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CLGP Presentation Night

Dear All

As agreed at last year's AGM, Astley & Tyldesley will arrange a Prize Presentation for the 2011 CLGP season.

This will take place at the Gin Pit Club starting at 7.30pm on Friday 19th November. The presentation will be followed by refreshments (pastie) and entertainment in the form of a DJ/Disco. A nominal cover charge of £2 per person will be made and collected on the night.

Initially, before of the capacity of the room, each club will be allocated 15 places each. Of course, if any club does not wish to take up it's full allocation, the extra places may be offered to other clubs if there is a demand.

Please inform your members of these arrangements and in between now and the week after the end of the season, try and establish how many places you require.

Could those clubs who won perpetual trophies in 2009 (A&T and Burnden) please bring the trophies with to the final race in the Calendar at Gin Pit on 10th October?

Thank you

Garry Baines

Secretary - CLGP

Swinton 10 - Entry Form

Swinton 10 - by Steve Doxey

Race: Swinton 10 Mile
Date: Sunday 26th September
Start Time: 9.30AM
Venue: To be confirmed
Fee: £10 unattached /£8 UKA affiliated

We have yet to finalise the venue, but it will be very close to the start of the race which is 2 loops of the Ladies run. We have now had the course measured and intend to get the info out ASAP.

Radcliffe 3 Day Event

8th, 9th & 10th July is the 1st time our 3 day event is being run, we are using our well established Bull Hill Fell Race as race 1, followed by a 5 mile cross country around the woods of Ringley and finishing on Saturday with a 5 mile trail / multi terrain race.

On line entry via www.ukresults or postal entries to 12 Near Hey Close, Radcliffe, M26 2YY

Entry form link http://www.ukresults.net/forms/100710radcliffe.pdf

Thanks Mark EmmettRadcliffe AC

Smithills Serpent - by Chris Greenhall

After heavy rain the previous day, runners were greeted with dry but breezy conditions. 2009 race winner Anthony Valentine of Bolton again took out the race but pulled up with an injury on the first lap. This left Richard Howarth of Horwich to take over the lead with his club mate Colin Rigby chasing. After 3 laps Howarth held the lead and won by a comfortable margin in 29.01, almost a minute faster than Colin, who took 2nd and 1st V40 place. Champagne and a microwave oven were Richard’s reward at the post race presentation. Horwich, out in force impressively filled the first 7 places to easily win the A team race (first 10). Indeed with another large turnout they were assured of winning the B team race as well with the next 8, and also Vets (first 6 to count).
Martyn Pollitt, Burnden (45), Graham Schofield, Horwich (50), Ian Hamilton, A&T (55), Tony Hesketh Horwich (60) and Dave Waywell, Wesham (65) all gained first places in their respective vet categories.
Josie Maley of A&T continued her impressive season’s form by holding off Burnden’s Izzy Hughes by 42 seconds, winning in 35.58. Champagne and a gazebo for Josie. Izzy was 1st 40, with further age category honours going to Carmel Sullivan, Wesham (35), Brenda Wane, A&T (45), Anne Ferguson, Burnden (50), Sheila Jones, Radcliffe (55) and Eileen Royle, Radcliffe(60).
Burnden took the Ladies team prize on the day with Izzy, Kirsty Preece and Anne but A&T took the Grand Prix honours with the lowest 4 to count. On the day Horwich men obviously won the team prize with Martin Jones 3rd ahead of Graham Schofield being 4th counter.
Of the 87 finishers, 80 were runners running for the 8 grand prix clubs. 58 of those were Vets. Hopefully all enjoyed the challenge of the testing course and some runners may have even appreciated the fantastic views at the top of the course.
Thanks to all those that made this race happen and also to Bolton Mountain Rescue for their support on the day.
Chris Greenall
Burnden

Gill Pimblott Memorial 5K - Sunday 11th July

All,

Please could you advertise this race on your website / blog / notice board etc.

Its our annual Charity 5km in which all money raised goes towards a local cancer hospital.

Its a good course all off road and very good value for money.

Entry Form link http://www.ukresults.net/forms/100711pimblott.pdf

Online Entry http://www.ukforms.net/onlineforms/php/Applicant.php?EventID=457&Login=No


Gary Stevens
Astley & Tyldesley Road Runners
Race Organiser