With the club changing to charity status as an Incorporated Charitable Organisation, it now the responsibility of the Trustees to set the membership fees for the club. Given the upheaval over the last membership year, the Trustees have decided that...

The club received news from the Charity Commission on Friday 29th January that they had been successful in their application to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Our new Charity Number is 1193322. This is fantastic news for the club...

The coronavirus pandemic has very much decimated competitive opportunities for club members and has also severely impacted upon usual training arrangements. As a consequence the club committee has taken the decision to suspend many of the usual...

Over and above the guidance issued by EA on 5th January, the additional guidance relating to coaching was issued on 8th January: 1:1 coaching (updated 8 January) 1:1 coaching for over 18s is permitted. For safeguarding reasons, England Athletics...

Following the Prime Minister's statement in the evening of Monday 4th January, the Market Street track and facilities has closed and will remain closed for the duration of this new national lockdown. We will obviously monitor guidance as it emerges...

With Greater Manchester entering Tier 4 on New Year's Eve there are implications for the way the club operates. The current Sport England/England Athletics guidance does allow the club to re-open the facility from 4th January but there are some...

As we enter Christmas week the last club session of 2020 will take place on Tuesday 22nd and the club will re-open on Tuesday 5th January 2021. What a year 2020 has been - and it is to everyone's credit that we have been able to continue operating...

There is some good news on the horizon with the vaccines having arrived and the numbers are falling locally. However, we must await the impact of the new strain of the virus. To the best of my knowledge no athlete has contracted the virus whilst...

On Saturday 12th December the club will be hosting time trial events for junior and senior athletes. The strict covid 19 guidelines will be followed and as a consequence NO spectators are permitted and under 18s may only have one parent or carer to...

England Athletics has now released guidance that gives the club the green light for the club to re-open. There may be some final additional guidance from EA after they have had further consultation with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media...

With England coming out of lockdown on Wednesday 2nd December and Greater Manchester entering into Tier 3 restrictions the club is waiting for updated guidance from England Athletics to determine how we will start operating again. The intention is...

The below guidance has been issued by England Athletics: "From this Thursday [5 November 2020], the UK Government is requiring everyone in England to stay at home, except for specific purposes, and not gather with other people who do not live in...

Whilst I can see nothing in The Government Guidelines or any move in the stance from England Athletics to change our training operation we should be mindful of the following: Many local people will loose their jobs and their businesses and...

Given the current restrictions due to Covid 19, the club's committee has been considering its position in respect of the provision of training for under 11s. There are three factors that have been taken into consideration: The availability of...

The club management committee has set the date for this year's AGM. The meeting will take place on Thursday 24th September 2020 and it will commence at 8.30pm. Due to the ongoing restrictions as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, the meeting will...