Fell

GEAR EXCHANGE

Neil Gunn
Got any old sports gear, in any condition, that you no longer use? In an attempt to lessen the clubs’ impact on the environment we will be having a ‘GEAR EXCHANGE’ at the forthcoming club AGM on Friday 24th March. Please have a rummage in the next 2 weeks for…

2023 Trans-Pennine Relay

Neil Gunn
Trans-Pennine Relay 2023 and the Holy (not literally) Socks What is it? A relay race from Sheffield town hall to the Boars Head pub in Poynton via 5 legs of approx 1 hour each. Each team stays together during the race except the runner running their leg. When was it?…

Meet the Member – Rob Whitby

Neil Gunn
Introducing Macclesfield Harrier, Rob Whitby. You may know Rob, as ‘Rob the Barber’ – he’s been described as ‘a quality barber with a passion and dedication to the haircutting profession.’ Rob has recently set up his own barber shop on Park Lane, Silktown Barbers. When he is not busy making…

Committee Minutes – February 2nd 2023

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 2nd February 2023 and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 2023 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

2022/2023 AGM & Awards Evening

Neil Gunn
Macclesfield Harriers & AC – Annual General Meeting [AGM] AGENDA 24th March 2023 at 7pm [prompt] Bollington Arts Centre 1. Apologies 2. Opening address – KM 3. Financial position /comment – MG 4. Macclesfield Athletics Development Fund [MADF] – SF 5. Election of Officers and vacant positions – KM 6.…

Montane Spine Challenger North (2023)

Neil Gunn
160m from Hardraw to Kirk Yetholm along the Pennine Way, January 2023 Pre-race kit check: Goggles, knife, sleeping bag, bivvy, windproof lighter – in here somewhere, 3000 calories, trowel, blister popping needles – all OK, just 8 items of a long list of 8 kilogrammes of kit that must be…

Meet the Member – Emma Mason

Neil Gunn
Taking our first Meet the Member slot of 2023 is runner, run leader and organiser extraordinaire, Emma Mason. Emma has been running with the Macclesfield Harriers for 10 years and during that time she has transitioned from a road runner to a fell runner. She is not put off by…

Committee Minutes – December 8th 2022

Neil Gunn
The Club Committee met on 8th December 2022 and minutes are now available (along with all previous meeting minutes). Link – COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 2022 Link – PREVIOUS MINUTES Kim Eastham Club Secretary

Membership Renewal 2023/2024

Neil Gunn
Club membership fees for 2023/2024 will be due on 1st April, but you can renew any time from now and your membership will be valid until 31/03/2024 The fee has three elements: – Basic membership (non-competing members): £16 – EA/Northern Athletics affiliation (competing members): £19 (optional for seniors; payable by…

2022 Fell Handicap CANCELLED – poor weather contingency plan in operation

Neil Gunn
IMPORTANT – FELL HANDICAP CANCELLED – CONTINGENCY PLAN IN OPERATION (Last update: Saturday 17th December 2022 @ 17:00) Message from the event organiser….with the weather forecast so bad and access to the Cat & Fiddle for marshals like to be impossible the race is CANCELLED and the contingency plan is…