It is with great regret that we have to report the death of former Sussex Schools Chair and team manager, and coach Tony Elder at the age of 86. London born Tony Elder, moved to Sussex in 1986 as Head of Thomas Bennett Comprehensive School in Crawley after teaching in Essex and Bedford and as […]
The Bristow Boys
Over the years there have been many twins in Sussex athletics, but apart from the wild Irish Shanahan boy throwers from Worthing in the post-war period, few have spent much time competing as seniors. The Auketts, also from Worthing, impacted women’s middle distance and cross-country running early this century. Philippa is still third on the […]
2020 Ranking Lists
2020 will certainly go down as the most disastrous year in athletics history. Even during the War years, which I can remember, encouragement was given to organisations to promote sporting events including athletics at many impossible venues and where the military were stationed, like Glynde House (Army) and Lancing College, who had a grass track, […]
Message from County President
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas. To say 2020 was difficult is an understatement I know, but hopefully, 2021 will be a better year for us all. One in which we can get back to training, competing and officiating as we know it. Stay safe and […]
Boxing Day Races cancelled
For the first time, apart from the War years, the “Jog Shop” Boxing Day races in Brighton’s Preston Park have been cancelled. Race organiser Sam Lambourne said, “We much regret that we cannot hold the races this year but will hope to be back in 2021.” This is the longest continuously held Road Race in […]
Mr & Mrs
This week we look at an Athletics romance, probably the most successful married couple in the history of Sussex athletics and one is still Sussex record holder after more than thirty years. Suzanne Barberis and Simon Morley met on the coach travelling to the English Schools championships to Durham in 1975 they shared Suzanne’s step […]