Category: Club News

For those not on FB As part of our Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) awareness weekend and as another fitting tribute to Strider Ben Robinson the plan is to arrange a club run at Wynyard Woodland Parkrun next Saturday (18th). Rather than try and then all squeeze into the cafe for refreshments after Parkrun we have arranged sausage butties and a brew at the The Moline Cross, Norton. Cost will be £4 cash per person, payable on the day. Butties will be served from around 1015. As usual we need to confirm numbers. Could those wanting the butty and the brew please comment below confirming whether you want the meat or veggie sausage option. Members not wanting/able to run at Wynyard are still welcome to have the butty too. Deadline for…

SESSIONS CANCELLED 2.11.23 Just to confirm we have cancelled tonight’s official club sessions. Dark nights, surface water, wet leaves and more rain forecast are not a great combination meaning we have had to take a common sense approach. I hope members appreciate the reasoning behind the decision. Thanks to the 15 brave souls who had signed up tonight. Hopefully this early heads up will allow you to make alternative plans as necessary. Business as usual next week…..weather permitting Please circulate this post as necessary to ensure it reaches all club members. Thanks Andy J

Weather watch - sessions tonight. We need to keep an eye on things with the weather today. It’s not the fact it’s raining, it is the surface water that is accumulating on both the pavements and cycle paths. (I’ve just been out with the Ivy 🐾 - even she wasn’t enjoying it)! Watch this space for updates, confirmation either way will be posted by 5pm. Thanks Andy J

For those not on FB Charity Race Night - Friday 17.11.23 Hi all As we’ve discussed and publicised on FB and the website. Friday 17th November 2023 is World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day. As a tribute to Strider Ben Robinson The Moline Cross Station Road Norton are hosting a charity horse racing night. Tickets for the event are now on sale, £10 per ticket. This includes a hot supper, pie and chips (veggie option, cheese and onion pasties available too) plus entry into a free prize draw. As this is not an official Striders event sixty tickets have been initially allocated to us (we may hopefully get a few more). Those who wish to attend please comment below saying how many tickets you want and your food option. Jennie will…

Please see links below for SSAC AGM Agenda on Thursday 23/11/23 @ 7:45pm in the Club House. Also attached is supporting document in regard to a proposal for the eligibility criteria for the club's London Marathon Place and the committee role profiles.   We ask anyone interested in any of the committee roles to have a discussion with Andy J (Chair) or myself in the first instance so that you can learn more of the role and what commitment and skills it entails. We would urge as many people as possible to attend the AGM please.  We do need a minimum of 12.5% membership to be quorat (approx 25 members). Thanks Helen J Stockton Striders AC AGM AGENDA 231123 London marathon club place proposal all roles 2023    

Sportsshoes.com The new code for the month of November is - HHOVE1 - valid until 3rd of December 2023 - giving you 10% off the whole range on orders and free standard shipping, worth £4.99 on all orders. As always, usual house rules apply, ie the code is for members use only and should not be circulated outside the club. Thanks Andy J

Thank you to all who attended the briefing session to find out more about being a LiRF and what it entails. It was really good to see so many people there As discussed anyone who is still interested in undertaking a club funded place on the course will need to complete the Expression of Interest Form (link below) and return to stocktonstriders@gmail.com by 5pm on Friday 03 November. (Don't worry if you weren't able to attend last nights briefing - you can still complete the EOI) More information on the qualification can be found at Leadership in Running Fitness - England Athletics All EOI will then be considered by the committee and further communications will be shared re next steps. Thank you Helen J Club Secretary EOI LiRF Oct 23

Dont forget it you want to find out about the EA Leader in a running Fitness qualification and what it entails being a volunteer coach/leader at SSAC they’ll be an opportunity to find out more after club sessions tomorrow evening 💚💙🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Couple of November social dates for the diary. Friday 17 November - world pancreatic cancer day. In memory of our much loved Strider Ben Robinson there is a Charity race night (horses not humans) at The Moline Cross. Whilst not an official Striders do as a club we have first refusal on 60 tickets. Will start around 7pm - more details to follow. Saturday 18 November - planning on doing a local Parkrun again linked to world pancreatic cancer day. Plan is for The Moline Cross to put sausage butties and a brew on afterwards. Again more details to follow. Thanks Andy J

As a club we are currently looking to increase our coaching team by another 6 or so people. To lead a club session you are required to hold the EA Leadership in Running Fitness (level 1) as a minimum qualification. In the first instance we are asking if anyone is interested in finding out more to attend a briefing session after the club on Tuesday 24/10/23. Here you will learn more about the course and what commitment and expectations are from a club perspective in return for the club funding the qualification. Following the briefing session, if still interested you will then be required to complete an expression of interest form and submit it for formal consideration by the committee. Being a coach/Leader is a huge commitment. Taking that into…