Olympian Roy Cruttenden, one of the greatest athletes Sussex has ever produced, died on 3rd June aged 94. Born 18 February 1925 in Brighton, Roy, a long jumper competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he came 9th. A Brighton & Hove AC member, he represented England in the long jump at the […]
Derek Wood funeral details
The funeral of Derek Wood, a longstanding Sussex AA official and former president of Brighton & Hove AC, will be held on Friday 14th June at 10.00am at Downs Crematorium main chapel, Bear Road, Brighton BN2 3PL. Derek, who was originally a Crawley middle distance runner, joined the Brighton & Hove Club when he moved south […]
Sussex Schools Champs preview
This coming Saturday is probably the most important weekend of the season for many Sussex School athletes. For many non-club athletes this will be their pinnacle for competition, but for several club athletes it is also an excellent opportunity to gain the English Schools Standard that will earn them a place in the Sussex Schools […]
Derek Wood death
It is with great regret that we report the death of Brighton & Hove AC’s former President and longstanding Sussex AA official, Derek Wood, on Friday 31st May. He had recently been diagnosed with advanced renal cancer and his decline was rapid. Derek, who was originally a Crawley middle distance runner, joined the Brighton & Hove […]
Four Golds for Sussex at the Southern Champs
There were four gold medals and another for a Sussex based athlete, five silvers, two bronzes and plenty of top eight placings for the few Sussex athletes who trekked up to Bedford, for the South of England Championships. All the wins were on the field and all bar one were by under 20 athletes. Worthing’s […]
Sussex & Surrey Schools Combined Events results combined!
In a first for Sussex Schools AA, their annual Combined Events fixture at K2, in which Surrey Schools AA has participated for the last few years, became one joint competition for places and medals. In dreary weather the turn out from both county’s was disappointing, with Sussex fielding no athletes at all in the Junior […]