It is with regret that we have to report the death of Peter Martin who is believed to be the oldest surviving Sussex winner of an English Schools title. Peter, who was 86, was a member of the Sussex Walking and Athletic Club won the Junior boys 440 years title in 1948. Leaving school early […]
Record breaking weekend.
Sussex athletes were eager to take advantage of more competitions last weekend and managed to break records, despite the lack of competitions this season. Julia Machin (Brighton & Hove) set a World Masters high jump record and Tom Evans (Lewes) broke the Sussex half-marathon record at Antrim while many athletes at the Elevate Field Festival […]
Tributes to Martin Etchells
Kate and I have had had so many emails about Martin Etchells that we have decided to collect together and post them on the Website that he had help set up in 2007. Martin seemed to touch the heart of so many people, particularly in Sussex athletics, and I am proud that he was a […]
The Man with the Mike
It is with the greatest regret that we report the death of Martin Etchells at the age of 69. Martin was a wonderful, helpful, wise and friendly person, who did so much for the County Association and Sussex Schools, after moving to the coast from London in 1990, and becoming joint Treasurer with wife […]
Martin Etchells
It is with great sadness that we need to record the death of former County treasurer Martin Etchells on Sunday. An obituary will be posted in a couple days when we can pay a fitting tribute to a really hard working and helpful member of the County athletics family.
Gold, Silver and Bronze for Sussex at UK Champs
National athletics, at last, got back into action at Manchester over the weekend, with several top Sussex athletes competing and some collecting medals. Unfortunately, attendance from many of the leading British stars, was sparse, but it gave a lot of youngsters the opportunity to perform on the top stage. The star, as far as […]