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Sign up for first Charvil 5km run

11:13 Mon 07 May 2012

Runners and walkers are being encouraged to lace for the very first Charvil 5km. The inaugural charity fun run and walk will set off from East Park Farm on Sunday, June 17, from 10.30am and is raising funds for Daisy's Dream, which provides bereavement support for children in Berkshire.


12:45 Sat 31 Mar 2012
Easter 10

A final call has been sounded for runners to join Maidenhead's biggest road race. About 800 people from across the region have already put their names down for the 59th Maidenhead Easter 10. But race

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12:00 Thu 15 Mar 2012
Nigel Levine

The two Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club (WSEH) athletes competing for GB in the World Indoor Championships in Turkey returned home with medals in their suitcases. Nicola Sanders grabbed

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14:00 Tue 28 Feb 2012
Nigel Levine

Windsor Slough Eton Hounslow (WSEH) sprinter Nigel Levine is targeting a double medal hunt at the World Indoor Championships in Turkey after a making a dream start to Olympic year. Levine booked his

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10:30 Thu 29 Mar 2012
Morgan Lake

Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC (WSEH) had two athletes representing GB at the Indoor Under 23 and Under 20 Multi Events Inter-national at Birmingham with Ashley Bryant and Morgan Lake both

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17:36 Wed 14 Mar 2012
WSEH star Nicola Sanders.

Nicola Sanders may have been crowned world champion at the weekend but she claims she's only just turning the corner after her injury hell - just in time for London 2012. The 29-year-old played a

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15:47 Mon 27 Feb 2012
Sophie Papps

Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow's (WSEH) Sophie Papps was the toast of Turkey last summer and if her start to 2012 is anything to go by she could be the bride of Barcelona this year - not that she's

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12:00 Sat 19 May 2012
sweetman

Holyport FC boss Derek Sweetman has hailed his side's season as 'fantastic' following their 13th placed finish in the Hellenic Premier Division. Port, who won promotion to the Premier Division last

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16:00 Fri 18 May 2012
rickykhanmaids

Ricky Khan says he bears no grudges against the Maidenhead RFC officers who made the decision to sack him as head coach just days after delivering the South West 1 East title. Khan, who is now back at

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14:00 Fri 18 May 2012
Gheyas Khan

Slough CC kicked off their season with an impressive win over Aston Rowant on Saturday. Captain Bobby Sher feared his players might be a little flat after the long winter break, but they eased back

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09:00 Thu 19 Apr 2012
Rowing Jack Beaumont

In his first year out of the juniors, Maidenhead's Jack Beaumont finished second in the single scull at the GB u23s trials at Caversham on Saturday. In his semi-final race Beaumont, son of former GB

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16:30 Thu 10 May 2012
Maidenhead Girls u12s

Maidenhead Hockey Club u12s girls head to the England Hockey seven-a-side tournament at Cannock on Sunday aiming to come back as national champions. The team won through to the finals after triumphing

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12:53 Fri 18 May 2012
Wenlock

The official Olympic mascot was welcomed to Wexham today. Khalsa Primary School, in Wexham Road, was named school of the month and the visit by Wenlock the mascot was part of the prize for compiling a blog and embracing the Olympic values. London 2012 has been running a competition asking all schools in the country registered with Get Set, London 2012's official educational resource, to blog what they were doing in relation to the Olympics.

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Races across Berkshire in 2012


Queen Mother Reservoir 5k/10k Series - May 15, June 19 & July 17, 7.30pm.

 

Tuesday evening race series. Popular with club and novice runners. Choose either 10km or 5km. Run around the Queen Mother Reservoir in Datchet. Flat course. Prizes for the individual race winners and overall race series. Toilets, changing and refreshments in Datchet Water Sailing Club. Entries on day unless limit is reached beforehand. All sponsorship money raised to go to WaterAid.

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Link Foundation Maidenhead Relay Marathon - June 3, 2.00pm.

All you need is a team of up to 10 people who can manage the 2.62 mile distance. Finale to carnival weekend in Maidenhead. Prizes for overall winning team as well as winning team in different categories as well as for team raising the most sponsorship money.

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Charvil 5k Fun Run and Walk - June 17 2012, 10.30am.

Brand new run utilises a mixture of trails and footpaths as it meanders around Charvil Country Park and the surrounding countryside. All sponsorship money raised will go to Daisy's Dream. Prize of £100 voucher for first male and female runner to cross the finishing line.

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Down Tow Up Flow Half Marathon - July 22, 10.00am.

Flat, multi-terrain, point-to-point half marathon along the Thames towpath. Starting in Windsor and finishing in Marlow, taking in Maidenhead, Cookham and Bourne End along the way. Can park at the finish in Marlow and take the coach provided to the start - once you've finished the race your car will be there waiting for you. No entries on the day and entries accepted until July 14.

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Pharmalink Maidenhead Half Marathon - September 16, 09.30am.

Flat, fast, traffic free road course. Route starts and finishes in Maidenhead town centre. Local businesses will be offering coffee, lunch and general shopping. Runners in the 2011 inaugural race keep their race number for the future of the race. Once they have run the race five times their number will change to gold indicate their achievement to all.

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Reading O2O 10k - September 30, 9am. This flat race route embraces Reading's waterways for much of the distance. Great spectator-friendly start and finish by the river, with refreshments available. Plenty of free car parking. The race has a history of selling out so enter early to avoid disappointment. The benefiting charity is NSPCC's Childline.

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Grand Union Canal Half Marathon - November 11, 10.00am. Point-to-point race from Cowley Recreation Ground, Uxbridge along the Grand Union Canal to Cassiobury Park, Watford. Flat, scenic, unusual, multi-terrain course. Traffic-free apart from one minor road crossing. Choose to leave your car at the finish and use the bus to get to the start - your car will then be waiting for you when you've finished. Book and pay for your seat on the bus when you register.

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