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20.Nov.12 Mike Barratt 1932-2012
England Athletics was saddened to hear of the passing of Mike Barratt.
Mike, who was born on 27th October 1932, first joined Ealing Harriers in 1948 and gave more than 60 years of service to the club over a period which saw club mergers changing the club first to Ealing & Southall AC and then Ealing, Southall & Middlesex AC. -
15.Nov.12 Lea Valley Athletics Network Indoor Disability Championships
The Lea Valley Athletics Network enjoyed a record entry and turnout for their annual Indoor Disability Championships, with over 200 entries by competitors from all over London and beyond.
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02.Nov.12 Beginners’ Session for Blind and Visually Impaired Runners
Following on from the news item on 12 October a very successful workshop, organised in conjunction with British Blind Sport, was held at Sutcliffe Park on 20th October.
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31.Oct.12 Tunnel 2 Towers Run – remarkable remembrance of 9/11 and 7/7
The Inaugural Tunnel 2 Towers Run (T2T) London 2012 (approx 5 Km) took place on Sunday the 21st October 2012. The event began at Southwark Park in Bermondsey and went from South to North under the River Thames through the Rotherhithe Tunnel to wapping and Finished in London's Docklands in Billingsgate Market in the shadow of Canary Wharfs Towers which mirrors the event held in New York City.
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31.Oct.12 October Run! News from Hackney
October has been a busy month for the Run! project in the London borough of Hackney. Activator Christina Oyebanji provides updates on the Hackney Key ‘special event’ held at Kings hall leisure centre and GLL track stars ran a primary school cross country competition.
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29.Oct.12 London Volunteers honoured at Hall of fame Awards
Saturday evening saw London’s volunteers and unsung heroes honoured at the annual England Athletics Hall of Fame awards evening. London councillor Peter Crawshaw, who is also a representative of the Achilles club, was on hand to accept an award for Douglas Lowe, newly inducted in the 2012 ‘Hall of Fame’ for his part in creating Olympic history.




