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Dear Harriers, it’s the Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Awards Evening and 10th Anniversary Party at The Dome on Saturday 3rd December. More information on the timings to follow in the coming weeks.

The AGM is free to attend and is open to all club members, and it takes place prior to the 10th Anniversary celebrations section.

As part of the AGM, the Committee steps down and Club members vote them back in.

Club committee elections – any member can put themselves forward for any of the posts up to the deadline. Please note: All current members of the Committee have agreed to be reappointed to their current roles. If you wish to put yourself forward for election to a committee role, please read the committee job descriptions and submit your application to the Chair.

Questions for the AGM – there is an open discussion scheduled on the agenda but the committee need your questions in advance, either by private message to Lynn Hutchinson or email: chair@danumharriers.co.uk

The deadline for the ‘Club Committee elections’ and’ Questions for the AGM’ is 16:00 on Tuesday 15th November.

At the AGM, during the awards section of the evening, we’ll be presenting the Parkrun Tourist Trophies and Club Championship Trophies – 12 trophies in total. This will culminate with the awards for Runner of the Year (Female) and Runner of the Year (Male), and Harrier of the Year. This is where we ask you for your nominations.

The criteria are as follows:
Runner of the Year (ROTY) – a trophy awarded to the Male and Female ROTY. In your opinion which male and female runner you think have had the best year running – (2021/2022). This can be success as in trophies, personal bests, success as in their own personal running journey, or the most improvement in their running.

Harrier of the Year (HOTY) – one trophy awarded to the person (female or male) who you feel is representative of the Club. They may have gone that extra mile for the club, fellow club runners or the running community.

To help you make your choices it might be worth reading some of the “This Month’s Mentions” in the previous DH newsletters (these are all available from the DH website in the members’ only area).

You can make your nominations online. Here you’ll be able to name your nominee(s) and importantly your reason why, as it’s great for the recipient to know why their fellow club members have voted for them. By the way all nominations are confidential.

The closing date for nominations is 16:00 on Tuesday 15th November so please get nominating.

Another reminder that it’s the club race at the Cycle Hub on Sunday. Race begins at 1pm, come up to an hour before to warm up and get ready. Bring family if you like! The cafe should be open. This is a great opportunity to run hard in a closed, fast, flat environment over a 5K UKA certified distance that we’ve had specifically measured.

Andy and Emma are providing their professional timing services (https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsBestUK) for us at no cost, please support them and the club by attending if possible – it will serve as a test run for future events.