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Awards Evening – March 2026

The annual club awards night was this year held on Friday 13th March at Braintree Rugby Club.

It was a great evening, allowing club members to celebrate collective and individual achievements from the previous year. Award winners were presented with their awards by Derek Mason, the club Chairman.
 

Award winners

Championship (outstanding effort and performance over races from 5km-10km)

Female Vet 35 Louise Edwards
Female Vet 45 Emily Pereira
Male Senior Ben Holgate
Male Vet 40 Terry Clark
Male Vet 50 Simon Hawkins
Male Vet 60 Ross Boyer

Challenge (outstanding effort and performance for race distances greater than 10 miles)

Female Vet 35 Samantha Ambrose
Male Senior Dan Bade
Male Vet 40 Tony Pereira
Male Vet 50 Martin Dobson
Male Vet 60 Mark Thomas

PB Challenge

Female Orla Sandlin
Male James Bearham

Marathon

Female Sarah Goodham
Male Conor Culham
Ultra-Marathon Sam Ambrose
 
Photo - Samantha Ambrose

Samantha Ambrose – winner of the Challenge Female Vet 35 and Ultra Marathon awards

Photo - Ross Boyer

Ross Boyer – winner of the Danny Jones Award for dedication to non-competitive service to the club, and the Championship Male V60 award

Photo - Louise Edwards

Louise Edwards – Winner of the Championship Female Vet 35 award

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Cross Country

Female Lynsey Hawkins
Male Joshua Mulley
Junior Girl Martha May
Junior Boy Aidan Coe
Photo - Aidan Coe

Aidan Coe – winner of the X-C Junior Boy award

Photo - Martha May

Martha May – winner of the X-C Junior Girl and High Jump awards

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Track & Field

100m Female Amelie Hewlett
100m Male Reuel Appleby
200m Female Beatrice Southwell
400m Male Thomas Hammond
800m Female Scarlett Campbell
800m Male Dominic Scherer
1500m Female Evie Gowers
1500m Male William Harvey
Steeplechase Maddy Thorne
Long Jump Female Hannah Smith
Long Jump Male Nathan Clarke
Triple Jump Lydia Baker
High Jump Female Martha May and
Evelyn Fuller
Pole Vault Jacob Pickering
Hammer Female Lydia Davey (3kg Club Record – 36.20m)
Hammer Male Ben Clarke (31.12m)
Shot Putt Female Freya Davey (4kg – 7.05m)
Shot Putt Male Ben Clarke (12.60m)
Discus Female Lydia Davey (26.61m – Essex vest)
Discus Male Ben Clarke (39.46m)
Javelin Female Lydia Davey
Javelin Male Henry Scillitoe

 

Photo - Ben Clarke

Ben Clarke – Male Club Athlete of the Year and winner of the male Hammer, Shot Putt and Discus awards

Photo - Lydia Davey

Lydia Davey – Female Club Athlete of the Year and winner of the female Hammer, Discus and Javelin awards

Photo - Scarlett Campbell

Scarlett Campbell – winner of the Adam Zulewski Memeorial Award for most promising 15+ athlete and the female 800m award

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Silver Cup Awards

Ross Boyer Danny Jones Award for dedication to non-competitive service to the club
Lynne Wouldham Loyalty Award
Lydia Davey Female Club Athlete of the Year
Ben Clarke Male Club Athlete of the Year
Scarlett Campbell Adam Zulewski Memeorial Award for most promising 15+ athlete
Conor Culham
Peter Coates
Jason Leeds
Ken Brookman Award for outstanding achievement – county level or above
Jacob Pickering Charlie Partridge award for fair play
 
Photo - Lynne Wouldham

Lynne Wouldham – winner of the Loyalty Award

Photo - Jacob Pickering

Jacob Pickering – winner of the Charlie Partridge award for Fair Play, and the Pole Vault award

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the first time, we were entertained by a live band – Pulse played us into the night : https://www.instagram.com/pulse.band.official?igsh=MWU4MWM1ZHBxOXFyOA==
Thanks to all who organised the event, and to our hosts Braintree Rugby Union Football Club.
 
 

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Note – If I’ve got your photo caption or award wrong, please email me at: webmaster@braintreeanddistrictac.co.uk
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