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AAA Tom Pink Relays In 2007 the AAA received a generous bequest from the late Alice and Lewis Pink, to fund children’s’ activities in memory of their son who was tragically killed in an accident in the early 1970’s. After discussions with the Pink family, the AAA agreed to use the money to fund a series of children’s events in support of and leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. For the past two years, successful Tom Pink winter indoor programmes for children in the Under 11 and Under 13 age groups have been held at the EIS Stadium in Sheffield, the NIA in Birmingham, Sportcity Manchester and the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London. These events, comprising a unique form of relays and field activities, proved very popular with both the participants and spectators. Following discussions with England Athletics, an outdoor version of the programme has been designed and thoroughly tested, with the object of creating a bridge between the successful Sportshall Programmes and traditional Track and Field. The first full outdoor programme was trialed by Cheshire Clubs at Halton Athletic Track in early June. It proved very successful and so with the help of Northern Athletics the AAA are presenting this invitation programme at Derby. There are also plans to hold some of the track relays in conjunction with one or two of England Athletics Multi-event Championships with the intention of attracting more spectators to the venue and raising the atmosphere. The forthcoming winter fixtures will be held at: |
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Athletics for the Young The AAA have recently completed the 'Athletics for the Young' grant exercise for 2009. We had a total of 148 successful applicants and funding nearing £20,000 was awarded. This will hopefully provide valuable assistance to the next generation of athletes. Puma who helped the AAA with the administration of the scheme are also offering 15% discount on all their products plus special offers on other items be purchased from via Start Fitness |
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English Cross Country Association Annual Open Meeting The 2nd Annual Open meeting will be held on Saturday 16th May at the European Inn, Midland Rd, Derby ( near Derby Railway Stn). All Clubs affiliated to England Athletics for cross country running are eligible to attend and vote. The meeting will start at 12 noon Read More |
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AAA Standards The most recent copy of the AAA standards is now available thanks to Edwin Bellamy for all his efforts in producing the document. If you would like to order Standards Certificate or for any queries regards the AAA Standards Scheme please email Edwin Bellamy |
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Results from Tom Pink Relays Manchester Results from the very successful Tom Pink Relays held at SportCity Manchester on 29 March are now available. Relay Results Field Results |
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Annual General Meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association
2009 Annual General Meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association was held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham on Sunday 15th March. The meeting, presided over by the Association President, Sir Rodney Walker, focussed on the success of the Associations new events, the retention of some widely regarded past activities and the desire to continue working with the Governing Bodies to ensure a positive future for both Athletics and the Association. The meeting saw the election of Chris Carter as Chairman, of Graham Jessop as Treasurer and the re-election of Sir Rodney Walker and Walter Nicholls as President and Secretary respectively. All officers were elected unopposed. |
Tom Pink Relays Birmingham On
Tuesday 17th February, the AAAs in co-operation with England Athletics and
Midland Counties AA successfully staged another promotion of the popular Tom
Pink relays at the NIA in Birmingham. The mid week fixture was chosen to take
advantage of the schools half term holidays and ensured another extremely well
supported event. Local clubs from in and around the Birmingham area supported the fixture with the following all having teams in the competition, Birchfield, Tamworth, Wolverhampton & Bislton, Royal Sutton Coldfield, Halesowen, Derby,Tipton, Buck Swans, Leicester Coritanian, Stratford upon Avon, Rugby and Northampton, and Halton & Frodsham Read More |
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Annual General Meeting The AAA of England will hold their AGM at 15th March 2009 at Alexander Stadium, Walsall Rd, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2LR. Information regarding the AGM is now available for download Letter of Notice Reports Accounts |
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Chichester 10km. Sunday, October 12th was a perfect day for once again staging the 18th Chichester Priory 10km Road race. This is one of the major road races in the English road running calendar and for the third time in recent years was awarded the status of AAA English National Road Race Championships, as well as featuring an Inter-Area match, a recognition nationwide of this quality road race. The high standard and depth of the field was matched by the glorious weather and an excellent turnout of some 1500 enjoyed one of the most popular and prestigious events in the South of England. Read More & Results |
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Liverpool Jumps & Throws Meeting Report Ronnie Bomba reports on the highly successfully Jumps & Throws meeting held at Liverpool on 20th September. the event was supported by the AAA Read More |
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Maratón Internacional Simultáneo As part of the AAA programme to introduce young people to athletics we are participating in a simultaneous marathon relay on the 15th October. London's Lee Valley Athletics Centre and Manchester's Sportcity will host the English events other relays will be held at Madrid, Valencia, West Virginia and Toronto. Read More |
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BBC Sports Unsung Hero 2008 The BBC is this year keen to attract nominations from as broad a range of sports as possible so as to highlight the sheer volume of work that goes on in our communities as we begin the journey towards London 2012. Read More |
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AAA – Review and Forward Look to 2012 AAAs Chairman Graham Jessop is looking for comments and feedback on the document 'AAA – Review and Forward Look to 2012 'which was presented to the AAAs AGM on 16th March. The document outlines the current role of the Association and direction which we may adopt in the future. Please email your comments to Graham Jessop on this link. |
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Tom Pink Relays Magherafelt. Fresh from the success of Manchester, George Bunner and the road team brought the Tom Pink Relays on their their first visit to 
Northern Ireland on the 14th March as guests of Magherafelt District Council to
coincide with the opening of the new Meadowbank Sports Arena, the biggest
multi-sports arena in Europe which includes a three hundred metre five lane
running track. The local organizers were delighted at the guest appearance of
Mrs Jean Pickering, the founder of the Ron Pickering Memorial fund. The AAA's in
conjunction with local organiser Barrie Holmes and the Mid Ulster Athletic Club
laid on a full day of indoor competition for local primary and secondary
schools. Over 800 enthusiastic children took part which included a number of
field events for the young athletes to try. Rubb Buildings Ltd who had
constructed the Sports Arena very kindly sponsored the awards for all the field
events. At the awards ceremony, Councillor Paul McLean, Chairman of Magherafelt
Council thanked the AAAs for all their efforts in bringing the relays to
Northern Ireland and said it had been an enjoyable and rewarding day for all
involved.Keeping up with Paula Results Chasing Kelly Results Chasing Steve Cram Photo Gallery |
Tom Pink Relays Manchester. SportCity
hosted the Tom Pink relays on 9th March as teams from Manchester, Sale,
Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and Liverpool. The event was held in the indoor
sport arena was run in co-operation with the North West Region of England
Athletics. In addition to the relays the athletes had the opportunity to sample
other events with a number of local coaches lending their time to this event.
Commenting of the event Former AAAs Chairman George Bunner said ", it gave most of the children the exciting experience of running on this splendid indoor track for the first time. We were particularly pleased with the format introduced by the England Athletics North West Coaching Group for the field events and I would like to express our thanks on behalf of the AAA, the teams and the children to them for this initiative. The staff at the centre did a splendid job in having everything ready and set out perfectly in plenty of time" Full results View Photo Gallery from Event |
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