National award for GPAN

Athletics

The Greater Peterborough Athletics Network(GPAN) are celebrating after picking up a prestigious national award at the England Athletics national presentation evening at the weekend Infront of someofthemostfamousfacesinEnglandAthletics, includingLinfordChristie and Kriss Akabusi, GPAN chairman Tim Cook received the Participation Project of the Year award for 2016. The Greater Peterborough Athletic Network was formed in 2011 by six of Peterborough’s athletic clubs to promote running and athletics in the local area. GPAN, whichisnowcompletely self-funding, has recently expanded to nine clubs and consists of: BushfieldJoggers, Eye Community Runners, Fenland Athletic Club, March Athletic Club, Peterborough Athletic Club, Thorney Running Club, Ramsey Road Runners, Werrington Joggers and Yaxley Runners and Joggers.