Derby Athletic Club News and updates
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Training cancelled tonight (Thursday 14 November)
Please note, club training is cancelled tonight , Thursday 14 November, due to heavy rain and risk of flooding in Derby and Derbyshire. East Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Police are advising drivers to avoid unnecessary journeys. We apologise for the short notice but safety of athletes, coaches and other volunteers is paramount. Many thanks.
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Magnificent win for Corey in North Mids cross country
There was a great turnout for Derby AC at the second North Midlands cross country league at Corby on Saturday 9 November with 42 athletes competing with a great team spirit throughout. Thank you to all the club parents who got the juniors down to Corby – and many thanks to Mick and Sue Heffernan […]
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Sportshall success at Chesterfield for U13 boys
There was a good turnout on Sunday 10 November at the indoor Sportshall event in Chesterfield, with some great individual performances and plenty of DAC athletes winning their events. One highlight was a great victory for the U13 boys in their section, winning by a margin of 23.5 points. If we could have a few […]
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Cross country winter warmers at Moorways
The club’s marvellous catering team is putting on refreshments for the Mini League cross country event at Moorways in December – so bring some cash for a winter warmer! The team will be on site from 10am on Saturday 14 December, serving bacon butties and sausage cobs, plus a range of hot drinks including soup […]
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Christmas close-down 2019
Derby Athletic Club facilities at Moorways will be shut for Christmas from Sunday 22 December 2019 until Thursday 2 January 2020. The final evening training session of the year will be on Thursday 19 December, and the track will then be open for Sunday morning training on 22 December. Merry Christmas all!
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Christmas fuddle – put the date in your diary!
Derby Athletic Club coaches are delighted once again to invite athletes to the Christmas fuddle on Thursday 19 December 2019, in the club room. Food will be provided by the club coaches, but further donations of delicious eatables will be most welcome. If you can let your coach know what you are planning to bring […]
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DAC awards finalists feature in Telegraph supplement
Three members of Derby Athletic Club featured in the Derby Telegraph as part of a supplement on the paper’s annual sports awards. All the finalists are profiled in the supplement, published in the paper on 31 October, including DAC members Paul Martin, up for Volunteer of the Year, Ernie Cripps, a possible winner for Service […]
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Mini League success for club – could you take part?
Sunday 19 October saw the second Mini League Sports Hall event in Chesterfield. It was good to see more athletes competing as these events are a great introduction to competitive athletics with events for age groups from under 11 to under 15. The top points scorers on the day were: Max Bishop – 26 Sammy […]
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Awards at city sports event for Barry and Hannah
Two Derby Athletic Club members had their contribution recognised when they stopped awards at the Derby City Sport Forum event. The awards night, at Derby Council House on Thursday (10 October) saw club chairman Barry Parker receive a Lifetime Service award while U20 javelin thrower Hannah Barnden was awarded Junior Sportswoman of the Year. Hannah […]
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No more new starters sessions until January
Derby Athletic Club has been running introductory sessions on the first Tuesday and Thursday of the month for potential athletes wishing to join the Club’s induction group. Unfortunately, due to the group being at capacity, the sessions will be taking a short break and no more new starters can be accepted into the induction group […]