Month: April 2020

  • Sam Malekout

    Name:  Sam Malekout Born:  1982 Date Joined:  April 2004. I just moved to London from the Midlands at the end of 2003 and in the Easter break I was looking for some kind of sports activity. Luckily I live in Newbury Park and from Google I found Cricklefields Sports Stadium to be just a 15…

  • Sharon Honey

    Name: Sharon Honey Born: 1957 Joined Club: I joined Ilford AC on 17 April 1980 so I’m doing this around my 40th anniversary of joining the club! I initially ran for Essex Beagles from 1975. RECORDS TRACK 800m               2.28.4              25/08/1981      Ilford               Club Champs              SL 1500m             4.57.3              20/09/1980      Ilford               Gibson Trophy            SL 3000m       …

  • Dave Ainsworth

    Like so many, Dave commenced race walking through his employer, in his case the Royal Air Force which he’d joined in 1965. While training at RAF Hereford (now SAS HQ) 2 were needed for an Inter-Squadron athletics meeting in May 1966. None volunteered, so the Sergeant in charge of the athletics team called out names…

  • Dianne Crisp

    Name: Dianne Crisp (nee Cater) Born: 1962 Date Joined: 1st April 1976. I ran at school and my teacher said I should go to a club. So as Kim & Tracey Trunley were at my school (Warren) it was only natural that I went along to Ilford Athletic Club. I first trained with Margaret Gilham…