Extract from the Woking News and Mail – 25^th February 1961

WOKING AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS’ CROSS-COUNTRY 1961

VENUE: CHOBHAM SECONDARY SCHOOL WEDNESDAY 15^th FEBRUARY 1961

100 SCHOOLBOYS COMPETE

Over one hundred runners entered the Woking and District Schools’ Cross-Country championships at Chobham C.S. School on Wednesday week. The race was spilt into two sections junior (under 15) and intermediate (15-17). In the junior race the first two runners home, Church and Wade, both of Goldsworth C.S. School, returned the same time, 12 min. 52 sec.

The Junior race was an overwhelming victory for Goldsworth, with 48 points. They beat their nearest rivals, Knaphill, by 74 points. Their runners filled the first four positions.

JUNIOR COMPETITON

1	Goldsworth (48 points)	Church, Wade, Hughes, Bowden, Rance and Hunt
2.	Knaphill (122 points)
3.	Sheerwater (146 points)

1.	C. Church (Goldsworth)	12 min 52 secs
2.	A. Wade (Goldsworth)	12 min 52 secs
3.	W. Hughes (Goldsworth)
	R. Bowden (Goldsworth)
	M. Rance (Goldsworth)
	D. Gale (Monument)
	D. Armstrong (Knaphill)
	P. Adams (Woking Grammar)
	D. Robinson (Woking Grammar)
	Coxon (Knaphill)
	Foster (West Byfleet)
	J. Bell (Chobham)
	Hunt (Goldsworth)

SENIOR COMPETITION

1	Woking Grammar (23)	Usher, Theobald, Orme and Scott
2.	Goldsworth (37)
3.	Highlands (55)

1.	M. Blake (Highlands)	13 min 51 sec
2.	R. Chitty (Monument Hill)
3.	D. Kimbell (Goldsworth)
	A. Usher (Woking Grammar)
	A. Scott (Woking Grammar)
	K. Barber (Goldsworth)
	R. Orme (Woking Grammar)
	G. Theobald (Woking Grammar)
	A. Landon (Woking Grammar)

Extract from the Woking News and Mail – 3^rd March 1961

SCHOOL TEAMS FOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woking Boys’ Grammar School provide all seven runners in the Woking and District 18 to 19 years team to run in the County Cross-Country Championships tomorrow (Saturday) at Reigate. They are K. James, M. Brook, C. Middleton, J. Carpenter, J. O’Keefe, D. Smithers and M. Hawes.

Other teams announced are: Junior (Under 15): C. Church, A. Wade, W. Hughes, R. Bowden and M. Rance (Goldsworth C.S.) P. Adams and D. Robinson (Woking Grammar School), Armstrong and Coxon (Knaphill), D. Gale (Monument Hill), Foster (West Byfleet) and J. Bell (Chobham).

Intermediate (15 to 17 years): A. Usher, G. Theobold, R. Orme, A. Landon and Scott (Woking Grammar School), K. Barber and D. Kimbell (Goldsworth), M. Blake (Highlands) and R. Chitty (Monument Hill).

Extract from the Woking News and Mail – 3^rd March 1961

JUNIORS WIN SCHOOLS COUNTY TITLE

In excellent conditions and glorious spring weather, the Schools’ County cross-country was held at Reigate on Saturday.

The Woking Junior (Under 15) and Intermediate (15-17) teams both gave a good account of themselves, the juniors being placed first and the Intermediates second out of 11 teams. In the Junior event the six scoring runners from the Woking area were among the first 19 runners home, with excellent points total of 57.

Results – Junior

2	C. Church (Goldsworth)
3	W. Hughes (Goldsworth)
7	D. Gale (Monument Hill)
12	D. Armstrong (Knaphill)
14	A. Wade (Goldsworth)
19	R. Bowden (Goldsworth)
	Total 57 points

Results - Intermediate

4	M. Blake (Highlands)
19	R. Chitty (Monument Hill)
24	A. Usher (Woking Grammar)
35	A. Scott (Woking Grammar)
41	K. Barber (Goldsworth)
42	R. Orme (Woking Grammar)
	Total 165 points

On the results of these races, Church, Hughes, Gale and Armstrong in the juniors and Blake in the Intermediates will go forward to represent Surrey in the All-England Championships at Peterborough on March 18^th.

The trophies were presented by Mr. Anderson, the County P.E. Organisers, but unfortunately, as the previous winners of the Junior Cup had failed to return it, Woking Juniors were unable to receive the Cup that day. The Cup has now been retrieved.