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Club Weekly Bulletin w/c 11/09 – No Emmanuel

Thursday Club Night Leaders

Walking – Val / 5k – Carol Mosses / 10 min – Jim Williams / 9 min – combined with 8’s/ 8 min – Lizzie / 7 min – Rob

Tea Rota                                                      

15/9 – Run & Rehydrate / 22/9 – Jonathan Hall / 29/9 – Jerry Clothier / 6/10 – Arthur Renshaw / 13/10 – Steve Dimond

What’s On …

  1. Oldbury 10 Mile – Sunday 18/9

We are so nearly there, we need a couple of people to act as reserves please sign up here, thank you.  A list of volunteers is shown here if you are not sure if you have volunteered! All volunteers will by now received two e-mails from Arthur with instructions. Arthur would like to have a marshals briefing on Thurs 15/9 at about 8:30 after the Club run at the Run & Rehydrate in Rockhampton please.

We do have a LOT of capacity for more runners so please help increase entries by telling anyone and everyone you know, word of mouth is very powerful. Thank you.

Any Oldbury 10 Mile last minute issues please contact Ros Rowland (07743 257 838) or Arthur Renshaw (07810 300 025)

  1. Run & Pizza

The next Run & rehydrate (run, drink & eat pizza) is on Thursday 15th September at Rockhampton OLD cricket pavilion. (The Common, Rockhamptopn OLD Cricket Pavillion, Lower Stone Road, Rockhampton, GL13 9DX). Please put the date in your diary.

  1. Introduction to Running Course

We have enough interest and people registered to run the next Introduction to Running Course. If you know anyone interested please ask them to contact Carol Mosses beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk The course is 9  weeks from Wednesdays from Oct 5th to Nov 30th at 6:45pm from TLC car park.

  1. Emmanuel Kipruto Bundotich

Full Message from Paul –  Sadly Emmanuel’s visa application has been rejected. Despite the fact that we offered proof of paid airline tickets – out, and return – plus the letter of invitation from TRC; the elite entry to the Bristol Half; proof of where he would stay in the UK, and a letter of recommendation from Athletics Kenya, his application was rejected. We tried hard to understand why this was.    The British Embassy ignored all emails.   There is a hotline to call, but they will only speak to the applicant, i.e. Emmanuel, and in order to speak to someone on the phone you have to type in a credit card and pay 70p per minute.   He does not have a credit card of course.   99% of Kenyans do not. We found a UK guy in Iten willing to dial in and pass the phone over to Emmanuel, only we were told there was no right of appeal, and a new visa application, costing another £180, and another speculative 12 hour round-trip to Nairobi, would be needed.   Others advised that unless Emmanuel had a UK bank account, or family in the country, or a professional contract, there was essentially zero chance of success. So with great reluctance, we have had to cancel his trip.   I find it so dis-spiriting that he could not take up the single chance in his lifetime to do something we, far, far, far, lesser athletes take for granted.  What must his two little boys think when all they hear is that the UK government won’t allow their dad to visit a place they were told was their friend?  So-called ‘global Britain’ is only open to those who are rich it would appear.    Plus ca change. Thank you to all TRC members who expressed an interest in meeting with Emmanuel, training with him, even hosting him in their home.   Thank you to the club committee, and especially Kevin, who made such great efforts themselves to promote and coordinate the trip. I am just sorry that it has all come to nothing.

  1. Gloucester League Cross Country

Summer is over and thoughts are turning to Cross Country! Here are the Glos League fixtures for 2022/3 to put in your Diary.

  1. Sat 5th Nov Cirencester Park
  2. Sat or Sun 10/11 December
  3. Sun 19th Feb
  4. Sun 5th March Cotswold Farm Park

11/09/22