Bedford and County AC are seeking a volunteer co-ordinator to promote volunteering and recruit volunteers for the club.
What does the volunteer coordinator do?
Congratulations to Milly Dunger (Under 17) and Lily Farr (Under 15) who were selected to represent the East region at the London Mini Marathon on Saturday 1st October in their respective age groups.
Bedford and County AC's men were in action at the weekend in the first fixture of the winter season. They were competing in the Aldershot 6 Stage Road Relays which had been set up in opposition to the South of England Championships which have suffered a number of organizational issues over the last few years. Virtually all of the top 20 clubs in the South of England chose to go to Aldershot, with 80 teams entered in the Senior Men’s race, plus 35 teams in the Veterans races. The relays were held at Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot which had in fact been the venue for the South of England Relays Championships from 1988 – 2015.
Well done to Jessica Frost, who claimed the bronze medal in the Under 17 Women's event at the Eastern Athletic Association Combined Events Championships in Peterborough on 25th September with a total of 2731 points.
This year's Eastern Athletics Association Cross Country Championships are on 19th November at Southill Park, near Biggleswade. There is a full programme of events from Under 13s up to Seniors, and the event also incorporates the Eastern Masters Athletics Club Cross Country Championships, and the Inter-Counties Presidents Cup. For more information, go to https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/easterninfo.pdf, and to enter go to https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/easternxce.php.
On Saturday 24th September the club had 2 vets teams in the Aldershot Road relays. Each leg was 2 laps or 6k with 4 runners in each team. Due to the available runners both teams were in the V40 catagory, but were at a disadvantage due to individuals ages. Steve Horton and Ewan Wilson led the teams out in the mass start with the seniors, setting up Andre Bonadies and Andy Blair to stabilise the teams' positions. Steve Herring and Pete Dearden carried on the good work before handing on the virtual baton to Alan Turnbull and Jim Black, bringing the teams home in 5th and 11th place. The event was very well organised and everyone enjoyed the competition committing to compete again over the next few months. If you are interested in helping the vets in the future please email
For club members planning to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting on 4th October 2022, the proposed changes to the club's Articles of Association are set out below:
There were some fantastic performances at the Aldershot Road Relays on Saturday 24th September, with the Senior Men's A Team finishing 4th, the M50 team finishing 5th and the Under 13 Boys team finishing 4th.
