race and came 6th in shot put while

Millie Pearce clocked up 53 points including a win in the 6 lap and 6th place in standing long jump

Our two U15 girls therefore logged 92 points in 5 events which is very impressive indeed (maximum

points would only have been 110)

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 324

Salford Mets 263

Bolton 250

Horwich 246

Stockport 238

Bury 221

Rochdale 184

Leigh 105

Trafford 705

Blackley amp Nth Man 37

Altrincham 28

Team Points

Sale 316

Bury 264

Leigh 233

Trafford 205

Altrincham 199

Salford Mets 167

Stockport 124

Bolton 95

Blackley amp Nth Man 525

Rochdale 46

Horwich 345

Team Points

Sale 302

Trafford 272

Bury 200

Leigh 199

Rochdale 163

Bolton 125

Salford Mets 97

Altrincham 87

Team Points

Trafford 316

Sale 299

Bury 285

Leigh 135

Rochdale 134

Altrincham 92

Stockport 90

Blackley amp Nth Man 38

Salford Mets 29

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

12

General Training Sessions at Timperley Track ndash Start Time 715pm

All Tuesday sessions are on the track unless stated otherwise

February

Tue 7th Track session - 10 x 500m 90s recovery Sat 11th Manchester Area Cross Country League Woodbank Park Stockport Tue 14th Grass session - 1 x 1500m 4 x 1000m 4 x 500m all with 90s recovery Tue 21st Track session - 4 sets of 1 x 700m 90s recovery 1 x 300m 3 min between sets Sat 25th National Cross Country Championships Wollaton Park Nottingham Tue 28th Grass session - 6 x 1000m 2 x 500m all with 90s recovery

Future events

March

Sun 5th Trafford 10K (hosted by ADAC) Sun 19th Wilmslow Half Marathon Sat 25th Northern Men‟s 12-StageWomen‟s 6-Stage Championships Stanley Park Blackpool

April

Sun 2nd Manchester Marathon Sat 8th National Men‟s 12 stageWomen‟s 6-Stage Championships Sutton Park Birmingham Fri 14th Salford 10K Sun 23rd London Marathon

GREATER MANCHESTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woodbank Park - Saturday 7th January

U13 Girls - Left to Right

Tessa Pearce 25th Esme Pearson 30th Hannah Gregg 39th

Grace Adams 31st Aisling McHale 26th Verity Charnley 37th

13

Junior News

from Mark Simpson

GOOD TURNOUT OF DEBUTANTS FOR FIRST SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

A very young team of 11 with seven debutants did itself proud in the highly competitive first Sports Hall League match of the season

U11 Boys

Three debutants all acquitted themselves well with James O‟Reilly‟s eighth place in speed bounce the individual highlight The best moment for Joshua Snape and Henry Waddell came in the 4 x 2 lap relay where they teamed up with Aisling McHale and Charlotte Stansfield (yes I know they are girls) to win the non-scoring heat

U11 Girls

Aisling McHale overcame the disappointment of a stumble in the 1 lap by winning the standing triple jump and coming 4th in the speed bounce Erin Norton was an impressive third in the vertical jump on debut and Abi Lynn (another debutant) had top 6 finishes in both standing long jump and vertical jump Debutant Tilly Callery‟s highlight was seventh place in standing long jump while Lucy Pearce made the top 10 in standing triple jump and debutant Charlotte Stansfield added to her relay success with a good run in the 3 lap Overall the team came 6th out of 9 which was a good performance

U13 Girls and U15 Girls

As usual the Pearce family answered the call with Tessa and Millie each forming one-girl teams Tessa was highly consistent with top 10 finishes in all her 3 events whilst Millie achieved two top 5 finishes and a 7th place Overall a promising start and our many debutants will be the better for the competitive experience

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 329

Horwich 284

Stockport 257

Rochdale 247

Bolton 225

Salford Mets 224

Bury 169

Trafford 107

Altrincham 905

Leigh 895

Team Points

Sale 304

Bury 273

Stockport 260

Leigh 209

Trafford 205

Altrincham 187

Bolton 163

Salford Mets 126

Rochdale 41

Team Points

Sale 268

Trafford 263

Bury 228

Stockport 225

Rochdale 159

Leigh 153

Salford Mets 99

Altrincham 37

Team Points

Bury 318

Trafford 272

Sale 266

Leigh 156

Stockport 97

Salford Mets 925

Altrincham 52

Rochdale 40

14

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

James OrsquoReilly U11 1 lap 1272s 16th= 85

Speed bounce 44 8th= 165

Standing long jump 104m 19th 6

Joshua Snape U11 3 lap 4089s 15th 10

Standing long jump 130m 17th 8

Soft javelin 1020m 16th 9

Henry Waddell U11 1 lap 1264s 14th= 105

3 lap 3901s 12th 13

Speed bounce 34 16th 9

JoshuaHenry AislingAbi

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

1022s

NS

Tilly Callery U11 Speed bounce 40 NS

Standing long jump 167m 7th 16

Vertical jump 35 NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing long jump 170m 6th 17

Vertical jump 40 5th 18

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1477s 16th 7

Speed bounce 53 4th 20

Standing triple jump 579m 1st 22

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1284s NS

Standing long jump 164m NS

Vertical jump 41 3rd 20

Lucy Pearce U11 3 lap 4044s 16th 7

Speed bounce 44 12th= 10

Standing triple jump 489m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U11 1 lap 1294s NS

3 lap 3927s 14th 9

U11 Obstacle relay 8506s 3rd 18

TillyErin LucyCharlotte

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

10576s

NS

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 12

Standing long jump 186m 9th 12

Vertical jump 44 8th 13

Millie Pearce U15 4 lap 4808s 5th 18

Standing triple jump 625m 7th 16

Vertical jump 50 5th 18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH ONE

15

from Mark Simpson

GIRLS (AND HONORARY GIRL) TO THE FORE

IN SECOND SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

Junior News

Once again we had 11 competitors but this time 10 of them were girls So instead of having a boy pose as a girl for relay purposes this time Dom Gibson bravely ran the relay as a girl We had 4 individual event wins and 21 top 10 finishes

U11

Top point scorer on only her second appearance was Charlotte Stansfield with two top 10 finishes including an impressive 4th in the vertical jump closely followed by Abi Lynn also with two top 10 finishes and a best of 7th in the standing long jump Aisling McHale returned an impressive haul from her two events winning the standing triple jump Erin Norton‟s best performance was 5th in vertical jump Tilly Callery‟s was 8th in standing triple jump and Lucy Pearce‟s was 9th in speed bounce so all the girls had at least one top 10 finish whilst the girls‟ obstacle relay team came an excellent 2nd Dom Gibson found his highly competitive events hard work but will have gained from the valuable experience and was definitely the team bdquogood sport‟ for agreeing to run the girls‟ relay in order to give everyone a chance to run at least one relay

U13

Quality above quantity at U13 where Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce clocked up 87 points between them Jade notched a half century of points winning the shot put as the highlight of a strong day‟s work while Tessa performed consistently with top 10 finishes in all of her three events Tessa also stepped up to U15 to run the second fastest paarlauf with Isobel Miller as a non-scoring team which was highly impressive

U15

Apart from impressing in the paarlauf Isobel also won the 4 lap race and came 6th in shot put while

Millie Pearce clocked up 53 points including a win in the 6 lap and 6th place in standing long jump

Our two U15 girls therefore logged 92 points in 5 events which is very impressive indeed (maximum

points would only have been 110)

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 324

Salford Mets 263

Bolton 250

Horwich 246

Stockport 238

Bury 221

Rochdale 184

Leigh 105

Trafford 705

Blackley amp Nth Man 37

Altrincham 28

Team Points

Sale 316

Bury 264

Leigh 233

Trafford 205

Altrincham 199

Salford Mets 167

Stockport 124

Bolton 95

Blackley amp Nth Man 525

Rochdale 46

Horwich 345

Team Points

Sale 302

Trafford 272

Bury 200

Leigh 199

Rochdale 163

Bolton 125

Salford Mets 97

Altrincham 87

Team Points

Trafford 316

Sale 299

Bury 285

Leigh 135

Rochdale 134

Altrincham 92

Stockport 90

Blackley amp Nth Man 38

Salford Mets 29

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

13

Junior News

from Mark Simpson

GOOD TURNOUT OF DEBUTANTS FOR FIRST SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

A very young team of 11 with seven debutants did itself proud in the highly competitive first Sports Hall League match of the season

U11 Boys

Three debutants all acquitted themselves well with James O‟Reilly‟s eighth place in speed bounce the individual highlight The best moment for Joshua Snape and Henry Waddell came in the 4 x 2 lap relay where they teamed up with Aisling McHale and Charlotte Stansfield (yes I know they are girls) to win the non-scoring heat

U11 Girls

Aisling McHale overcame the disappointment of a stumble in the 1 lap by winning the standing triple jump and coming 4th in the speed bounce Erin Norton was an impressive third in the vertical jump on debut and Abi Lynn (another debutant) had top 6 finishes in both standing long jump and vertical jump Debutant Tilly Callery‟s highlight was seventh place in standing long jump while Lucy Pearce made the top 10 in standing triple jump and debutant Charlotte Stansfield added to her relay success with a good run in the 3 lap Overall the team came 6th out of 9 which was a good performance

U13 Girls and U15 Girls

As usual the Pearce family answered the call with Tessa and Millie each forming one-girl teams Tessa was highly consistent with top 10 finishes in all her 3 events whilst Millie achieved two top 5 finishes and a 7th place Overall a promising start and our many debutants will be the better for the competitive experience

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 329

Horwich 284

Stockport 257

Rochdale 247

Bolton 225

Salford Mets 224

Bury 169

Trafford 107

Altrincham 905

Leigh 895

Team Points

Sale 304

Bury 273

Stockport 260

Leigh 209

Trafford 205

Altrincham 187

Bolton 163

Salford Mets 126

Rochdale 41

Team Points

Sale 268

Trafford 263

Bury 228

Stockport 225

Rochdale 159

Leigh 153

Salford Mets 99

Altrincham 37

Team Points

Bury 318

Trafford 272

Sale 266

Leigh 156

Stockport 97

Salford Mets 925

Altrincham 52

Rochdale 40

14

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

James OrsquoReilly U11 1 lap 1272s 16th= 85

Speed bounce 44 8th= 165

Standing long jump 104m 19th 6

Joshua Snape U11 3 lap 4089s 15th 10

Standing long jump 130m 17th 8

Soft javelin 1020m 16th 9

Henry Waddell U11 1 lap 1264s 14th= 105

3 lap 3901s 12th 13

Speed bounce 34 16th 9

JoshuaHenry AislingAbi

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

1022s

NS

Tilly Callery U11 Speed bounce 40 NS

Standing long jump 167m 7th 16

Vertical jump 35 NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing long jump 170m 6th 17

Vertical jump 40 5th 18

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1477s 16th 7

Speed bounce 53 4th 20

Standing triple jump 579m 1st 22

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1284s NS

Standing long jump 164m NS

Vertical jump 41 3rd 20

Lucy Pearce U11 3 lap 4044s 16th 7

Speed bounce 44 12th= 10

Standing triple jump 489m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U11 1 lap 1294s NS

3 lap 3927s 14th 9

U11 Obstacle relay 8506s 3rd 18

TillyErin LucyCharlotte

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

10576s

NS

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 12

Standing long jump 186m 9th 12

Vertical jump 44 8th 13

Millie Pearce U15 4 lap 4808s 5th 18

Standing triple jump 625m 7th 16

Vertical jump 50 5th 18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH ONE

15

from Mark Simpson

GIRLS (AND HONORARY GIRL) TO THE FORE

IN SECOND SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

Junior News

Once again we had 11 competitors but this time 10 of them were girls So instead of having a boy pose as a girl for relay purposes this time Dom Gibson bravely ran the relay as a girl We had 4 individual event wins and 21 top 10 finishes

U11

Top point scorer on only her second appearance was Charlotte Stansfield with two top 10 finishes including an impressive 4th in the vertical jump closely followed by Abi Lynn also with two top 10 finishes and a best of 7th in the standing long jump Aisling McHale returned an impressive haul from her two events winning the standing triple jump Erin Norton‟s best performance was 5th in vertical jump Tilly Callery‟s was 8th in standing triple jump and Lucy Pearce‟s was 9th in speed bounce so all the girls had at least one top 10 finish whilst the girls‟ obstacle relay team came an excellent 2nd Dom Gibson found his highly competitive events hard work but will have gained from the valuable experience and was definitely the team bdquogood sport‟ for agreeing to run the girls‟ relay in order to give everyone a chance to run at least one relay

U13

Quality above quantity at U13 where Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce clocked up 87 points between them Jade notched a half century of points winning the shot put as the highlight of a strong day‟s work while Tessa performed consistently with top 10 finishes in all of her three events Tessa also stepped up to U15 to run the second fastest paarlauf with Isobel Miller as a non-scoring team which was highly impressive

U15

Apart from impressing in the paarlauf Isobel also won the 4 lap race and came 6th in shot put while

Millie Pearce clocked up 53 points including a win in the 6 lap and 6th place in standing long jump

Our two U15 girls therefore logged 92 points in 5 events which is very impressive indeed (maximum

points would only have been 110)

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 324

Salford Mets 263

Bolton 250

Horwich 246

Stockport 238

Bury 221

Rochdale 184

Leigh 105

Trafford 705

Blackley amp Nth Man 37

Altrincham 28

Team Points

Sale 316

Bury 264

Leigh 233

Trafford 205

Altrincham 199

Salford Mets 167

Stockport 124

Bolton 95

Blackley amp Nth Man 525

Rochdale 46

Horwich 345

Team Points

Sale 302

Trafford 272

Bury 200

Leigh 199

Rochdale 163

Bolton 125

Salford Mets 97

Altrincham 87

Team Points

Trafford 316

Sale 299

Bury 285

Leigh 135

Rochdale 134

Altrincham 92

Stockport 90

Blackley amp Nth Man 38

Salford Mets 29

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

14

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

James OrsquoReilly U11 1 lap 1272s 16th= 85

Speed bounce 44 8th= 165

Standing long jump 104m 19th 6

Joshua Snape U11 3 lap 4089s 15th 10

Standing long jump 130m 17th 8

Soft javelin 1020m 16th 9

Henry Waddell U11 1 lap 1264s 14th= 105

3 lap 3901s 12th 13

Speed bounce 34 16th 9

JoshuaHenry AislingAbi

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

1022s

NS

Tilly Callery U11 Speed bounce 40 NS

Standing long jump 167m 7th 16

Vertical jump 35 NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing long jump 170m 6th 17

Vertical jump 40 5th 18

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1477s 16th 7

Speed bounce 53 4th 20

Standing triple jump 579m 1st 22

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1284s NS

Standing long jump 164m NS

Vertical jump 41 3rd 20

Lucy Pearce U11 3 lap 4044s 16th 7

Speed bounce 44 12th= 10

Standing triple jump 489m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U11 1 lap 1294s NS

3 lap 3927s 14th 9

U11 Obstacle relay 8506s 3rd 18

TillyErin LucyCharlotte

U11

4 x 2 lap relay

10576s

NS

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 12

Standing long jump 186m 9th 12

Vertical jump 44 8th 13

Millie Pearce U15 4 lap 4808s 5th 18

Standing triple jump 625m 7th 16

Vertical jump 50 5th 18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH ONE

15

from Mark Simpson

GIRLS (AND HONORARY GIRL) TO THE FORE

IN SECOND SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

Junior News

Once again we had 11 competitors but this time 10 of them were girls So instead of having a boy pose as a girl for relay purposes this time Dom Gibson bravely ran the relay as a girl We had 4 individual event wins and 21 top 10 finishes

U11

Top point scorer on only her second appearance was Charlotte Stansfield with two top 10 finishes including an impressive 4th in the vertical jump closely followed by Abi Lynn also with two top 10 finishes and a best of 7th in the standing long jump Aisling McHale returned an impressive haul from her two events winning the standing triple jump Erin Norton‟s best performance was 5th in vertical jump Tilly Callery‟s was 8th in standing triple jump and Lucy Pearce‟s was 9th in speed bounce so all the girls had at least one top 10 finish whilst the girls‟ obstacle relay team came an excellent 2nd Dom Gibson found his highly competitive events hard work but will have gained from the valuable experience and was definitely the team bdquogood sport‟ for agreeing to run the girls‟ relay in order to give everyone a chance to run at least one relay

U13

Quality above quantity at U13 where Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce clocked up 87 points between them Jade notched a half century of points winning the shot put as the highlight of a strong day‟s work while Tessa performed consistently with top 10 finishes in all of her three events Tessa also stepped up to U15 to run the second fastest paarlauf with Isobel Miller as a non-scoring team which was highly impressive

U15

Apart from impressing in the paarlauf Isobel also won the 4 lap race and came 6th in shot put while

Millie Pearce clocked up 53 points including a win in the 6 lap and 6th place in standing long jump

Our two U15 girls therefore logged 92 points in 5 events which is very impressive indeed (maximum

points would only have been 110)

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 324

Salford Mets 263

Bolton 250

Horwich 246

Stockport 238

Bury 221

Rochdale 184

Leigh 105

Trafford 705

Blackley amp Nth Man 37

Altrincham 28

Team Points

Sale 316

Bury 264

Leigh 233

Trafford 205

Altrincham 199

Salford Mets 167

Stockport 124

Bolton 95

Blackley amp Nth Man 525

Rochdale 46

Horwich 345

Team Points

Sale 302

Trafford 272

Bury 200

Leigh 199

Rochdale 163

Bolton 125

Salford Mets 97

Altrincham 87

Team Points

Trafford 316

Sale 299

Bury 285

Leigh 135

Rochdale 134

Altrincham 92

Stockport 90

Blackley amp Nth Man 38

Salford Mets 29

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

15

from Mark Simpson

GIRLS (AND HONORARY GIRL) TO THE FORE

IN SECOND SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH

Junior News

Once again we had 11 competitors but this time 10 of them were girls So instead of having a boy pose as a girl for relay purposes this time Dom Gibson bravely ran the relay as a girl We had 4 individual event wins and 21 top 10 finishes

U11

Top point scorer on only her second appearance was Charlotte Stansfield with two top 10 finishes including an impressive 4th in the vertical jump closely followed by Abi Lynn also with two top 10 finishes and a best of 7th in the standing long jump Aisling McHale returned an impressive haul from her two events winning the standing triple jump Erin Norton‟s best performance was 5th in vertical jump Tilly Callery‟s was 8th in standing triple jump and Lucy Pearce‟s was 9th in speed bounce so all the girls had at least one top 10 finish whilst the girls‟ obstacle relay team came an excellent 2nd Dom Gibson found his highly competitive events hard work but will have gained from the valuable experience and was definitely the team bdquogood sport‟ for agreeing to run the girls‟ relay in order to give everyone a chance to run at least one relay

U13

Quality above quantity at U13 where Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce clocked up 87 points between them Jade notched a half century of points winning the shot put as the highlight of a strong day‟s work while Tessa performed consistently with top 10 finishes in all of her three events Tessa also stepped up to U15 to run the second fastest paarlauf with Isobel Miller as a non-scoring team which was highly impressive

U15

Apart from impressing in the paarlauf Isobel also won the 4 lap race and came 6th in shot put while

Millie Pearce clocked up 53 points including a win in the 6 lap and 6th place in standing long jump

Our two U15 girls therefore logged 92 points in 5 events which is very impressive indeed (maximum

points would only have been 110)

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 324

Salford Mets 263

Bolton 250

Horwich 246

Stockport 238

Bury 221

Rochdale 184

Leigh 105

Trafford 705

Blackley amp Nth Man 37

Altrincham 28

Team Points

Sale 316

Bury 264

Leigh 233

Trafford 205

Altrincham 199

Salford Mets 167

Stockport 124

Bolton 95

Blackley amp Nth Man 525

Rochdale 46

Horwich 345

Team Points

Sale 302

Trafford 272

Bury 200

Leigh 199

Rochdale 163

Bolton 125

Salford Mets 97

Altrincham 87

Team Points

Trafford 316

Sale 299

Bury 285

Leigh 135

Rochdale 134

Altrincham 92

Stockport 90

Blackley amp Nth Man 38

Salford Mets 29

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

16

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH TWO

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Tilly Callery U11 1 lap 1273s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 502m 8th 15

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 1 lap 1270s 13th 10

3 laps 3990s 10th 13

Standing long jump 168m 7th 16

Aisling McHale U11 Standing triple jump 576m 1st 22

Javelin 1080m 10th 13

Erin Norton U11 1 lap 1256s NS

Vertical jump 38cm 5th 18

Javelin 900m 14th 9

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1308s NS

Speed bounce 44 9th 14

Standing triple jump 484m NS

Charlotte Stansfield U11 3 lap 3984s 9th 14

Speed bounce 32 16th 7

Vertical jump 39cm 4th 19

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8082s 2nd 20

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10654s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1359s 17th 8

3 lap 4632s 16th 9

Standing long jump 134m 14th 11

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 2 lap 2294s 8th 13

Vertical jump 46cm 4th 17

Shot put 868m 1st 20

Tessa Pearce U13 4 lap 5052s 9th 12

Standing triple jump 518m 8th 13

Shot put 554m 9th 12

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4577s 1st 22

Shot put 644m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7649s 1st 22

Standing long jump 205m 6th 17

Vertical jump 47cm 9th 14

Isobel Tessa U15 Paarlauf 9475s NS

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

17

from Mark Simpson

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN FINAL SPORTS HALL MATCH

Junior News

For the third consecutive time we had 11 athletes and there was a significant performance improve-ment once again with three more event wins and 20 top 10 finishes

U11

Jessica Molloy was top points scorer with consistent top 10 performances in her three events equal 5th in speed bounce being her best finish Aisling McHale ran her close winning the standing triple jump again Abi Lynn was equal 4th in the vertical jump and Lucy Pearce was 9th in the standing long jump Verity Charnley was 6th in the standing triple jump having been shamefully overlooked by her team manager for the 1 lap race in which she posted a really good time I won‟t make that mis-take again Charlotte Stansfield was really unlucky to be a non-scorer despite excellent perform-ances in all three of her events but she is a fine example of our strength in depth at this level and a great team player as well She is definitely our most improved female athlete over the three matches Dom Gibson once again bravely made up a girls‟ relay team and hugely improved his performances in all his events I reckon he is our most improved athlete over the three matches

U13

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff and Tessa Pearce racked up the points again despite Jade missing her favour-ite shot put due to football commitments Both were tremendously consistent in very competitive events and punched well above their weight as a duo They even ran an U15 paarlauf as an encore

U15

Speaking of punching above their weight Isobel Miller and Millie Pearce collected 110 points from a possible 132 Again they won the 4 lap and 6 lap races respectively and also enjoyed top 7 finishes in their other events ndash particularly impressive is Isobel‟s improvement as a shot putter ndash it is hard to imagine someone built less like the classic image of this event They then teamed up for an impres-sive 4th place in a classic paarlauf that featured many of the North West‟s best U15 runners So into the County Championships on 22nd January we go with realistic gold medal hopes in at least four events and minor medal hopes in a number of others Well done to all who have competed this year and good medal hunting on the 22nd

U11 Boys match result U11 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 341

Stockport 292

Horwich 279

Salford Mets 240

Rochdale 175

Bolton 175

Leigh 102

Trafford 92

Bury 53

Altrincham 31

Team Points

Stockport 295

Bury 256

Sale 235

Leigh 228

Altrincham 178

Trafford 173

Salford Mets 159

Bolton 146

Rochdale 545

U13 Girls match result U15 Girls match result

Team Points

Sale 325

Trafford 303

Bury 261

Rochdale 229

Leigh 176

Bolton 144

Stockport 133

Altrincham 855

Team Points

Sale 307

Trafford 275

Bury 243

Leigh 131

Altrincham 110

Rochdale 102

Salford Mets 100

Stockport 39

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

18

SPORTSHALL LEAGUE MATCH THREE

Athlete Age Event Performance Posrsquon Points

Verity Charnley U11 1 lap 1234s NS

Standing triple jump 502m 6th 17

Vertical jump 36cm NS

Abi Lynn U11 Standing long jump 158m 11th 12

Vertical jump 40cm 4th= 185

Aisling McHale U11 1 lap 1257s 14th 9

Standing triple jump 561m 1st 22

Speed bounce 49 10th 13

Jessica Molloy U11 1 lap 1207s 9th 14

Vertical jump 37cm 7th 16

Speed bounce 52 5th= 175

Lucy Pearce U11 1 lap 1280s NS

3 lap 4157s 16th 7

Standing long jump 164m 9th 14

Charlotte Stansfield U 11 1 lap 1276s NS

Speed bounce 44 NS

Standing triple jump 474m NS

Girls U11 Obstacle relay 8321s 3rd 18

Girls (amp boy) U11 4 x 2 lap relay 10632s NS

Dom Gibson U11 1 lap 1394s 18th 7

3 lap 4086s 13th 12

Standing long jump 127m 13th 12

Jade Buckley-Ratcliff U13 Speed bounce 74 8th= 145

Standing long jump 186m 11th 12

Vertical jump 49cm 5th 18

Tessa Pearce U13 2 lap 2344s 9th 14

Vertical jump 46cm 9th 14

Speed bounce 69 10th 13

Jade Tessa U15 Paarlauf 10323s NS

Isobel Miller U15 4 lap 4573s 1st 22

Shot put 622m 6th 17

Millie Pearce U15 6 lap 7626s 1st 22

Standing triple jump 592m 6th 17

Vertical jump 49cm 7th 16

Isobel Millie U15 Paarlauf 9497s 4th 16

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

19

A Timperley man who has helped save up to 300 people‟s lives has been honoured Dedicated blood donor Derek Walton 73 was recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment at a ceremony in The Monastrey at Gorton recently Derek who has been donating blood since 1962 received an award and certificate for reaching his 100th blood donation milestone

Each blood donation can save the lives of up to three people If a donor has given blood 100 times they have potentially helped save or improve the lives of up to 300 patients Out of the 3 of the eligible population who give blood just 1 reaches 100 donations Amanda Eccles from NHS Blood and Transplant said ldquoThese dedicated blood donors are very special to us which is why this ceremony gives us the opportunity to say thank yourdquo

Blood recipient Rick Mills was invited to speak at the ceremony Rick a technical trainer aged 42 and from Flixton received a life-saving blood transfusion following an operation as a child He was again reminded of the importance of blood donation in 2007 when his wife Kerry went into premature labour with their second son Christian Devastatingly Christian was stillborn and Kerry suffered a life-threatening haemorrhage Kerry needed 13 units of blood to stabilise her condition Two years later when their daughter Amy was born Kerry needed another transfusion Rick now spends a lot of his spare time actively promoting blood donation through physical challenges and instead of asking for sponsorship money Rick asks people to donate blood instead

Rick said ldquoI owe my life my wife‟s life and therefore my children‟s lives to those who selflessly give blood You can‟t make blood it has to be donated and I see it like this ndash pay in now as you never know when you a family member or a friend may need itrdquo To book an appointment to give blood call the Donor Line 0300 123 23 23 or visit wwwbloodcouk

Derek Walton - Blood Donor

The following article appeared in the Messenger recently

Blood recipient and speaker Rick Mills pictured with donor Derek Walton

20

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First floor Ackerley House Roe Green Worsley M28 2JL

Mobile 07792072642

wwwathletematterscom Hours of Business Mon to Fri 900am to 900pm Saturday 830am to 100pm

Thornber Podiatry assessment treatment and provision of orthotics in-shoe devices

ADAC members will receive a 10 discount on treatments

Contact Matthew Malone Specialist in Paediatric and Adult Biomechanics

0161-491-2938

Mobile 07843629704

Mike Jones (ADAC) M J Fitness Sports Massage and Personal Training Personal Trainer and Sports Massage Therapist and fitness trainer to the Manchester Mosquitoes Australian rules football club undefeated in the league and Grand Final Champions 2010 and 2012 Also trains running clubs at David Lloyd and M20 Personal Training Mobile massage services

Mobile 07480113036

Mark Belcher from Active Life Massage is a fully qualified Swedish and Sports Massage therapist Mark can be contacted on 07722243060 or markactivelifemassagecouk

For further details please go to httpactivelifemassagecouk For ADAC members Mark will waiver the surcharge for treatment at a client‟s home

provided it is within a 15 mile radius of Handforth

Mona Noblett is an accredited and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and Counsellor Mona works with adults adolescents and couples from her practice in West Timperley

Mona can be contacted on 07800 958879 or by email infomonanoblettcouk For further details please visit wwwmonanoblettcouk

ADAC members and their families will receive a 15 discount on session fees

ADAC MEMBERSHIP FEES amp ENGLAND ATHLETICS AFFILIATION

Membership subscriptions were due last April If you have not yet paid please do so immediately You can only be registered with England Athletics on receipt of your subscription which includes an England Athletics registration fee of pound13

Club fees for 201617 are

Adults pound45 Junior and students in full time education pound25 Senior citizens pound25 Social members pound20 Second claim pound10 1 Adult amp 1 Junior pound65 1 Adult amp 2 Juniors pound85 1 Adult amp 3 Juniors pound105 2 Adults amp 1 Junior pound110 2 Adults amp 2 Juniors pound130 2 Adults amp 3 Juniors pound150

From your subscription pound13 goes to England Athletics which enables you to save pound2 per race You also benefit from reduced training fees at the track plus free entry to cross country races track and field league events as well as road and fell relay championship

Please pay by online bank transfer account number is 94266598 sort code 09-01-28 Please send an email to let Carole know youve paid to caroleharrison65yahoocom

Alternatively you can pay by cheque which should be made payable to ADAC You can send cheques to Carole at 30 Norley Drive Sale Cheshire M33 2JF Or you can pass them to her or any committee member at the track

Note you will not be affiliated until your subscription has been received