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A Club well worth backing From the Editor
Thanks to our sponsors:
Here is the summer 2017 issue, coming a few
Biggin Hill Airport months late but not so late that the events
Jack Petchey Foundation described continue to be of interest and topi-
So Clean cality to the club as a whole. Chief of all is of
and to many other generous course the events of the World Championships
individuals who offered backing in London capturing some of the euphoria
and assistance. of the 2012 Olympics. Dina Asher-Smith and
Adam Gemili are of course feted here and although I did not
attend the championships I have tried to record the tragedies and
eventual triumphs of both of them.
CONTENTS
This summer we have seen the passing of Alan Brent, close on
3 The World Championships that of Brenda, so slowly the patriarchs of the club are no longer
6 The Mens 4x100 Metres with us. Also no longer with us is Hannah Cordell, perhaps the
Relay Final epitome of dedication and service to the club, and who perhaps
took on from Brenda Brent, the mantle of the club’s leading lady.
Athletics Reports Meanwhile there are other developments ahead. Prime amongst
7 Senior Men AL these is the proposed and many hope anticipated move to Norman
10 Vets SCVAR Park, which at the time covered by this issue had seen some
11 Senior Women UKWAL positive development, although discretion dictates that the finer
13 Southern Athletic League details of these cannot be disclosed whilst nothing is certain even
though there have been new proposals from architects and devel-
15 YDL Final opers, for a variety of estimates, and for projects which could be
17 European Cup Brno profitable in the long run.
19 Under 17 YDL Also of interest to readers is a possible change in the format of
20 Girls Under 13/15 this magazine with a new organisational structure and greater
21 Under 13 UKDL emphasis on IT. If so then in the due course of time I shall con-
24 UKYDL National Finals sider handing over the editorship of this magazine, and make way
26 U13 Boys for a new format. But for the time being I shall continue as editor
28 Parris Handicap certainly up to the forthcoming 150th anniversary year.
Before signing off I wish to offer grateful thanks to the following
Obituaries for willingly providing articles for this issue:
29 Hannah Cordell
31 Allan Brent PP Pat Calnan, Paul Austridge VP, Brendan McShane VP, Karen
Desborough VP, PP Tim Souter, PP Dick Griffin, Rod Harrington,
Club News John Wakeman VP, David Appleton VP, PP Mike Martineau, Hugh
33 The Club Integration Stanbury, Maz Turner VP, John Turner VP
34 Club Officials The next issue covering the Winter 2017/18 is now in preparation
and the deadline for submission of reports is August 2018.