BRAT AWARDS 26/11/2022
Saturday 26th November saw the return of a full blown BRAT Awards evening at Birmingham City Football Ground. It was great to be able to get everyone together again in person to celebrate the amazing performances across all agegroups and disciplines. The evening would not have been able to go ahead without the input from a number of people, but especially Julie Smith for organising it all, Gordon Ainsley for collating performances and Martin Ludford for sorting all the trophies. Awards got underway with the Junior Club Championships and AAA Awards, with the recipients detailed below:- Position Points U-11 Girls 3 Erin Colclough 47 2 Josephine Colclough 48 1 Anna Newman 50 U-11 Boys 3 Joseph Baker 41 2 Kai McMillan 47 1 Elliot Jones 49 U-13 Girls 3 Erin McDaid 62 2 Noor Bailey 68 1 Niamh O’Carroll 73 U-13 Boys 2= Oliver Knight 68 2= Dominic Moynihan 68…
BRAT Awards – 26th November – Get your tickets now!
Right, here it is, the biggest social event of the year. It’s been a few years since we had an in-person presentation evening where all the club gets to celebrate, but we are back! This event is an opportunity for our athletes to spend time with their teammates and friends as we come together as a club to celebrate our successes over the past year. There will be a host of awards to be given out, along with baking competitions, quizzes, music and more. Who should attend Everyone! We would like as many of you to attend as possible, regardless of whether you are new to the club or you have been with us for years. Regardless of which group and which sessions you do, please come along. It’s rare for us to have an event that encompasses all our groups. Event Details Date: Saturday 26th November Time: 6:30pm Venue:…
BRAT AGM
The 2022 AGM will be held ONLINE on Sunday 8th May at 18:00. Email secretary@bratclub.co.uk for your invite. Only current paid up members are allowed to vote at the AGM so please renew your club membership now via Clubspark. This year we have a number of seats on the executive up for consideration this year including: Triathlon Representative Women’s Running Representative Social Secretary
Junior Awards Ceremony
Due to the ongoing Covid restrictions it was not possible to hold the traditional indoor Awards Evening for all BRAT members. Not to be disheartened, the Junior’s held an outdoor event at the track following their Sunday morning training session. The weather held, the Christmas tunes played, mince pies were eaten and the applause kept coming. A special thanks goes out to Julie Smith for organising the event, Martin Ludford for getting the trophies engraved and set-up and Gordon Ainsley for collating all the results. A collection was made for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where £100 was raised. Before the awards were announced, Gordon highlighted all the members who had broken Club records – 28 had been broken in total, some multiple times! Congratulations to the following:- Club Record Breakers: James Marshall (Masters) 8 x all at 800m Lucie Tait-Harris (Masters) 7 from 800m to 5000m Karl Welborn (Masters) 5 from…
Action Heart ‘Tuff-Un’
Join us at the Action Heart ‘Tuff-Un’ in Baggeridge Country Park for an undulating trail run.
AGM 2021 – 23rd May – 18:30 on Microsoft Teams
Hi all, The 2021 AGM is upon us! It will be held on Sunday 23rd May at 18:30 on Microsoft Teams. Please email Secretary@bratclub.co.uk to secure an invite. Please remember that you have to be a registered club member to vote at the AGM so please renew via Clubspark now if you have not done so already. Posts on the Executive Committee up for election are: Chairman (to be elected from a current member of the exec – Chris Davy has agreed to stand again) Welfare Officer – Rachel Hill is offering to stand again. Running Representative – Martin Ludford is offering to stand again. Coaching Representative – Kevin Oakes is offering to stand again. Club Development (currently vacant) Social Representative (currently vacant) It is extremely helpful for us to know in advance if you are intending to stand for election. Please indicate your intention in your email to the…
AGM 2021
Hi all, I know it only seems like yesterday since we had our last AGM, but time flies (especially in lockdown) and here we are again! The 2021 AGM will be held ONLINE on Sunday 23rd May at 18:00. Information will follow shortly about how to sign up to attend. Remember, only current paid up members are allowed to vote at the AGM so please renew your club membership now via Clubspark. Post on the committee up for election are: Chairman (to be elected from a current member of the exec) Welfare Officer Running Representative Coaching Representative Club Development (currently vacant) Social Representative (currently vacant) Again, further info will follow about how to put your name forward for election. As ever, we are keen to involve members who feel they can add something to the exec (even if it’s outside the roles described above) so please get in touch with…
BRAT AGM 4th October 2020
Now that club activities have resumed in a number of areas, we will hold the BRAT 2020 AGM on 4th October 2020 at 18:00. This meeting will be held ONLINE!!! To receive an invite, please email secretary@bratclub.co.uk and Mike Purnell will add you to the AGM invite list. Importatly, you need to be a current BRAT member to vote in the AGM. If you are unsure of your membership status, please contact BRAT chairman, Chris Davy directly or email our club secretary, Mike Purnell using the address above.
AGM postponement
Dear BRATS, Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the BRAT Club is in a period of forced suspension. The executive committee and all BRAT coaches and session leaders are committed to relaunching training sessions as soon as government advice makes it permissible to do so, and as soon as facilities/arrangements can be secured. At this time, the executive committee feel it would not be able to hold an effective AGM and so propose a postponement until such time as we can safely schedule a meeting. Members of the current executive committee will therefore stay on in post until the postponed AGM, the date of which will be confirmed as soon as possible. We have provided an end of year financial statement for 2019-2020, which can be found here: If you have any objections to this proposal, please email Secretary@bratclub.co.uk by 8th June 2020 and a member of the committee will respond…
AGM
Would you believe a year has almost passed since the last BRAT AGM….!?! Well, it has and so the Exec would like to give notice for the BRAT 2020 AGM. All members are encouraged to attend to have a say in setting the direction of the club for the following year, and to elect members on to the Exec to ensure the smooth running of the club next year, and beyond. Where: The Blue Coat School, Pavilion When: 10th May 2020 – 6pm Look out for more information coming up, including which posts/roles are up for election, ways that you can get involved, highlights from 2019-20, club targets and priorities for 2020-21, and constitutional amendments.
It’s social time!!
The two main events in the BRAT Social Calendar are just around the corner: BRAT Awards Evening – 23rd November – Harborne Golf Club BRAT Christmas Ball – Black tie event at The Cube in the city centre, with three course Christmas Dinner and featuring a live band! These events are both excellent opportunities to share in the club’s achievements across the year, and to enjoy a sociable get together. Tickets for the Awards evening are available in the website shop. Tickets for the Ball can be bought direct from Chris Davy. Email chairman@bratclub.co.uk or chrisdavy@hotmail.co.uk – alternatively contact him on Facebook.