Name Ian Gains Born 1946 Scotland Clubs Eton Manor / Ilford A.C. Club President 2003 BIO:- Joined Eton Manor as an 8 year old in the swimming club. At 12 joined the Athletic club,this club was set up by the old Etonian’s and financial help from the City. We had excellent facilities for that period,…
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…
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 …
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…
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…