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Over the last month Pudsey & Bramley AC have given the students of West Leeds the fantastic opportunity to complete in athletics locally.  Head Coach, Andy Cook and his team have organised two Super8 competitions for secondary ages, year 7 and 8.

Super8, promoted by England Athletics, is team based competition, designed to be completed in two hours incorporating events each for both girls and boys and exciting medley relays (200m/200m/400m/600m). The team-based run, jump, throw format is fast and furious and is considered a “bridging event” transcending from the formal “traditional” longer athletics format.

Pudsey & Bramley AC wanted to give West Leeds Schools the opportunity to try this new format and give the students the chance to really put their skills to the test ready for School Sports Day and of course the Olympics!  By running the events the club aimed to raise their profile across West Leeds and familiarise local students with their home club venue, Priesthorpe School, show casing their new outdoor athletics facilities.

John Forrest, PE teacher at Farnley Academy, said, "the competition ran really smoothly, our pupils have never had the chance to compete in a proper athletics tournament before."  Charlie Palmer, student at Pudsey Grangefield added, "I love the relay event; it was a good team event where everyone was cheering us on!"  Louise Purdy, Leeds Athletics Network commented, "It’s great to see so many schools from West Leeds taking part."

The Year 7 competition was won by Leeds West Academy (pictured left) and the Year 8 competition was won by Pudsey Grangefield.  

To develop the students further Pudsey & Bramley AC are now offering free Athletics coaching to West Leeds schools and have committed to organising and developing the competition for next year.

Pudsey & Bramley Athletics club are an adult and junior club open to ages 8+. If you are interested, please contact Head Coach, Andy Cook on  07815783757 or andycsprintc@ntlworld.com or take a look at the club's website: www.pudseybramley.com.

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CE Electric UK – the company that owns and operates the electricity distribution networks in Yorkshire, northern Lincolnshire and the North-east - is proud to support England Athletics through its corporate sponsorship programme.

John Barnett, Head of Customer Operations, said: “There’s nothing more important to us than giving something back to the communities that we serve.  The England Athletics programme gives young people the chance to keep fit and have fun, whilst offering some of the region’s most promising young athletes the best possible start in their sporting careers.”

You can visit CE Electric UK’s England Athletics micro-site, which includes interviews with some of the region’s young athletes, training plans and a body mass index (BMI) calculator, by visiting http://athletics.ce-electricuk.com/page/index.cfm

CE Electric UK also uses the England Athletics programme to promote its life-saving electrical safety campaign “Stay Away: Stay Alive”, which teaches children and young people to recognise danger of death signs and electrical hazards.  You can access electrical safety-themed games and activities by following the “Fusebox” and “Crucial Crew” links on the front page of the company’s website www.ce-electricuk.com