NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SCHOOLS ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION

School’s Cross Country League Autumn/Winter 2026

 

We invite all Schools within Nottinghamshire to send teams or individuals to the Cross Country League meetings to be held during the Autumn term. We hope that as many schools or individuals who are interested will come along to these meetings. Medals are awarded to the winning individuals and teams after the third race. Schools or individuals must compete in all three meetings in order to qualify for the awards.

Please make a note in your school sports diary of the following:

SATURDAY 10th OCTOBER 2026

SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2026

SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2026

All meetings will be held at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, NG18 4JR with the first race starting at 10.00am - the timetable is below and remains the same for all three dates.

Parents/spectators are asked to park in the Coal Authority Car Park, accessed via Lichfield Lane, NG18 4RG and signposted There will be no charge for car parking. Spectators then make their way to the park to register with their school or inside at the registration desk.

Due to the terrain of the course (path, woodland trail and grass), athletes are advised to bring both trainers and spikes (for those that have them) and walk the course to see which they feel is most appropriate.

The Proposed age groups (based on the new UKA age groups) for both boys and girls will be:

U12 – (Yr 5&6) U14 – (Yr 7&8) U16 – (Yr 9&10) U18 – (Year 11&12)

There will be a charge of £50 per secondary or primary school – this covers all three event dates. The three events will consist of a maximum of 8 athletes per team per age group. Individuals are welcome to run and represent their school rather than having to be a member of a school team but a cost of £5 per race is required for any individual, Cash or Card Payment accepted.

Payment methods: Cash, cheque (made payable to Nottinghamshire Schools Athletics Association) or pay by BACS, details are as follows: Lloyds Bank, Sort code: 30-99-50 Account number: 73682768. THIS IS A NEW ACCOUNT. Please let Ann Belton, Treasurer know if paying by BACS by using the school as the reference and send to: [email protected]

NOTE that in 2027, the County Schools Cross Country Championships will be held at Worksop College on Saturday 6th February – qualification via district qualifying races. English Schools Cross Country is to be held on Saturday 6th March in Leeds.

Many thanks

Paul Allison

County Cross Country Secretary

[email protected]

 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE 2026

ALL AT BERRY HILL PARK, MANSFIELD

ORDER OF RACES

 

Time.            Age group.                                              Approximate Distances.

 

10.00am      U14 Boys (7&8) + U16Girls (9&10)         3500m

 

10.25m        U12 Girls (5&6)                                       1500m

 

10.35am      U14 Girls (7&8)                                       3000m

 

10.55am      U12 Boys (5&6)                                      1500m

 

11.05am      U16 Boys (9&10) + U18 Girls (11&12)    4000m

 

11.25am      U18 Boys (11&12)                                   5000m

 

** Distances and times are approximate and may be subject to change.