2012 Presentation Evening | Fallen Heroes 5k

Todmorden Harriers celebrated their successes at their annual presentation evening that took place at Todmorden Cricket Club, on Saturday.

Club Chairman Mandy Goth announced the winners of the club competitions, with awards being handed out by new club president Barry Chapman.

Lauren Jeska was awarded the Eric Stuttard Trophy for her performances in the Ladies English Fell Championships, where she won the gold medal for the third consecutive year, and also was gold medallist in the British Fell Championships.

Nick Barber was awarded the men’s club Fell Champion Trophy, with Helen Hodgkinson receiving the ladies Fell Champion Trophy.

Age category awards in the fell championship were made to Helen Wilson (lv45) and to Paul Brannigan (v45), Dave Collins (v55), Chris Drinkwater (v60) and Peter Ehrhardt (v65).

John Lloyd scored a record total of points as he was crowned club Road Champion, with Sarah Glyde retaining the Ladies Road Trophy once again

Age category awards in the road championship went to Robin Tuddenham (v40), Nigel Hanson (v55), Peter Ehrhardt (v60) and Mel Robertson (lv50).

Paul Hobbs was awarded the Trail Championship Trophy.

The Grand Prix Champion, awarded for performance on road, trail and fell, was won by Paul Brannigan with a total of 22 members receiving trophies and certificates for achieving qualification for this competition.

Nick Barber was crowned Club Champion, a trophy that reflects all round ability on the road and fells at a range of short, medium and long distances.

Chris Drinkwater was named the ‘Most Improved Runner of the Year’ award to reflect the effort and progress he has made this year.

John Lloyd was also awarded the ‘Toilet Seat’ trophy which is awarded to the Harrier who has the most running related misadventures during the year.

A vote was held on the night for the ‘Clubman of the Year’ which was presented to club treasurer Richard Leonard.

The following morning several Harriers were back in action at the Fallen Heroes 5k in Littleborough, held in memory of Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.

John Lloyd finished in 8th place in a time of 16:57, followed by Robin Tuddenham in 12th with a time of 17:47 and Richard Butterwick crossing the line in 19:32 for 26th position.

Claire Duffield was first Todmorden lady to finish in 22:47 for 68th, with Mel Siddall five places behind in 23:14 and Myra Wells stopping the clock at 27:49 in 128th place.

Todmorden Harriers Annual Presentation Awards

Todmorden Harriers celebrated their running achievements during 2011 at their annual presentation evening held at Todmorden Cricket Club, on Saturday.

Photos by Keith Parkinson

The year had been the club’s most successful with the Ladies team and Lauren Jeska’s individual gold medal winning performances in the English Fell Championships. The ladies team had also won bronze medals in the British Fell Championships.

Prior to the review of the year and awards, Phil Hodgson proposed a toast for former Todmorden Harrier Alan Ainsworth who had passed away in 2011.

Club Chairman Mandy Goth then presented the awards to the winners of the club competitions.

Jon Wright was awarded the men’s Fell Champion Trophy, with Sarah May winning the ladies Fell Champion Trophy.

Dwaine Dixon and Elise Milnes were the first winners of the club’s new Trail Championship.

Robin Tuddenham was crowned club Road Champion, with Sarah Glyde winning the ladies Road Trophy for the first time.

The Grand Prix Champion, awarded for performance on road and fell, also went to Robin Tuddenham.

John Lloyd was crowned Club Champion, a trophy that reflects all round ability on the road and fells across a range of short, medium and long distances.

On a less athletic front, John was also awarded the ‘Toilet Seat’ trophy which is awarded to the Harrier who has the most running related mishaps during the year.

Sean Carey was awarded the ‘Most Improved Runner of the Year’ award to reflect the effort and progress he has made this year, with several senior race wins under his belt.

Club Secretary Derek Donohue then stepped in to make the final award of the evening, that of ‘Clubman of the Year’. After a vote on the evening it was presented to ladies team captain Kath Brierley to reflect the successes of the ladies team.

Todmorden Harriers 2010 Presentation Evening

Todmorden Harriers’ annual presentation evening took place at Todmorden Cricket Club, on Saturday, as the club celebrated an extremely successful year.

Outgoing club president Jim Smith handed over to new president Graeme Wrench, as they made a joint presentation to mark Lauren Jeska and Moira Parfitt’s gold medal winning performances in the English Fell Championships.

Phil Hodgson then proposed a toast to two former Todmorden Harriers who had sadly passed away during 2010, Brian Hargreaves and John McDonagh. A memorial 5k race in their honour is to be held in Littleborough, organised by Andy O’Sullivan, on Sunday 27th February 2011.

Phil then continued to give a review of the year, highlighting the many successes of both individuals and teams, particularly in the English Championships where, in addition to the individual gold medallists, all of Todmorden’s teams had improved their positions from the year before.

Club Chairman Mandy Goth then announced the winners of the club competitions, with awards being handed out by Graeme Wrench.

Jon Wright was awarded the men’s Fell Champion Trophy, with Lauren Jeska receiving the ladies Fell Champion Trophy.

Age category awards were also made to Andrew Horsfall (v45), Dave Collins (v50, Peter Ehrhardt (v60) and Richard Blakely (v65). Kath Brierley (lv45) and Jane Leonard (lv50) were category winners for the ladies in the fell championship.

Nick Barber was crowned club Road Champion, with Mel Blackhurst adding her name onto the Ladies Road Trophy once again.

Age category awards in the road championship went to Mark Anderton (v45), Nigel Hanson (v50), Peter Ehrhardt (v60), Ian Stansfield (v65), Mel Robertson (lv45) and Elise Milnes (lv50).



The Grand Prix Champion, awarded for performance on road and fell, went to Jon Wright. Dave O’Neill received a tankard to mark his 10th qualification for the Club Grand Prix.

Nick Barber was crowned Club Champion, a trophy that reflects all round ability on the road and fells at a range of short, medium and long distances.

Not surprisingly, Nick was also awarded the ‘Most Improved Runner of the Year’ award to reflect the effort and progress he has made this year.

On a less athletic front, Nick was also awarded the ‘Toilet Seat’ trophy which is awarded to the Harrier who has the most running related mishaps during the year.

Club Secretary Derek Donohue then stepped in to make the final award of the evening, that of ‘Clubman of the Year’ which is voted for by Harriers on the evening. This year it was presented to Graeme Wrench to reflect the enormous contribution he makes as club coach towards the improvement of its runners at all levels.