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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 7th April 2025

 TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 7th April 2025  

 MEETING ROOM NOT AVAILABLE THIS WEEK – MEET TOP CAR PARK 

 Thursday Club Night Leaders 

10th April . Walking – Val / 5k – Nigel H / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min –Jo P / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Ben B 

17th April . Weston Prom Club Run 

 Tea Rota   

 10/04 No Tea. Room n/a; 17/04 No Tea. Weston away day; 24/04 Natalie Bennett ; 01/05 No tea – Polling Day . room n/a; 08/05 Richard Straw; 15/05 Sarah Newnes 

 We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

 Results:  

Gloucester Half Marathon:    30/03/25:      Phil Blackburn        1:16:59 
                                                                                              Moray Sloan            1:32:59
                                                                                              Oliver Brown          1:40:17
                                                                                              Jon Hall                      1:48:20 
                                                                                              Brigita Senutaite  1:50:01                                                                                                Harriet Forrest      2:21:11
                                                                                              Liz Baird                     2:25:10

 Yeovil Half Marathon:        30/03/25:           Zoe Rimmer             1:40:05 

 Reminders:.  

 Thursday 10th April. Meeting room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

  • Thursday 17th April. 19:30 Weston Prom Run (5 Miles).  
  • Wednesday 23rd April. Start of new Introductory course for New Runners 
  • Thursday 1st May. Polling Day. Centre  not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 

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  1. Club Captain 

 As you will have seen, Nick and Mel will be stepping down from their roles as Club Captains at the end of the month. We are looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, to take on the Captain role and to keep the club ticking over, particularly on Thursday nights. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role. 

 2. Weston Prom Run Race 8 (5 miles) – Thursday 17th April 2025 19:30 start 

 Matt Johnstone is organising a Club supported run at Weston in April and wants to try and get a big turnout from the Club. Enter individually and the Club will refund your entry fees. Entries open 21st March. Entry details on the link below. See separate email and WhatsApp Group. Weston2025       

https://westonac.co.uk/races-2/weston-prom-run/ 

 3. Cotswold Way Relay 2025 – Saturday 5th July 

 The Cotswold Way Relay is a 10 stage relay race covering all 103 miles of the Cotswold Way from Chipping Campden to Bath Abbey. This is event is organised by Team Bath and has a limit of 100 teams. 

The event is very popular with TRC members and for 2025 we intend to enter a Women’s team and a further 1or 2 teams.  

 If we become oversubscribed, we will work on a first come first served basis, subject to the requirements of each team entered. A vets team must all be aged 40+ and a mixed team must contain at least 4 women.  Save the date and if you wish to run, or be a reserve or can help with on the day marshalling then please sign up here!  If you have any questions please see Jo Plumbley who is organising the event this year. 

 4. TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

After a successful staging of our 3 events over the last year – all sold out – the Committee has decided to confirm our donation to this year’s chosen Charity Great Western Air Ambulance.  We will now donate £2,000 and this will be done later this year. 

 Nominations for current year are now closed. 

5. New Runners course – Wednesdays 23rd April to 11th June 

 Now open for people to register for the next course starting on Wednesday 23rd April at 6:45pm for 8 weeks until Wednesday 11th June at 6:45pm. We meet at the top of the Thornbury Leisure Centre car park. We aim to run together at a parkrun on Saturday 14th June to celebrate your success. The whole course costs only £10. 

 If you know anybody who may be interested in attending please contact beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk and complete Introductory Running Course Interest (click on the link on the Thornbury Running Club website.) 

6. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

 The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

 The Committee does not envisage any chance to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

 7. Riverbank Rollick 2026 – Race Director 

 The 2026 Riverbank Rollick will be on Sunday 18th January 2026.  We finally have a new Race Director – Jim Godden. Thanks for volunteering Jim. We are now looking for 2 or 3 people to form a small team to help Jim. No experience is necessary although computer skills would be useful 

 8. Upcoming local races 

 07/04