SPIKES! - #TeamBlyth - Newsletter #231

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Reports from exciting weekend of action!

Lauren does herself proud at ESAA National Champs!

It was a proud moment as Lauren Creaby made her debut for Northumberland at the ESAA National XC Championships on Saturday. Travelling all the way down on the Northumberland Team coach to Hop Farm in Kent, it was no doubt a fantastic experience for Lauren. In the race, in a massive field of 340 of the best young runners from all over England, she finished well inside the top half of the field in 144th pace, and was 3rd Northumberland athlete home. A huge well done to Lauren and coach Steve Walker!

Juniors set high standard at Parkrun!

A fantastic turnout from our juniors at local parkruns this weekend. On saturday, Daniel Hall smashed his PB with a time of 23:34, with brother William also running well. At the Whitley Bay Junior Parkrun, our four girls all finished amongst the top either females, with Olivia Patrick (9:41) scoring a new PB just ahead of Sophie McGarr (9:49) and Liliana Meikle-Lopez (10:06). Martha Lorimer also scored a PB with 10:32

We would love to have more info to report on in the newsletter, so please send any news, photos, stories or reports in to Dan by 4pm Sunday so it goes in newsletter. Also for events like parkruns please make sure your club is up-to-date on profile so we can make sure you are not missed.
Also, if you spot any events or races that are upcoming , please post details here and/or message me do I can put in newsletter. I'm not up-to-date with everything that's going on so I need YOUR assistance as much as possible.

IMPORTANT - Due to refurbishment, we have NO access to clubhouse (inc toilets) at Churchill track for a period of around 6 weeks.

If you wish to take part in any of the events below, just ask one of the coaching team for more details. We also need team managers/co-ordinators for team relay events!

TESCO COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEME

We are delighted to let you know that TEAM BLYTH's application to the Tesco Community Grants Scheme has been successful and our project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores. Voting will commence in store from the first week of January 2022 and continue until 31st March 2022.

The following information will appear on the voting unit when voting starts.

Blyth Running Club / Athletics Field and Track Equipment / Whitley Bay / Blyth Running Club inspiring generations.

Billy Mill Express NE29 9AE / North Shields Extra NE297UJ

Cramlington Express NE23 1XZ / Claremont Whitley Bay Express NE26 3HL

Battle Wallsend Express NE28 9DT / Shiremoor Cobalt Express NE27 0QW

To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it's not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token.

- Cast your vote as soon as you receive your token for a project in the current voting round

- Only submit Community Grants tokens to cast your vote

- Share information about this funding opportunity with your friends and family

- Encourage the local community and our supporters to get involved with Community Grants voting

MASSIVE PLEA FOR HELP FROM OUR PARENTS & FAMILY MEMBERS
Athletics can only run thanks to the support of volunteers. One thing we are desperately short of is FIELD OFFICIALS. These are volunteers who can help run field events at T&F comps, in particular the NEYDL. As a participating club, we are required by the rules to provided qualified officials at NEYDL events, something we have struggled to do last year. This year, if we are unable to fulfill our obligation to provide officials, we will not only lose points, but also we will be limited in the numbers of athletes we can enter into field events. This is something that we cannot allow to happen.

If you wish to consider starting on the officiating journey, then please know that you will have the full support of the club and all fees will be paid in full by the club. Officials receive expenses, and have opportunities to progress if the ambition is there. Officials from Blyth have recently been in action at World-Class Diamond League events, and will testify that it is the most rewarding experience.

Find our more HERE or ask any of the coaches for more info

There are exciting new items in the 2022 range. Check it out HERE

Please note the NEW link to our kit shop: https://www.kitlocker.com/run/clubs/team-blyth