Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club is an

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club in southeast England. The club competes in the

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and Southern League along with the National Junior League and Youth Development League for competitors under the ages of 20 and 17.

History

The club was formed in 1887 as the Beaumont Harriers but became the Essex Beagles in July 1891 and merged with Newham AC in 1985 when it moved from Barking to the

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in the

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, East London. The Newham club was extremely close to the site of the

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and a number of athletes competed at the event. In April 2018 the club moved from the Terence McMillan Stadium to the London Marathon Community Track in

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adjacent to the

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Honours

Senior Men: *

** First Place: 2008,2009,2010 ** Second Place: 1979,1998,2000,2003,2012 ** Third Place: 1980,1981 *

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** Winners: 2009

Notable athletes

Olympians

* A E Wood * Stephen Hepples * Rob Cole *

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* JJ Jegede * Max Eaves * Ryan Scott * Richard Hurren *

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Stadium

Named after Terence Mcmillan: First Charter Mayor of Newham 1965–66. The track was originally cinder although it is not shown on a 1971 OS map. The opening meeting of the synthetic track was on 26 July 1985. It was resurfaced with Polytan PUR in 1995. The nearest stations are: *

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Club kit

The club kit consists of a black vest, with a gold horizontal hoop and a yellow vest, with the word Newham in black. The British Men's league kit is designed by Asics.

References

External links

Terence McMillan stadium at RunTrackDirectory.comOfficial Club Website
Sport in the London Borough of Newham Sports venues in London Athletics in Essex Athletics clubs in England 1887 establishments in England Sports clubs in Essex Sports clubs established in 1887 {{London-sports-venue-stub