Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club is an
athletics
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club in southeast England.
The club competes in the
British Athletics League 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
Terence McMillan Stadium in the
London Borough of Newham, East London.
The Newham club was extremely close to the site of the
2012 Olympic Games 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
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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adjacent to the
London Stadium
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.
Honours
Senior Men:
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British Athletics League
** First Place: 2008,2009,2010
** Second Place: 1979,1998,2000,2003,2012
** Third Place: 1980,1981
*
English National Cross Country Championships
** Winners: 2009
Notable athletes
Olympians
* A E Wood
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Stephen Hepples
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Rob Cole
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Keith Gerrard
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JJ Jegede
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Max Eaves
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Ryan Scott
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Richard Hurren
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Kevin Skinner
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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Prince Regent DLR station
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Custom House station
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Plaistow tube station
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Canning Town station
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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
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