The next club committee meeting is scheduled for 11th October.  Here is the agenda: Committee Meeting Agenda - 11th October 2022

Parents of young athletes, we need your help!

Parent of a young athlete?  You are invited to attend a meeting to find out more about our club and how you can help.

Thursday 20th October, 2022, 18.45 to 19.15, at the Committee Room in Bedford International Athletics Stadium.

Penny Butcher, Vice Chair and Bob Thompson, Club President.

Bedford and County AC are seeking a volunteer co-ordinator to promote volunteering and recruit volunteers for the club.

What does the volunteer coordinator do?

• Champion volunteering within the club
• Co-ordinate recruitment and training of volunteers
• Induct and support new volunteers.

Congratulations to Milly Dunger (Under 17) and Lily Farr (Under 15) who were selected to represent the East region at the London Mini Marathon on Saturday 1st October in their respective age groups. 

This year's Eastern Athletics Association Cross Country Championships are on 19th November at Southill Park, near Biggleswade.  There is a full programme of events from Under 13s up to Seniors, and the event also incorporates the Eastern Masters Athletics Club Cross Country Championships, and the Inter-Counties Presidents Cup.  For more information, go to https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/easterninfo.pdf, and to enter go to https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/easternxce.php.

For club members planning to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting on 4th October 2022, the proposed changes to the club's Articles of Association are set out below:

Please note that this year's Extraordinary General Meeting has been pushed back by one week, and will now be held at 7.45 pm on 4th October 2022 in the Clubhouse at Bedford International Athletics Stadium.  All senior club members may attend.  There is a link to the EGM agenda here: Extraordinary General Meeting Agenda - 27 September 2022

Please note that this year's Extraordinary General Meeting has been pushed back by one week, and will now be held at 7.45 pm on 4th October 2022 in the Clubhouse at Bedford International Athletics Stadium.  All senior club members may attend.  There is a link to the EGM agenda here: Extraordinary General Meeting Agenda - 4th October 2022

Bedford and County AC are seeking a health and safety coordinator to oversee health and safety tasks at the club.

What does the health and safety coordinator do? Generally, the health and safety coordinator ensures members are accessing club activity safely, protecting them from harm, incidents, and accidents.

The next club committee meeting is scheduled for 13th September.  Here is the agenda: Committee Meeting Agenda - 13th September 2022

Congratulations to Simon Coombes, who set two M50 Club records during last weekend's EMAC final.  These were for 800m (2:11.76) and 1500m (4:24.00).