Winner: New Marske Harriers AC

Collaborating with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council this club has been instrumental in joining local businesses up to contribute funding – allowing infrastructure to be created with an aspiration of promoting Athletics to the wider community and all abilities.

Solar Marker running paths are their latest extremely popular collaborative project – opening up a seafront path for runners in a place not suitable after dark. The project has seen a £14,000 investment to progress in making our open spaces more suited to running, cycling, jogging as well as simply walking. The result is a solar powered marker light running track over a mile long with a red light every 100m to aid runners wishing to do interval training. The hard work by Graham Hall and all at New Marske Harriers AC means that the path can be used by the public as well as by the club for racing and training. Graham told us, “It’s been very warmly received by the public and by the running community.”