Chesterfield & District Athletic Club

30th Anniversary Year 1978 - 2008

              WE HAVE RELOCATED
                                                                                                                              In the year that we will celebrate our 30th anniversary, the Club has moved its summer HQ from Queen's Park Annexe athletic track, where it started, to a new floodlit all-weather facility at Tupton Hall School, Station New Rd, Tupton, S42 6LG, commencing with OUR first outdoor training session on Tuesday 1 April at 6.30pm. Whilst not up to full competition standard, the track will be a major improvement on the forty-five year old Annexe which is prone to flooding after heavy rain. Previous Monday Academy sessions will be discontinued as this group will be catered for on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The club will continue to honour its club/schools link commitments to the Chesterfield Schools' Sports Partnership, and will be looking to enter into a similar arrangement with the equivalent NE Derbyshire group. The club expects to form a strong working relationship with Tupton Hall, which has Sports College status, and is the largest secondary school by roll number in the County. (21/5/08)

LEE PETERS, TOP JAVELIN COACH, has been booked, under the England Athletics 'Flying Coaches' scheme, to deliver specialist javelin sessions each Thursday from 17 July until 21 August, inclusive of both dates, as a part of our normal sessions. Attendance by invitation only, and interested athletes should contact Richard Pentin, Coaching Co-ordinator, direct at richard.pentin@tiscali.co.uk to reserve a place. Normal Ł2.00 session fee applies. (1/7/08)

CONGRATULATIONS to the 10 Club athletes named in the 35-strong squad selected to represent Derbyshire Schools at the Sainsbury's English Schools' Track & Field Championships in Gateshead on 11/12 July. They are: Junior Boys: James Selvey (Hope Valley College), Matthew Kirkland (Brookfield), Nathan Melbourne (Heritage); Inter Boys: Robert Scott (St Mary's); Senior Boys: Edward Mourbey & Daniel Passey (both Chesterfield College); Inter Girls: Lauretta Curtis (Brookfield), Yasmin Spencer & Rebecca Baraona (Lady Manners), Sian Pentin (Newbold). (28/6/08)

CONGRATULATIONS to Ed Mourbey on a successful trip to Antrim, Northern Ireland, where he won the U20 Mens pole vault, setting a new PB and NI Commonwealth Youth Games qualifying mark of 4.50m, a 19cm improvement on his previous best. If selected, he will be making the long journey to Poona, India, in October this year, for the event which is only held every four years. Ed has a dual nationality qualification as his mum, Colette, was born in Belfast. (9/6/08)

CONGRATULATIONS to all the 60 or so UKYAL athletes, team managers, officials and supporters who made the 300 mile round trip to Jarrow a successful one, with a resounding win by over 100 points. Match result CDAC 432, Blaydon/Elswick 325.5, Hallamshire 290, Morpeth 233.5. More of the same, please, at the next match, which we are hosting at Derby on 22 June. (3/6/08)

JUNE TRANSPORT DETAILS: Owing to increased fuel costs, we have had to increase the coach fare to Ł5.00 per person as from 1 June. Even so, each trip will still be heavily subsidised by the Club.
June Bus Times
29th       NJAL               (Selected U17/20)         Cannock     Depart Town Hall at 9.00am

JULY BUS TIMES:
6th Northern Senior League (selected U17/20/Sen) Grimsby Depart Town Hall at 9.30.
12th Derbyshire Mini League (ALL U11/13/15)          Derby        Depart QPA at 8.45am
20th UKYAL (selected U13/15/17)          Middlesbrough    Depart Town Hall at 8am
27th NJAL (selected U17/20)                 Swansea            To be advised direct to athletes

POWER OF 10 RANKINGS. Athletes can also check out all their performances and how they rank in the East Midlands Region and nationally at www.ukathletics.net/power-of-10 (6/5/08)

CONGRATULATIONS to Paige Collings, Natasha Illingworth, Yasmin Spencer and Sarah Tomlinson on being members of the U15G squad which took Derbyshire's first-ever team gold medal in the 25 year history of the Norwich Union National Sportshall Finals. Yasmin also retained her shot putt title, and took the bronze medal in the All-Rounder competition, while Sarah had an excellent individual win in her favoured speed bounce event. So the C&DAC athletes came back with a haul of six golds and one bronze medal between them. Well done! (23/4/08)

VOLUNTEERS WANTED. The Club is in urgent need of the following:
Fundraising Manager: to increase membership of the Club's daily Great Weather Lottery, and promote any other means of raising funds for capital projects including the new Tupton Clubhouse Appeal Fund.
Interested members/parents should speak to Frank Gorman, Club Sec, at training, or on 01246 235651 for further details. (21/05/08)

Ł2.00 INCREASE IN SUBSCRIPTIONS. England Athletics has just advised us that the cost of an athlete's competition licence has increased from Ł3.00 to Ł5.00. The Club had only allowed for the old rate when setting the 2008-9 subscriptions at the 2007 AGM, and, therefore, has no alternative but to collect an extra Ł2.00 from all members as from 1 April for this calendar year, making the amounts payable: U15s - Ł10.00, U17s & unwaged concessions - Ł13.00, all over 17yrs Ł17.00, family membership Ł43.00. All ages are as at 31.August 2008. (21/05/08)

SUMMER FIXTURES Now available, please click on fixtures link

CAN YOU HELP? We are on the lookout for parents to help out at League meetings. Points are awarded at each match for officials provided by the clubs, so it is essential that we have enough available at each one. If you are interested in becoming an official, or in upgrading your current qualification, please check out the England Athletics (East Midlands) website for details of course dates. The club will reimburse course fees upon successful completion. Anyone can do it! All our current officials started out as complete novices. To register your interest please speak to Richard Pentin or Frank Gorman at training. (21/05/08)



NEW ADDITION TO CLUB KIT. In response to members' requests, we are now stocking the new Prostar Hurricane Rainjacket in navy/royal blue, with the Club name printed on the back panel and embroidered on the left breast, in the following chest sizes: 28/30 and 30/32 @ Ł17.00 each, and 32/34, 34/36, 38/40, 42/44 and 46/48 @ Ł21.00 each. Please ask in the clubhouse at any training session. (21/05/08)

COMPETING FOR THE CLUB.   It is a condition of Club membership that athletes attending training sessions are expected to compete for the Club when selected to do so, and athletes/parents agreed to this when first joining. In view of the large numbers training, and the smaller numbers competing, your Committee will be comparing names of those attending training sessions with the names of those representing the Club in actual competition, with a view to identifying the athletes who appear to have difficulty in turning out, so that Team Managers can discuss any problems they may have. (21/05/08)