Posts by Neil Gunn

AGM Minutes – March 28th 2025

Neil Gunn
The Club AGM and Awards presentation was held on Friday March 28th 2025. The minutes from the AGM are here – MHAC AGM MINUTES – MARCH 2025 The various Awards presented for the 2024 season can be found here – CLUB AWARDS 2024 SEASON If you have any questions please…

Fund raising update – #TEAMHASLERMND

Neil Gunn
The club fund raising to support Rob Hasler & his family after Rob’s MND (Motor Neurone Disease) diagnosis in October 2024 started at the annual AGM & Awards evening with a raffle. For those that don’t know Rob and his family and want to know more, they appeared on the…

2024 Club AGM & Awards – Supporting #TeamHaslerMND (Rob Hasler & Family)

Neil Gunn
The Club AGM & Awards evening is on Friday 28th March 2025, 7.15pm at Macclesfield Rugby Club. This year as well as the formal AGM business and the awards there will be a specific focus on supporting Rob Hasler & his family after Rob’s MND (Motor Neurone Disease) diagnosis in…

Indoor Track & Field Report – 2024-2025

Neil Gunn
What a fabulous indoor track and field season for the club – athletes ranging from U13s to Seniors have competed in different indoor competitions, mostly in Sheffield and Sportcity but even internationally; some were competing in indoors events for the first time and many club records have been set or…

High Cup Nick Fell Race (2025)

Neil Gunn
High Cup Nick Fell Race Report (by Kathleen O’Donnell – roving reporter) We left Macclesfield  at 9am on our way to Appleby for the High Cup Nick fell race – after asking Mark Burley what shoes to wear, he had answered it was a tough one which was highly irregular…

Club Special Awards Nominations – 2024

Neil Gunn
The Club AGM and Awards will be held on Friday 28th March 2025 at Macclesfield Rugby Club at 7.00pm. Once club formalities are out of the way, the main event is dishing out the prizes from the previous year across each of the club’s disciplines and their various championships. In…

Northern Cross Country Championships – success for U15 boys

Neil Gunn
Success for the U15 boys cross country team at the Northerns The Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships were held on the 25th January at the conveniently local venue of Tatton Park. Conditions were pretty much spot on, the sun was shining, there was a slight chill in the air and…

Committee Minutes – January 15th 2025

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 15th January 2025 and meeting minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 2025 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Alan Ireland – Funeral and Celebration Information

Neil Gunn
Alan Ireland’s funeral will be held on Monday 27th January 2025 at 2.00pm at Macclesfield Crematorium Donations: East Cheshire Hospice Flowers: Family only There was a celebration after the service at The Blacksmith’s Arms, (Chelford Road, Henbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9PG)  

Alan Ireland (1940-2024)

Neil Gunn
Alan Ireland memories and reflections Alan Ireland (1940-2025) Alan was a great character, but for me, I remember him most of all as a great ultra runner, who practised his craft before the terms ‘ ultra running ‘ and ‘ trail running ‘ had been invented. I first met Alan…