MEDALS AT THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ISABEL PINDER AND AYOMIDE.
Congratulations to both U17 ladies for their excellent performances at Lee Valley at the weekend. Ayomide came home first in the 200m in a time of 25.55 to win Gold. Isabel Pinder took the Bronze medal in the 400m in a time of 58.37.
A fantastic start to the season. Well done. ... See MoreSee Less
Can You Help?
We were donated the tent in 2012 and it is starting to wear out.
It is easier to transport and put up (particularly in strong winds) than a gazebo and more robust than the Coleman shelters we have tried in the past.
If anyone has a similar tent and they are thinking of maybe upgrading please get in touch.
Thanks
Liz ... See MoreSee Less
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National XC Championships
Woolaton Park, Nottingham on February 22nd
Entries made for the following athletes:
U13G
Lily-Mae Lancaster-Evans, Malindi New, Emily Marshall, Daisy Allford & Imogen Edwards. Plus Macy Connolly (entered directly).
U13B
Nicholas Thomas, Freddie Eason, Jack Breeds & William Edwards. Plus Thomas Carroll (entered directly).
U15G
India Farrant, Megan Hope, Isabelle Law & Sienna Richardson
U15B
Jack Hedderly, Aidan Leavey, Guy Stevens & Oliver Marshall
U20W
Megan French, Maddie Deadman, Macy Watson, Isobel Mannion, Rebecca Bullock & Rebecca Poole
SW
Freya Davis & Charlotte Chalwin
SM
Michael Hickey & Terry Wegg
11.25 am Under 15 Boys
11.45 am Under 13 Girls
12.30 pm Under 13 Boys
12.45 pm Under 15 Girls
1.05 pm Junior Women
1.35 pm Senior Women
3.00 pm Senior Men Championship ... See MoreSee Less
Basingstoke & Euskirchen Annual Twinning Festival of Sport
Final Chance to add your name for the twinning trip to Germany for the 2020 Festival of Sport. (for junior athletes 10 and upwards as at the date of the trip)
Please email Jo.Bmhac@gmail.com
Wednesday 17th June – Sunday 21st June 2020
What is the Festival of Sport Twinning?
One of this town’s twins is Euskirchen in Germany, near to Cologne. On alternate years, a group of boys and girls from this club go to Euskirchen, along with other sports clubs and groups and represent Basingstoke in the ‘Festival of Sport’. We stay at the homes of German athletes of your age group and enjoy a weekend of fun and festivities which is always popular with everyone.
In 2019, we hosted a team of athletes from Germany. 2020 is our turn to travel to Germany!
Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletics have been linked with the Euskirchen Athletics Club for 27 years now with many longstanding friendships made and everyone involved has great memories.
So what does it involve?
The Basingstoke teams (Not just Athletics but approx 200 sportsmen and women from a variety of sports) will depart for Germany on Wednesday 17th June 2020 in the evening by coach, travelling overnight to Germany.
When we arrive in Germany on Thursday, we will go to Fantasia Land – a theme park (included in the cost) and lunch will be provided at the theme park. After a day of fun, we will then go and meet our hosts and return to their homes for a well needed rest.
The rest of the weekend will include an athletics competition with Basingstoke and Euskirchen competing for points.
There will also be an opportunity for sightseeing and souvenir shopping during the trip.
An example of what we got up to in 2018 included a trip to Koln, a visit to an olympic interactive museum and Go Ape, as well as Phantasialand, athletics competition, evening disco and evening BBQ - it is a busy schedule!
We will be back in Basingstoke on Sunday.
A letter will be provided for you to give to your child’s school, which will assist in you applying for ‘authorised absence’ from school, which has been granted in the past with no issues at all.
It is a really enjoyable and rewarding weekend plus a good opportunity to improve your German, make new friends, support both the club and the town, and further improve our links with our twin town.
Please rest assured that the children will be very well supervised by us – we will have our eagle eyes on them the whole time and will be available when they are with their hosts and can get to them at any time if they need us. Most of our time is spent as a group, it tends to be that we literally are only in the hosts houses to sleep! Younger of less confident children, we can try an pair up to stay together.
The final cost of the trip has not been confirmed yet, however as an example the price for 2018 was £135 per child. This includes travel to and from Germany, entry to Fantasia Land and lunch whilst there and of course accommodation and food will not cost anything whilst we are there, so very little spending money will be needed. I would imagine it will be a very similar price this year.
The trip is open for all club juniors from age 10 upwards at date of travel. Unfortunately due to limitations on numbers parents/ families are unable to travel with us for the trip.
Further information is available via www.basingstokelsc.org.uk – Festival of Sport.
If you are interested in your child taking part in the Festival of Sport and travelling to Germany with us in June 2020, please email jo.bmhac@gmail.com to register.
Feel free to come and chat to either of us at training, we are there every Tuesday and Thursday at the track.
Thanks
Jo Breeds & Cheryll Ragan ... See MoreSee Less
