Archives for 2020
Athlete Spotlight – Amber Anning
8 April, 2020
At just 19 years of age, Amber Anning is already a Sussex Athletics icon. Among her many accolades, in 2019 she was part of the British silver winning 4x400m team … read more
In the beginning
4 April, 2020
It is impossible to say when athletics started in Sussex, as athletic events were held before Tudor times, and during the reign of Henry VIII. However, I have been helped … read more
Athlete Spotlight – Nicole Taylor
1 April, 2020
Nicole Taylor is one of Sussex’s top cross country athletes. Having taken four consecutive Sussex XC Champs senior women titles, she has represented England and came second in this year’s … read more
Happy Birthday Hugh
29 March, 2020
Hugh Foord (Brighton A.C) who was, with Pat Ranger from Eastbourne, the top Sussex cross-country runner in the fifties and early sixties celebrates his 91st birthday on Monday and … read more
Watch this Space
27 March, 2020
Over the next few weeks I will be posting, at least weekly I hope, items about athletics in Sussex since 1900 and maybe a little earlier. I hope to have … read more
Important Message from Sussex AA
24 March, 2020
Athletics is adapting to the ‘new normal’ but the track and field summer season has been decimated by the lockdown due to the pandemic. Some of the county’s tracks have … read more
