Just a final reminder that the closing date for our County T&F champs is Monday 9 August (9pm). There are always athletes that miss the date and beg to enter – unfortunately it wont be possible to accept late entries, so if you know one of those people, please give them a reminder. Please find … Read more County T&F Champs
There is no junior training Wednesday 4th august. Entrance to the stadium will now be through the front doors. You will be notified of where to exit by your coach.
Changes to training: There is NO training on Wednesday 21st July – a football match is taking place instead. JUNIOR TRAINING is cancelled on 4th August and 8th September MIDDLE DISTANCE TRAINING – 11th, 18th, 25th, August. There will be no middle-distance coaches at track on these dates, however, this may be the opportunity to … Read more Attention all athletes and families
Exciting News for Road Running and Track Sessions You may have noticed we have been slowly getting more and more GAC and GRC runners joining the middle-distance group on Wednesday night training on the track. As from the 19th of May Grantham Athletic Club (GAC) and Grantham Running Club (GRC) have entered into a reciprocal … Read more GAC & GRC
Dear Athletes and families, England Athletics has confirmed that in line with the Government’s plans, if the outside venue is open club coaching and training can resume from 29th March. Currently the stadium is closed, once it opens on March 29th club volunteers will prepare the stadium for track and field athletics. So as long … Read more Welcome Back
Greetings to one and all. I hope you, your family and friends are safe and well. With four weeks into this current lockdown and possibly 4-6 weeks to follow this is challenging times. During the recent weeks when there has been the opportunity to share a few words, a smile or a wave we have … Read more Chairman’s Update: January 2021
Hello A Chairman’s message The new Leisure SK company has shared with me a statement: ‘As per the latest Government announcement, all leisure venues in Tier 4 areas are to close from midnight on Wednesday 30th December. We, therefore, must advise you that in line with the Government instructions we have temporarily … Read more Latest Information Jan 21
Dear Athletes, parents, coaches and volunteersFurther to the government announcement of the second lockdown Grantham Athletic Club has had to cease all forms of training whether track based or alternative outside venues (cross country) in line with the guidance issued by England Athletics (englandathletics.org)We will recommence training the first Wednesday following the lifting of lockdown, … Read more Lockdown number 2!
The clothing shop is closing today access is via the link in previous post, good opportunity for some gifts.
The Zeon Store is open for kit purchases until Sunday, 13th October, with delivery to the Stadium within 7 weeks of the closing date (i.e in time for Christmas, hint hint!). The store with the full range of styles and sizes can be found at granthamathleticclub.zeonshop.co.uk We would strongly advise that before buying online, members … Read more Kit Store Open for Orders
Grantham Athletic Club is one of the local causes that shoppers are scheduled to be able to support at ASDA through their Green Token Giving for the next three months. Every time you shop at ASDA and use a till, you should be given a green token which you can post into the slot of … Read more ASDA Green Token Giving
Well done to everyone that assisted with the bag pack at Sainsbury’s on 23rd March.Sainsbury’s have counted the money and we raised £622.99 which we’re sure you will agree is amazing. A special shout out is due to Jack Pemberton, Lara and Will Hindmarsh, Ellis Baker, Sophie Timms, Holly-Jane Vaughan, Grace and Olivia Marshall and … Read more Sainsbury Bag Pack Fund Raiser Total
Grantham Athletic Club has joined LotterySk to try to raise some much-needed funds. LotterySK was created in 2018 by South Kesteven District Council to support community projects in the local area using the principle of raising money within the community for the community via a weekly lottery. Each ticket costs one pound, and there are … Read more LotterySK Tickets Fundraise for GAC
Caroline and Ian Richards retired as coaches from Grantham Athletic Club on 5th September after 21 years of service. The Richards became involved in the club when their children were members, starting off helping out here and there before becoming invaluable to the club. Their children grew up and moved on, but Ian and Caroline … Read more Caroline and Ian Richards Leave GAC
With the retirement of Caroline and Ian Richards, we need to increase the number of qualified coaches and helpers at the club. We’d like to have a pool of coaches to ensure we can continue to provide the level of training currently available – many clubs have expressed envy at the level of coaching GAC … Read more Coaching and Training Helpers Required
