Barking & Dagenham Sports Awards

For the second year in succession, the Club won the Barking & Dagenham ‘Club of the Year’ Award presented on Saturday, November 21st at Castle Green. To add to that success, Lucy Sargent was presented with the ‘Sports Person of the Year’ Award. The Club award was sponsored jointly by the local authority and the Barking & Dagenham Sports Council.

Boxing Day Handicap

The Club’s traditional Boxing Day Handicap will take place on December 26^th starting at 10.30am in Rise Park. The handicap is based on road race performances (5m to 10m) and/or previous times in the event. There is a voluntary donation from competitors to St Francis Hospice. All HMAC athletes and members of other clubs over the age of 16 are welcome.

Track Discipline

A serious accident recently to a senior woman athlete at the Hornchurch Stadium has again urged us to remind everybody of the need to adhere to the track and field disciplines.

We make no apologies for reprinting them here.

Track discipline (Hornchurch):

Lanes 1 & 2	Race Walking & Middle distance

Lanes 3 & 4	Sprinters

Lane 5		Hurdles

Lane 6		Walking & warm down

Track discipline (Mayesbrook):

Lanes 1 & 2	Race Walking & Middle distance

Lanes 3 , 4 & 5	Sprinters

Lane 6 & 7		Hurdles

Lane 8		Walking & warm down

2010 SPRING WARM-UPS

Sunday, 28^th March 29th, 2010 Hornchurch Stadium

Saturday, 10^th April – Mayesbrook Arena

Annual General Meeting

The Club’s AGM will take place on Friday, 19 March 2010 at the Havering Indoor Bowls Club, Harrow Lodge commencing at 8am. Nominations are invited for positions on the Finance & General Purposes Committee and other voluntary roles. So if you would like to get more involved with the administration of the Club, here’s your chance!

Fluorescent Bibs

All athletes going on regular road runs as part of their winter training MUST wear a fluorescent bib or some other form of illumination (e.g. arm bands). Bibs are available from Irene Brennan at a discounted price of £3.50.

2010 TRACK FEES AND SEASON TICKETS

For the first time in three years, track fees are to be increased with effect from January 1, 2010 with the price of season tickets increasing accordingly. There is NO increase in membership fees.

Junior Track Fee

Senior Track Fee               

Junior Season Ticket  

Senior Season Ticket                           

 £2.50

 £135pa

 £210pa

Season tickets are particularly good value if purchased early January. Assuming two training sessions per week, you can save some 25% over a year (equating to 12 free weeks). For seniors training more than twice a week, the saving is appreciably more.

An administration fee of £5 will be added to any membership fee unpaid by March 31, 2010.

havering mayesbrook ac would like to take this opportunity

to wish all members a very happy Christmas and a successful New Year