Thursday Club Night Leaders

20/04 :  Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel H /  10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Ellen / 8 min – Moray / 7 min – Nick W

27/04 : Club Road Race Championships. Meet Oldbury Sailing Club Start 7pm

04/05 : Local Elections. Meet in top car park . Groups as normal.  Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron H /  10 min – Steve D / 9 min –Lizzie W / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Ben B

Tea Rota                                                      

20/04: Alan Pascoe / 27/04: No Tea. Away Day / 04/05: No Tea. Room in use / 11/05 tba (AGM night)

More volunteers to do tea please. (you should only have to do once per year) See Arthur Renshaw

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                   Reminders

• Final calls to renew your TRC Membership – now overdue.
• Wed 19^th April – new runner course starts. week 1 of 9
• Thurs 27^th April – Away Day. Club 10k Champs. Sailing Club Oldbury. 7pm start.
• Thurs 4^th May – meet in TLC car park 19.00. (Centre in use for local Elections)
• Thurs 11^th May – TRC AGM 20.30. All Members Welcome
• Fri 19^th May – Awards Party at The Ship. Limited tickets.

16/04/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

13/04 :  Walking – Val / 12 min – Amel / 10 min – Emma / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Rob W.

20/04 :  Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel /  10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Ellen / 8 min – Moray / 7 min – Nick W

Tea Rota                                                      

13/04: Ben Bohane / 20/04: Jon Hall / 27/04: no Tea. Away Day / 04/05: no Tea. Room in use

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                   Reminders

• Please renew your TRC Membership – now due.
• Wed 19^th April – new runner course starts. week 1 of 9
• Thurs 27^th April – Away Day. Club 10k Champs. Sailing Club Oldbury. 7pm start.
• Thurs 4^th May – meet in TLC car park 19.00. (Centre in use for local Elections)
• Thurs 11^th May – TRC AGM 20.30. All Members Welcome
• Fri 19^th May – Awards Party at The Ship. Limited tickets.

09/04/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

6th April: Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol  / 10 min – Hugh  / 9 min – Chris P  / 8 min – Hannah  / 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota 

6^th April: Peter Cable / 13^th April: Ben Bohane / 20^th April: Jon Hall / 27^th April: No tea 10k Club Champs

What’s On …  

• April 6^th – Meet in Dance Studio not Severnside Suite
• April 19^th – Intro Course for New Runners starts
• April 27^th – Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate
• May 4^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room n/a
• May 11^th – Club AGM (All welcome) Moved from May 4th
• May 19^th – Annual Awards Party
• June 29^th – Thornbury 10k (+ marshalling please)
• July 1^st – Cotswold Way Relay 2023 (2 teams)
• July 6^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room n/a
• July 16^th – Bristol Running Show

1. Club Membership

2023-24 Club membership was due on 31^st March, thank you to all those who have already renewed. If you have not,  please complete 2023-24 membership form. The membership fees for 2023-24 are unchanged from 2022-23. If you want EA membership support it is important you apply by the end April latest. Please can you pay promptly as it takes a lot of admin from Nathan and I chasing people every year. If you are one of the 7 people who joined in January 2023, this does not apply to you, as your membership is valid until end March 2024. If you have any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

2. Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate

Please join us for the 2023 Club Road Race Championships on Thursday 27^th April  for a 7:00 pm run start. This event is open to ALL club members and is a great opportunity for us all to run together. Starting close to The Anchor Inn Oldbury and running over the new Thornbury 10k course (reverse direction to 2022). This is a straight shoot out single race with trophies for 1st female and 1^st male runners. More importantly it’s a chance for us to run together as a Club. First drinks free for all runners and marshals. We also plan to use this event to present our Club charity (Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust) with a cheque. I need 7 marshals please who can walk or run to a marshal position (and get a free drink). Ideal for anyone injured or the walking group. Please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

3. Annual Award Party – Friday May 19th at The Ship Alveston (New venue for 2023)

Following the success of the 2022 event we are holding our 2023 Annual Awards Party at ‘The Ship’, Alveston. Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the heavily subsidised price of £16 per person, this price applies to both Club members and guests (same price as 2022). Your ticket price includes: first drink, sumptuous hot buffet, celebration cake, club awards and a disco. We only have a limited number of tickets available and these will be sold first come first served. To reserve your ticket you must complete the form and make payment please. Payments to the club bank account shown on the form please. Any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

4. Cotswold Way Relay

The Cotswold Way Relay is a 103 miles, 10 stage, off-road race through the Cotswolds from Chipping Campden to Bath run in teams. The event is very popular with TRC members and for 2023 we have 2 teams entered ready to be filled. We need 20 runners + reserves. If we become oversubscribed we will work on a first come first served basis. Please sign up here. If you are new to the Club and would like to know more about CWR, speak to any of the Club members and they can direct you to any of the many members who have run it in previous years. Alternatively ask team CWR Captains Jo Plumbley and Rob Watkins.

5. Good Luck

Good luck to all those running Manchester Marathon 16^th April and London Marathon 23^rd April.

6. AGM

The AGM has been move to the 11^th May, as our room at TLC is not available on the date originally selected. ALL Club members are welcome to attend the meeting to hear about the Club year. You will not be arm twisted to join the committee! If you have any items you would like to raise please e-mail to Arthur chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk or Nigel secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by Friday 5^th May.

7. Bristol Running Show

We have a stand at the Bristol Running Show on Sunday 16^th July at the Bristol Aerospace Welfare Association (BAWA) Leisure Centre on Southmead Rd, Filton. With your help we will use this to promote the club for membership and promote our race series. We will work a shift system and need help: 1 person @ 10:30 – 12:30, 2 people @ 12:30 – 14:30 and 2 people @ 14:30 – 16:30. If you are able to help please e-mail captain@thornburyrunningcub.co.uk . Free tickets from the website link Website: Bristol Running Show.com Facebook: Bristol Running Show Instagram: @bristol_running_show

31/03/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

30/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Jim W / 10 min – Jerry / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Lizzie / 7 min – Ben

06/04 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Jim W /  10 min – Hugh / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Hannah / 7 min – Peter C

Tea Rota                                                      

30/03: Mel Lloyd / 06/04: Peter Cable / 13/04: Ben Bohane / 20/04: Jon Hall / 27/04: no Tea Away Day

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                   Reminders

• Please renew your TRC Membership before 1^st April 2023
• Thurs 6^th April – meet in old room downstairs (Dance studio)
• Thurs 27^th April – Away Day. Club 10k Champs. Anchor Oldbury
• Thurs 4^th May – meet in TLC car park 19.00. (Centre in use)
• Thurs 11^th May – TRC AGM 20.30. All Members Welcome
• Fri 19^th May – Awards Party at The Ship. Limited tickets.

27/03/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

23/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Hannah/ 7 min –Nick W

30/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol / 10 min – Jerry / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Lizzie / 7 min – Ben

Tea Rota                                                      

23/03: Nick Langridge / 30/03: Mel Lloyd / 06/04: Peter Cable / 13/04: Ben Bohane / 20/04: Jon Hall

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Don’t forget to renew your TRC Membership before 1^st April 2023

Thursday Club Night Leaders

16/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Steve D / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Moray / 7 min – Rob W

23/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Hannah / 7 min –Nick W

Tea Rota                                                      

16/03 : Helen Renshaw / 23/03: Nick Langridge / 30/03: Mel Lloyd / 06/04: Peter Cable / 13/04: Ben Bohane / 20/04: Jon Hall

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Don’t forget to renew your TRC Membership before 1^st April 2023

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

9^th March: Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol  / 10 min – Hugh  / 9 min – Kev C   / 8 min – Kevin W  / 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota 

09/03 – Hannah Hamilton; 16/3 – Helen Renshaw / 23/03 – Nick Langridge / 30/03 – Mel Lloyd

** We need more volunteers for the rota please – See Arthur (chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk)

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What’s On …  

• March 11th – parkrun of the month – Thornbury
• March 31^st – Membership Renewal now due
• March 31^st – Closing date for Club Charity vote
• April 2^nd – British Trail Champs / FoD Half
• April 19^th – Intro Course for New Runners starts
• April 27^th – Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate
• May 4^th – Club AGM (All welcome) *provisional date
• May 4^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room not available
• May 19^th – Annual Awards Party
• June 29^th – Thornbury 10k (+ marshalling please)
• July 1^st – Cotswold Way Relay 2023 (2 teams)
• July 6^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room not available

1. Club Membership

Your 2023-24 Club membership is due on 31^st March please complete 2023-24 membership form. Membership fees for 2023-24 are unchanged from 2022-23. If you want EA membership support it is important you apply by the end April latest. Please can you pay promptly as it takes a lot of admin from Nathan and I chasing people every year. If you are one of the 7 people who joined in January 2023 this does not apply to you, as your membership is valid until end March 2024. If you have any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

2. Club Charity Vote

Each year the Club adopts a charity to support. For 2022-23 it has been Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust, now is the time to vote for our 2023-24 Club charity. We asked members to nominate charities they would like the club to support and 6 charities have been nominated. More details about these charities and why they have been nominated can be found here. We are now asking you to vote for the one charity you would like the Club to support for 2023-24 from this list of nominations by midnight 31st March, when the vote will close. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM. Thank you

3. Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate

Please join us for the 2023 Club Road Race Championships on Thursday 27^th April  for a 7:00 pm run start. This event is open to ALL club members and is a great opportunity for us all to run together. Starting close to The Anchor Inn Oldbury and running over the new Thornbury 10k course (reverse direction to 2022). This is a straight shoot out single race with trophies for 1st female and 1^st male runners. More importantly it’s a chance for us to run together as a Club. First drinks free for all participants and marshals. We also plan to use this event to present our Club charity (Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust) with a cheque. I need 7 marshals who can walk or run to a marshal position (and get a free drink). Please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

4. Annual Award Party – Friday May 19th at The Ship Alveston (New venue for 2023)

Following the success of the 2022 event we are holding our 2023 Annual Awards Party at a new, for us, local venue – The Ship, Alveston. Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the heavily subsidised price of £16 per person, this price applies to both Club members and guests (same price as 2022). Your ticket price includes: first drink, sumptuous hot buffet, celebration cake, club awards and a disco. We only have a limited number of tickets available and these will be sold first come first served. To reserve your ticket you must complete the form and make payment please. Payments to the club bank account shown on the form.  Any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

5. Introduction to Running Course – Early notice

From Carol & Natalie: The Introduction to Running Course has been a great way for the Club to support people who are keen to start running, promote running in the local community and attract new members. We need your help please. The next Introduction to Running Course is taking place over 9 weeks on Wednesdays from 19^th April to 14^th June at 6:45pm from TLC car park, graduation parkrun 17^th June. We already have 12 people interested. If you are able to support the next course on 2 or 3 evenings that would be great please let us know the dates that you can help here. We need 2 people each week, so far we have 7 volunteers. Please contact Carol Mosses beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. Please can you also share the advert and link which will be sent to all WhatsApp groups next month to encourage beginners to sign up for the course. Thank you

05/03/23.

Thursday Club Night Leaders

02/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Ellen / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Paul H

09/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol / 10 min – Hugh / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota                                                      

02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : Helen Renshaw / 23/03: Nick Langridge

We need some more volunteers for the tea on a Thursday night. Please contact Arthur Renshaw.

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Thursday Club Night Leaders

23/02 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Suzy / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min –Lizzie /    7 min – Ben F

02/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Ellen / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Paul H

Tea Rota                                                      

23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : Helen Renshaw / 23/03: Nick Langridge

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Swimarathon – Friday March 3rd

Despite trying over the last month only 3 people were prepared to join the  TRC Team for the Swimarathon so I have had to cancel our involvement this year.

18/02/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

16/02:  Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol  / 10 min – Jerry / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Nick W

23/02 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Suzy / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min –Lizzie /    7 min – Ben F

Tea Rota                                                      

16/02 : Carol Mosses / 23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : tba (Volunteer required)23/03: Nick Langridge

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Swimarathon – Friday March 3rd 20:15

The Club hopes to enter 2 or 3 teams in the Rotary Club Swimarathon on Friday March 3^rd. The event is for teams of 6 swimming in relay for 55 minutes. Each swimmer to donate £10. If you are interested in taking part please see Arthur Renshaw or e-mail chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk or text/call 07810 300025.

We only have two people so far – I would like to get at least 6 people signed up by next weekend so we can reserve at least one lane.

10/02/23