We hope you are enjoying half term (bookended with competitions!!)

Just to let you know that there will be no formal club session at YOSC this bank holiday Thursday.

Date for your diaries…
Our AGM will be at 7pm on 1st March, via Zoom.

Merry Christmas to all our athletes, coaches, parents, officials and friends within the athletic community!

The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer as summer approaches.

From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!

For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!

The 2021 annual “Awards Night” went ahead on Saturday 11th December, despite worries about the new COVID Omicron variant.

Hosted jointly by Ellen Taylor and Andrew Moyes, the evening was well organised and gave us all the opportunity to review what has to be one of the most amazing seasons the club has ever had.

It was while I was taking a break at work, during the mini heatwave we had earlier this year,  I first noticed an old bike shed in the factory car park. 

CHAIRMANS REPORT FOR THE AGM HELD ON FEBRUARY 27th 2020

This year is the first since World War Two that the ESAA Championships have been cancelled.

To try and fill the gap, they are offering an exciting and innovative virtual athletics competition

We would like to raise awareness to our members that Yate and District AC are in a privileged position where athletes are eligible to enter two regional Championships…

ABOUT RELAY FOR LIFE

Relay For Life is a family festival celebrating the power of community fundraising in the fight to beat cancer. Teams fundraise for life-saving cancer research then unite at a weekend-long festival to celebrate and remember everyone who has been affected by cancer.

Great News, Westbury Harriers have 3 coaches at the track on…

We’ve tallied up last weekends Yate AC medal haul over three regional County Championships (Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) and we are extremely pleased to announce Yate athletes have picked up an amazing 56 gold medals, 32 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals… a massive total of 107 medals!

We understand that this years Avon Schools Championships (11 June) have been cancelled.

Pat & Tony need your help!
With an even larger competition load this year our officials are going to be stretched to their limits. We are desperate for more people to help them out and share the load.

England Athletics have today (17th June 2020) issued a revised plan with regards a potential return to competition.

This can be viewed here

After extensive refurbishment at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, attention turned to the issues surrounding inclusion and community athletics for all.  Following discussions with potential partners across the South West, and after meetings with England Athletics, it was confirmed that YOSC was the ideal venue for development of an open and developing athletics programme for all level and abilities.

Congratulations to all the following athletes, who have been selected by their County Schools Associations to compete at this years English Schools Track & Field Championships, to be held in Manchester during 8/9th July.

Our good friends at Neuff Athletic Equipment have very generously offered Yate & District Athletic Club 10% of all sales, without affecting how much the customer pays for their products.

Further to the Prime Minister’s national address this evening, we’re sorry to inform you that YOSC will be closing with immediate effect

OPEN MEETINGS
18/19th January – Both Phoebe Havard and Dan Brooks…

The following report appears in the Yate & Sodbury Gazette:
TOBY Conibear – fresh from a Brimsham Green School band tour to Holland – competed for England in the Home International Schools competition, writes Stuart Nunn.

The weekend of 11-12th March provided the first opportunity of…

The following is a message from Joy Bray, the Team Manager to our Lower Age Group Youth Development team (U13 and U15), but the principle applies to everyone hoping to be part of a league team this season:

The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer as summer approaches.

From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!

For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!

The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer as summer approaches.

From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!

For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!

There is a field level 1 course on Sunday 3rd July in Yeovil.

The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer as summer approaches.

From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!

For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!

UPPER YDL: Congratulations to Team Avon who won the 1st…

David Turner (Avon County Coordinator) has issued the following reminder:

Just to remind everyone.  The County SportsHall Championships are happening this Saturday, April 30th at Bristol Grammar School sports hall.

Entry for the 2022 South West Championships is now open.

These Championships will take place at Exeter on Sunday July 24th.

We hope you are enjoying half term (bookended with competitions!!)

Just to let you know that there will be no formal club session at YOSC this bank holiday Thursday.

The job of running an athletics club is never an easy one. With both Yate & District Athletic Club and Westbury Harriers struggling, they decided to discus their situations and in April 1997 agreed to form a partnership.

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KARRIMOR…

Now that the season is well and truly underway, we thought it would be a good opportunity to share an update, and to expand on any of our regular social media posts.   

The following is a message from Joy Bray, the Team Manager to our Lower Age Group Youth Development team (U13 and U15), but the principle applies to everyone hoping to be part of a league team this season:

The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer as summer approaches.

From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!

For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!