The East 2 Youth Development League under 13/15 match this Sunday has been cancelled due to the absence of a starter. The fixture in which Lewes AC, Hastings and East Grinstead were all due to take part was to be held at the Julie Rose stadium in Ashford, Kent. Lewes AC’s Peter Masters said: “We […]
Great Win for Sussex Schools’ Girls
The Sussex Schools Intermediate girls’ team chalked up one of their best results ever, in the South East Schools Inter-county match at Bexley on Saturday when they won their match against the might of the south east counties. While the other three age groups finished in fourth team spot against, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent and Middlesex, […]
Gemma Tutton reigns in Spain
Sussex athlete Gemma Tutton has broken the British under-15 girls pole vault record with a leap of 3.81m. She achieved the height at a meeting in Granada on 9th June and adds this feat to her British under 13 record of 3.46m set in 2017. Tutton, who lives in Spain and competes for Unicaja Atletismo, […]
Rodger shines and Anning’s record breaking run in Geneva
Amber Anning bounced back to top form, with a Sussex record, in her first outdoor 400 metres for nearly two years. Competing at the European Athletics Classic meeting in Geneva on Saturday, in near perfect conditions, Anning’s only disadvantage was a lane two draw. With her customary swift first 300m, the Brighton and Hove AC athlete looked […]
Six superb records set at Schools Champs
The weather was awful, with the wind swirling at will. The rain thoroughly drenched athletes and officials and switched from torrential to a drizzle within minutes. However, none of this prevented some wonderful performances and six new records at the Sussex Schools’ Championships at K2 on Saturday, whilst many youngsters also secured their invitations to […]
John Hay death
John Hay, a former Sussex athlete who died last weekend, was a former president of Brighton & Hove AC. John who was 93, was still running until three years ago. His friend and veteran Brighton member Roy Taylor shared his memories: “I have known John, run with him, and been in continual contact since I […]