Sunday's 5 Mile Race & Mini Golf Results

Apologies for the delay in publishing these results, but I had technical problems yesterday, as in, I couldn't get online, but it appears fixed now!

The 13th Hastings Runners 5 Mile Race was held on Sunday (the 13th, no problems, I believe), the start & finish above, outside the Town Hall, Queens Road; in the image, runners had only just started congregating. The results were: Male 1st Gary Foster 25:43 (Hastings AC), 2nd Oliver Prior 26:28  (Ashford AC), 3rd George Pool 26:48 (Hastings AC); Female 1st Lizzie Clarke 28:51 (Hastings AC), 2nd Rachael Grass 30:20 (Hastings AC), 3rd Emma Navesey 30:32 (Haywards Heath Harriers); full results.

Meanwhile, the British Mini Golf Championship 2018, played at Hastings Adventure Golf over the weekend, finished on Sunday too (see previous blog and blog). The results here were: Male 1st Michael Smith, 2nd Chris Wood, 3rd Will Donnelly, following an 8-hole play off; Female 1st Ruth Burke, 2nd Helen Dodd, 3rd Marion Hartley, nice one Maz! For all the results.

British Mini Golf Championship 1st Day

The British Championship 2018 kicked off yesterday at Hastings Adventure Golf on the Pirate Course as I wrote yesterday (blog), and yes, it was pretty dreary! I had a chat with a few participants, though still with a few rounds to go yesterday, let alone the 4 rounds today (Sunday), and they were coping with the mizzle, well done peeps!

The weather forecast is better now for today (Met Office), and it should remain mostly dry, though mostly overcast too... However, it does look like we're in for an excellent week with quite a bit of that yellow ball shining through blue sky, bring it on!

Planet Hastings Crazy Golf & British Championships 2018 AND

OK, a library photograph! 

If you want to play on the Pirate Golf, one of the 3 courses at Hastings Adventure Golf, this weekend (website), you may well have a problem, no, not snowfall! That's a library image of mine (pretty picture), however, there may well be some light rainfall this afternoon and tomorrow (Sunday) morning... Oh yes, back to the point, this weekend Hastings hosts the British Championships 2018 (website), so expect congestion or, more likely, the Pirate Golf course will be closed to non-competitors!

Talking about Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club reminds me of the recent generous donation they gave to Mark Little, contributing towards his 4-person team and their crossing the English Channel by kayak challenge in 3 months time (August). They will be travelling from Dungeness to Boulogne (Mark et al, not the 2 Davids and Maz) in aid of raising funds for the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation.

Local lass, young Elsie-Rose, was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1 in September 2014, a condition that causes severe muscle weakness and results in problems with moving, swallowing, consequently eating, and breathing. Without appropriate intervention, most children with SMA Type 1 die within the first 2 years of their lives sadly. Thankfully, the resilient Elsie-Rose is determined to carry on and enjoy her family life just like other young children of her age!

Elsie-Rose

Because many of the expenses involved in supporting children with SMA Type 1 are not provided by the Department of Health, NHS, or local services, the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation was set up to provide help and financial support to families with disabled, sick and terminally ill children. After meeting Elsie-Rose and her family, Mark and his team decided that they would raise funds for Elsie-Rose and the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation by kayaking across the English Channel.

If you would like to know more about the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation you can go to their facebook page or twitter page. If you would like to read more information about SMA Type 1, go to the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Support UK website. 

If you would like to make a contribution towards supporting this courageous wee lass and the Elsie-Rose & Friends Foundation please make a donation via Crowdfunding. Or you could visit The Dolphin Inn, 11-12 Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW, and make a pledge to support the team's kayak challenge, and/or add to the collection box on the bar, indeed, all contributions would be very much appreciated, many thanks!