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Club Profile

Five members of Elswick Harriers who lived in around Chester-le-Street, Co Durham formed Chester-le-Street and District Athletic Club in 1978, after some discussion they decided to form a local club to provide residents of Chester-le-Street with the opportunity to participate in the sport of athletics.  

The club currently has approximately 200-300 members of all ages and abilities.  

We meet each Tuesday and Thursday between 6:00pm and 7:00pm at the track alongside the Riverside Pavilion, Chester-le-Street , where full changing facilities are available for a small fee.  This is to the South side of Durham Riverside Cricket Club.  

Our aim is to provide the opportunity for members of all ages, abilities and capabilities to participate in the sport of athletics and to fulfil their potential in competition at local, regional or national level. We welcome all members of the community as long as they are committed to improving their own personal fitness and athletic ability. Our highly qualified coaches and staff provide our members with a pathway to their own personal success whether measured in simple personal fitness terms, local and area competition or in competition for the sport’s highest honours.  

The club is actively involved in the promotion of athletics with local schools and young peoples’ associations where the aim is to include children and youths of all abilities.  

We have a thriving section for athletes with a disability and all additions to this section are warmly welcomed.  

Please see the training pages for the specific training programmes for all sections.  

We compete in most arenas of track, road and cross country with teams and individuals entered into events of one kind or another virtually every weekend from local to national and occasionally to international level.  

Current membership fees for 2007 are £35 for seniors with reduced fees for younger and non-competitive members  

If you are interested in knowing more about us or coming along to  a few sessions as a trial please see the contact page for more details.