Some of the UK’s best ‘up and coming ‘ and experienced field athletes, along with UKA’s elite coaching fraternity attended this quality event. All athletes were trying to get a qualifying standard for entry to this year’s World, Commonwealth Youth or European U23 championships. The competition included a number of olympian & GB athletes, such […]
About Robbie Wood
Joined Sefton Harriers in October 1969. Current website editorMerseyside County Road Running Grand Prix
The 2017 Merseyside County Road Running Grand Prix is now under way with 3 of the 10 races already completed. LPS have entered this so if you want to be part the event and be eligible for the prizes make sure you take part in the forthcoming events and links to current results are available […]
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John Dobie sets new record at Sandstone Challenge
The irrepressible John Dobie goes from strength to strength in his new V/70 category, on Saturday 6th May he took part in the annual Satndstone Challenge. This is an event which runs the full length of the Standstone trail from Whitchurch in Shropshire to Frodsham in Cheshire, a distance of 34 miles of which 90% […]
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Mid Lancs Awards
The Mid-lancs League held their annual awards evening at Bamber Bridge on Friday. Club captain, Kirsty Longley, picked up two individual awards, finishing second senior lady and first over 35 lady in the 6 races over the course of season, not to mention leading the senior ladies team to the silver medal. Tom Dickinson picked […]
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Junior section updated
Wally Bridson has been busy updating items for the junior section of the club website, the following new items are now available downloading Young Athletes Newsletter April 2017 AAA Common Standards_2017-18 Mid Lancs T&F League Order of Events 2017 ESAA Current Standards 2017 LPS Junior website page
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Congratulations to Caroline Watkins
Congratulations to former Sefton Harrier Professor Caroline Watkins who was made a Dame in the New Years Honors List. Caroline was given the award a DBE (Dame of British Empire) for services to nursing and care – having spent 40 years caring and researching. Caroline is the only stroke care professor in the UK and […]
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National Masters Cross Country Championships
This year, the National Masters’s Cross Country Championships were held at a wet and windy Wavertree on Saturday, with 3 LPS runners taking part. Kevin Usher, fresh from his triumph in the Northern Championships at Doncaster earlier in the month was always in contention. However he had to settle for 4th place (27.03) in the […]
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Pembroke History Part 2 (1940-1960)
After several more years of research Charles Gains has completed the second part of the history of Liverpool Pembroke AC, from 1940 to 1960. The link below will bring up an illustrated pdf document. Take a little time to read the story; it goes a long way to explaining the character our club has now. […]
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Mid-Lancs finale sees LPS success
The Mid-Lanc’s cross country season reached its climax at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday and it proved a successful day for Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton. The U15B were hoping to consolidate their 3rd place position in the league, but they went one better and their second place finish on the day clinched them the silver […]
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Norman Wilson 1931-2017
Funeral Details Friday 10th March 1pm Springwood Crematorium, Springwood Avenue, Liverpool,L25 7UN. Followed by refreshments at the Crown Plaza Liverpool Aerodrome, Speke L24 8QD Please note parking is free if you give your registration number to reception on arrival. Norman Wilson, who was one of the most influential figures in Sefton Harriers’ history during the […]
