Please download the membership form and hand in with fees applicable to either Sue Mogg (for Juniors/Track & Field) OR Emma Jones (for Seniors/Road Runners).
Please make cheques payable to "Poole Athletic Club".
If you wish to post in your application, please send to: Emma Jones 8 Pilsdon Drive Canford Heath Poole BH17 9EL
Poole AC have become the first club in Dorset to be awarded the prestigious Clubmark acceditation from Sport England.
The award recognises Poole AC as a quality club and is the result of hard work 'behind the scenes' of several members of the club and all its coaches, committee members and parent volunteers.
To achieve this award the Club needed to prove and be audited on its quality of delivery of athletics and running to its members and the wider community, and represents the committment many have towards the club in their desire to see the club and its members succeed at all levels.
The awarding of Clubmark signals the beginning of a new era for the Club, with many exciting ventures to be announced shortly that will propel the Club even further forward.
Juniors and
Track&Field meet on Tuesdays at the Ashdown Centre, Ad Astra Rd,
Canford Heath on Tuesday evenings. Junior training starts at
6.15pm at trackside behind the Centre, Seniors meet at
7.15pm. click here for map
Road runners meet at the Haymoor Squash Club
(next to Haymoor Pub! by ASDA on Canford Heath) on Tuesdays &
Thursdays from 7pm. click here for map The road runners have groups of
different levels; one group do speed/track work and the other
groups go out jogging/running around the area - nobody gets left behind -
and there is an experienced coach in each.
We have a number of social
events also.
Please feel free to 'come & try us' for free - Junior
membership is £15 per year and Senior membership is £21 per year (Family
membership is £28 per year).
Poole Joggers - ideal for beginners and less serious runners
Poole AC hold an adult jogging session aimed specifically at women, beginners, unattached runners and those that do other sports, called Poole Joggers.
The aim of the session is to create a low pressure, fun, social group, backed by the expertise of experienced, trained coaches.
Based at the Haymoor Squash Club (next to Haymoor Pub, by ASDA on Canford Heath) click here for map, we will also be doing runs from other locations such as the beach, Purbecks, Pamphill etc.
There is no membership, no fees - simply turn up!
Poole Joggers meets at 7pm on Thursdays in the reception area of the Haymoor Squash Club.
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