Tragedy Hits Clayton Runners
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Bit at the Front Neil Denby Once again we, along with other users of privatisation. This means that, whilst the the great outdoors, are having our rights of Forestry Commission allowed a ’right to access gradually eroded away. After the roam’ on much of their land, private privatisation of the water boards and the contractors are not so bound. Thus only The Association has bought some long drawn out negotiations the Associa official rights of way (which may be busy right expensive computer tion conducted in order to prevent them bridle paths or, in some cases, tarmacced equipment to try to drag us into the from charging us, we are now faced with lanes) are left to the runner. If this is 20th century. If you can provide a back door privatisation that is cutting happening in your area and it is going to articles etc. on 3+" discs of DOS or down on access. spoil your enjoyment and use of wood land, then write to your M.P. and see what DFS format (not Unix); preferably The government, backing down from a he/she will do about it. Surprisingly, in ASCII; then we can handle them wholesale privatisation of the Forestry according to an article I read recently, an easily - the amount of stuff that Commission (one of the largest holders of M.P. thinks that a mailbag of 10 letters on comes that is obviously a computer land in the country) is selling off in a subject is big so it shouldn’t take many print out is growing but still needs dividual forests and woodlands to private of us to kick up a fuss if we find we are to be re-typed if the disc isn’t with buyers to effect a sort of piece meal being barred from woods and forests. it. This costs us MONEY! We can handle RISC OS as well if you 30. Western Isles Challenge must. Disks will be returned Contents - Martin Stone immediately. Regulars Race Reviews 8. Judith Taylor Memorial Run - If you have no idea what 3. Committee News Ian Cambell 4. News and Views 11. Lakeside/Gummers How - Neil Denby any of this means, then 9. Peter Travis’ poem 18. Moffat Beeftub - John Blair-Fish 10. Junior News International ignore this space! 12. Championship News 6. World Trophy Reports 14/15 Kit Reviews 7. From the Horses Mouth 15. Calendar Update - Helene Diamantides 17. Profile: Sylvane Boler on Eric Beard 24. What I did in my summer hols - John 19. Prize Crossword Blair-Fish 32. Martin Stones Long Distance News Extras Features 14. ETA Prize Competition 8. Crocks comp. - Dave Overend 16. Womens starts - Ali Crabb 20. Corsica GR20 - Mike Browell 18. Book Review: Judith’s Run 22. The Banana Round - Adrian Watts - Bill Smith 27. Gelert 3 Peaks Yacht Race 28. Mountain Marathon Round Up - Rob Howard - Rob Howard sonal initiative. The definition of ‘young OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE Jack Bloor Fund people’ is generally anyone up to mid MEMBERS 1993-94 twenties. Chairman Secretary The Jack Bloor Fund was set up ten years Selwyn A. Wright Michael J. Rose ago to commemorate the late Jack Bloor, a Most of the fund’s income comes from Craighouse, Foxfield Rd 15 New Park View the annual fell race on Ilkley Moor and Broughton-in-Fumess Farsley, skilled fell runner, orienteer and moun Cumbria Leeds taineer who spent much of his life helping in the past grant applications have been LA20 6EZ LS285TZ restricted to the clubs of which Jack Bloor Tel: (0229)71697 Tel: (0532) 556603 young men and women to enjoy the chal was a member. However, thanks to an up Treasurer Membership Secretary lenge of the great outdoors and to improve Barbara Carney Peter Bland their sporting skills. The purpose of the surge in entries in the race during the last 16 Birchlands Grove 34a Kirkland two years and some generous donations Wilsden Kendal fund is to provide financial assistance to the trustees of the fund fell able to accept W. Yorkshire Cumbria help young people to undertake adven BD15 0HD LA9 5AD applications for grants from a wider area. Tel: (0535) 273508 Tel: (0539) 731012 turous activities or to attend courses or Fixtures Secretary Magazine Editor compete in events which will improve In future members of any club in David L. Jones Neil Denby their athletic skills. During the last nine Yorkshire affiliated to the Fell Running 12 Victoria Avenue 13 Greenside Cheadle Hulme Denby Dale years nearly £3000 has been awarded in Commission of the British Athletic Stockport, Cheshire W. Yorkshire grants for 53 applicants. The purpose of Federation or direct to the F.R.A. will be SK85DL HD88QY Tel: (061 485) 1639 Tel: (0484)861812 these grants has varied from assisting with eligible for grants from the fund. Similarly Statistician Press Officer the costs of participating in group expedi the fund is also being extended to cover Mark Rigby Tony Hulme Yorkshire clubs affiliated to the British 332 Crow Road 140 Altrincham Road tions to Peru and China to helping with Glasgow Wilmslow the finance for a climbing trip to the Alps Orienteering Federation and the British Scotland Cheshire and improving orienteering skills by com Mountaineering Council. Gil 7HT SK95NQ Tel: (041 334) 0442 Tel: (0625) 529874 peting in Scandinavia. The trustees are Grant application forms are available from Environment & Access particularly keen to support small expedi Dave Hodgson 197, Hall Lane, Horsforth, Matt Simms, Tyne View Cottage, Fellside, Hexham Northumberland NE46 1RF. Tel: (0434) 607637 tions where the applicants display per- Leeds, LS18 5EG. Tel. 0532 585586. COMMITTEE Peter Browning Alison Crabb Snippets (Radio Officer) 3 Beast Banks, Tragedy hits 60 Shadsworth Road, Kendal Blackburn Cumbria Toilets at races BB12HB LA9 4JJ Clayton runners Tel: (0539) 740664 The committee has decided to take on Tel: (0254) 56681 News broke over the summer of a William Gaunt David Hodgson board an idea put forward by Eileen tragic accident on Mont Blanc. 30 Beechwood Mount 197 Hall Lane, Woodhead on this subject. As from next Burley, Leeds Horsforth, Leeds Clayton runners Graham Huddles- year race organisers will be asked to state LS4 2NQ LS18 5EQ tone, Gary Wilkinson, Neil Wilkin Tel: (0532) 787513 Tel: (0532) 585586 on their registration forms whether toilets son and Alan Heywood were Judith Johnson Alan Judd are available at their event. We hope that 3 Weavers Walk 32 Hollin Lane this will lead to less pollution at races and, caught by an avalanche and while Denby Dale Far Headingley dare I say it, consumer choice as runners the injured Alan Heywood was dug Huddersfield HD8 8RL Leeds LS16 5LZ into a snow hole with Neil, the Tel: (0484) 861228 Tel: (0532) 743364 will be able to decide whether to expose other two runners set off for help. Paul Sanderson Andrew Schofield themselves to events without facilities. 19 Findon Street do West Head Farm, Alan was trapped for 24 hours and, Hillsborough Thirlmere, Keswick by the time he arrived in hospital Sheffield S6 4QL Cumbria CA12 4TP Tel: (0742) 344905 The British Championship had been clinically dead for 5 hours. Despite efforts by French Scottish Welsh Representative The BAF Fell and Hill Commission is in doctors to revive him by restoring Representative the process of reviewing the format of the Dr. J.A. Blair Fish Adrian Woods British Championship. It’s of some con his body temperature and placing 28 Howden Hall Crescent 11 Penygraig Terrace him on a ventilator, he was in a Edinburgh, Scotland Pontypool, Gwent cern that the current format isn’t attract EH166UR NP45JS ing any Scots at all and only a few Eryri coma when flown into Manchester Tel: (031 664) 8425 Tel: (0495)758141 members from Wales. We need to know and passed away shortly after FRA REPRESENTATIVES TO BRITISH your views! Would you favour a single wards. Our sympathy goes out to ATHLETIC FEDERATION COMMITTEES his family and friends. There have Fell and Hill Running Commission race to decide a long race Championship, Selwyn Wright Norman Berry with similar events at short and medium been over 100 serious incidents on Craighouse, Foxfield Rd 165 Penistone Road the mountain this year with 93 Broughton in Furness Kirkburton distances? Should the British Champion LA20 6EZ Hudds. HD8 OPH ship go to Wales or Scotland for four races deaths and 11 missing persons. Tel: (0229) 716797 Tel: (0484) 602922 out of six when only English runners seem AAA of England/Midland AA to compete? Does the English Champion Richard Day, 7 Brean Rd„ Stafford ST17 0PA Tel: (0785)661637 ship merely replicate the British? Or is it a case of ’if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’? N of England AA S of England AA Back issues.__ Alan Judd , Sam Fitzpatrick If you enjoy doing the Championship and 32 Hollin Lane 33 Crosby Court of The Fellrunner are available, in want it to stay as it is then write and tell Far Headingley, Leeds Crownhill, extremely limited supply, from the LS16 5LZ Milton Keynes MK8 ODD us. If you aren’t doing the British but editor at a cost of £2.00 plus 50p Tel: (0532)743364 Tel: (0908) 263107 would like to if it were organised dif p+p. They may be available from Secretary and Treasurer of Fell and ferently then write and tell us. If you don’t Hill Running Commission Pete Bland to w! om ALL mem like writing then come along to the AGM Danny Hughes, Hallsteads, Gosforth, Cumbria bership enquiries should be ad CA20 1BJ. Tel: (09467) 25366 and tell us face to face.