DICK AND ZENA SMITH TROPHY 10 AND 5 KILOMETRES – Bury Athletics Club, Market St, Bury BL9 9FX
These races commemorate the remarkable contribution to the life of our club made by the husband and wife couple, Dick and Zena Smith. The event will take place at the Bury AC track, starting at 1.00 pm on Saturday, June 7th. As usual, please let Dave Evans know if you are able to attend and in what capacity, especially as lap scorers will be needed. The facilities will be open from noon.
Contact Dave at dave.evans08@hotmail.co.uk
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ERIC CROMPTON : THE EARLY YEARS
Enormous thanks to Ron Wallwork for this breakdown of Eric Crompton’s performances from 1970 to 1975. With the help of Tony Malone’s race diaries, Athletics Weekly and my notes I hope to continue this story of an unsung stalwart of our club and sport. Talk about racing regularly, all manner of distances and all sorts of courses.
Find below the brief cutting from the May 1970 RWR, which is half-hidden at the beginning of Ron’s excellent resume.
Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth 
Eric’s first walk was early in 1970, when he entered a 6 mile walk at Wythenshawe, along with John Ashton-his first walk. Ivor Percival and Charles Lamb both went under 1 hour.