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We can now announce that a series of cross-country races will take place on Sunday 12th November 2006 - start and finish inside Norman Park Athletics Track. The races cover all the Bees ages so there should be something for everyone should they wish to participate. There will be a nominal £1 entry fee payable on the day.

The annual Mini Marathon trials for youngsters wishing to take part in the Adidas London Mini Marathon on the day of the London Marathon takes place on Sunday 12th February 2006 at Norman Park. This is for athletes aged 11 years or up on the day of the marathon i.e. 23rd April 2006. Full details are available here (pdf) together with entry form.

Five intrepid sports hall teams (20 athletes) made their way through the perennial traffic jam that is Southborough, to the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre to take part in the first of the Kent County Athletic Association Sports Hall 2005/2006 competitions. Without exception none of the Bees athletes had competed in a Sports Hall competition before so it was new to all of them. However they all seemed to enter into things with much enthusiasm and certainly no little effort.