WHAT "NEAREST" MEANS WITH RESPECT TO
CLUBS
The Club listing is provided to give an idea of how far you may have to
travel to find other race walkers and is done on a fairly coarse basis
of postcodes.
This has its limitations. You may live, say, at the extreme eastern
edge of a postcode area and the adjacent area to the west of yours may
have its only Club at its extreme western
edge, which could be many
miles distant. On the other hand, Clubs tend to have their members
scattered over areas larger than may be implied by their names. Our use
of "nearest" and "adjacent" reflects this latter point and we bear in
mind this geographical spread; when a postcode area has no active
Clubs, this is indicated, and the nearest are listed; these will often
be in the next postcode area, but in some cases will be in the next but
one.
We stress that the location of the contact does not necessarily
indicate the centre of the Club's Activities. As examples, Belgrave
Harriers' contact lives in SM, while the Club's two headquarters are in
SW, while Surrey Walking Club's contact lives in RH with the Club's
headquarters in CR. Some Clubs' names imply coverage of a considerable
area, such as Lancashire Walking Club and Yorkshire Race Walking Club;
please bear this in mind.
If you have any problems with finding a Club, there are four possible
lines of action:
1 Consult your Area
Secretary here;
2 Consult the General Secretary;
3 Join a local "general" athletic club and convert them;
click here for information on local
non-walking clubs;
4 Start your own Club, which, if there are half a
dozen of you, may be the best solution; click for advice
on this.
Please note that if you ask for an Introductory Pack, you will
receive a list of your nearest Clubs based more accurately on where
within your postcode area you
live.
Good luck and happy hunting!