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Happy New Year to all our members and supporters.
The Fixtures page has now been updated and entries for the Midland Masters Cross Country Championships (to be run within the Midland Cross Country Championships at Mallory Park, Leicester on 24th January are now open. Closing date is 11th Jan so please get your entries in quickly!
We also have the Colin Simpson Memorial Handicap coming up on Sunday 1st February. This race is part of a series organised by Centurions Running Club and will take place at Babbs Mill Nature Reserve, Kingshurst. Closing date is 11pm on Wednesday 28th January. Make sure you select the February race and tick the box to enter the handicap on the entry form. Please support the handicap, if you can, it is a fun social event as well as a good race!
Also, please do not forget to renew your membership, you can do this through OpenTrack, for more information visit our membership pages. Please contact Graham Lamb Grahamhlamb@gmail.com if you have any problems.
Take care and have a successful, injury-free year.
Please note that the MMAC Winter Newsletter is now up on the website.
The newsletter features the London Marathon Ballot Result; President’s Walk, Pentathlon and 5k walks results, Joyce’s Quiz, Diary on Fun in Madeira, MMAC 10 Mile Championships Results and a fitting Obituary to Eric Horwell, a highly respected member of MMAC who served the club for over 50 years.
We would like to wish all of our members and supporters a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.
Please note that the MMAC latest (summer) newsletter is now up on the website and also the 53rd AGM minutes.
There are a number of MMAC committee roles vacant including for a Road and Cross-Country secretary. Unless we have someone to fill the role it is difficult to arrange some of our Road and Cross-Country events. If one person is just keen on one of the roles then we could split the role. Also, please let Jill Lamb know if you would be interested in being an assistant editor for the newsletter.
And, don’t forget to get your entries in for the BMAF Track & Field Championships before 1st September!
Have a great summer.
Please note two new fixture dates are listed on our Fixtures page:
The Jan Timberlake MND Classic Open on Wednesday 4th June – 7pm start, Worcester – click on the link in the Fixtures page to open a PDF with more information.
Midland Masters Track & Field Championships on Sunday 22nd June at Nuneaton, closing date is midnight 11th June.
Both events can be entered through the Entry4Sports site. Hope to see lots of Masters there!
Please note that the Midland Masters latest newsletter, March 2025, is now up at:
with details of the 53rd AGM on 15th April online at 7:30pm and vacant committee positions.
Please note that the Midland Masters latest newsletter, the festive edition, is now up at:
Details of the Colin Simpson Memorial Handicap Race, to be held on Sunday 2nd February 2025 within the Centurion Grand Prix series, can be found at the link at:
Please note that the Midland Masters latest newsletter, with news of President’s Handover, MMAC T&F Championships, World Masters in Sweden and Midland Masters Track & Field League is now available on the website at:
As the newsletter also includes the 52nd AGM minutes, it is also available at:
Please note that the Midland Masters latest newsletter, with news of Midland Masters Track & Field League 2024, European Indoors in Torun – Poland, Colin Simpson’s Memorial Handicap, Walks and Cross country results and much more is now available on the website at:
Please see details of the Midland Masters upcoming AGM below. Please do get in touch if you are interested in taking up a position on the committee. Motions to be discussed at the AGM must be sent, in writing, to the Secretary, Jill Lamb (jillchlamb@aol.com), to arrive at least two weeks before the meeting and ANY MEMBER WHO WISHES TO OFFER HIM/HERSELF FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE POSTS IS ASKED TO NOTIFY THE SECRETARY, Jill Lamb (jillchlamb@aol.com) BEFORE THE MEETING. Current positions are listed below, the committee very much welcomes new blood!
MIDLAND MASTERS ATHLETIC CLUB
52 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
30 April 2024 7.30 pm – Via Zoom – details to follow
Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of AGM 2023
3. Matters arising
4. Chairman’s report
5. Presentation of accounts and Treasurer’s report
6. Secretary’s report
7. Constitution
8. Election of President
9. Election of officers for 2024/2025
10. Fixtures for 2024/2025
11. Date of next meeting TBA (April 2025)
Graham Lamb
MMAC Chairman and Membership Secretary
Wendy Kane
President elect: to be agreed
Chair: Graham Lamb
Vice Chairman: Rita Brownlie
Secretary: Jill Lamb
Membership Secretary: Graham Lamb
Treasurer: Martin Wilkinson
Minutes Sec: Vacant
Walking Secretary: Carolyn Derbyshire
Handicapper: Irene Nicolls
T&F Secretary: Elaine Mee
Asst. T&F Secretary: Vacant
Road & CC Secretary: Matt Long
Officials Secretary: Wendy Kane
Media website: Sue Kneill Boxley
Records Co-ordinator: Vacant
Committee Members: Irene Nicolls, Marcia Smedley
Newsletter Editor: Matt Long
Asst. Editor: Vacant
Delegates:
MCAA: Rita Brownlie
EMAA: Irene Nicolls, Graham Lamb
BMAF: Graham Lamb
Team/Managers:
CC International: Mick Smedley
Inter-area T&F: Elaine Mee
MVT&FL: Jon Tibke
Welfare Officers: Jill Lamb, Vacant
A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all MMAC members and supporters, we hope you have a good one. The December newsletter – featuring news of national and international competition and a fun Christmas quiz, with super prizes, to enter plus upcoming events to enter – is now up on the website at Current Newsletter
Upcoming event details can also be found at Fixtures so why not start the new year’s competition off with the President’s race walk, a cross country championship or some indoor track & field competition!
Wishing you a successful upcoming year of training and competition. All the very best for 2024.
And, if you would like to help the MMAC committee to continue to be active and successful through 2024, check out the Chair’s Notes on page 4 for vacant positions.
Midland Masters Athletic Club 