May 18, 2012 Sport
2013 Brighton Marathon on TV
The 2013 Brighton Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 14 April 2013, is to be broadcast on Channel 4. The Grounded Events Company, organisers of the Brighton Marathon, have announced that Channel 4 will broadcast a highlights package of next year’s event. This television package will include the Brighton Marathon itself, plus the Grand [...]
#Tomsrun – It’s Not Just Cricket: Brighton man runs from Sussex Cricket Ground to Lords Cricket Ground
Brighton man runs from Sussex Cricket Ground to Lords Cricket Ground in London. On Saturday 28 April 2012 Tom Harrison set off on a 53 Mile Challenge (#tomsrun) in aid of the cricket charity ‘Chance to Shine’. This short film documents the following 24 hour period – the trials and tribulations of a double marathon. [...]
Brighton and Hove’s Lagoon Watersports expands into the Solent
Lagoon Watersports, firmly established in Brighton & Hove since the 1980s, has expanded and now offers sailing opportunities on the Solent too. New for 2012 Lagoon Watersports has opened an RYA Centre at Gosport Marina, an ideal location for RYA courses, bareboat charter and racing in the heart of the Solent. Customers can make use [...]
Unlock your active beach life at Lagoon Watersports in Hove
Lagoon Watersports has launched some new membership packages for 2012 to give everyone the opportunity to get an active beach life, no matter what time or budget restraints might be. The new season started at the beginning of April and all the facilities at Hove Lagoon, one of their two sites, are open from April [...]
Brighton Marathon 2013: Charity partners announced
The Brighton Marathon is delighted to announce its charity partners for the 2013 Brighton Marathon which takes place on Sunday 14 April 2012. The Official National Charity is Scope, the disability charity, while the Local Partners are the abcfund, The Martlets Hospice, SusSAR (Sussex Search and Rescue) and the Sussex MS Treatment Centre. “There are [...]
Brighton man completes London Marathon for Brighton Housing Trust
A Brighton businessman has completed the Virgin London marathon to raise money for Brighton Housing Trust (BHT). Christopher Bennett ran the 26 miles in five hours and 19 minutes, his fastest ever time. He said: “Running a marathon takes a great deal of commitment but I have enjoyed every minute of it. It has helped [...]
Brighton & Hove Albion look to expand Amex Stadium capacity to 30,000
Brighton & Hove Albion FC is looking to expand the capacity of the American Express Community Stadium to 30,000 ahead of the 2012/13 campaign. The proposed expansion will add a further 8,000 seats to the arena, incorporating a second tier in the East Stand as well as extra seats in two corners of the stadium. [...]
Brighton and Hove Olympic Torch Relay celebration moved to Sussex Cricket Ground
The official evening celebration of the Olympic Torch Relay reaching Brighton and Hove has been moved from Hove Lawns to the Sussex County Cricket Club on Monday 16 July 2012. The Olympic Flame celebrations had originally been planned for Hove Lawns but has been moved “to ensure the welfare of everyone attending such a large [...]
Brighton Marathon 2012: A marathon effort from Spokenfor for Chestnut Tree House
Brighton based contact centre, Spokenfor Ltd, joined the 18,000 runners in this year’s Brighton Marathon and raised money for its 2012 charity of choice, Chestnut Tree House. Attracting sponsorship from local businesses, family and friends, Spokenfor’s System Development Manager, Nick Lorman-Hall raised over £400 for his efforts on Sunday 15 April. Spokenfor, a contact centre [...]
Record numbers for Brighton Marathon Grand Hotel Mini-Mile 2012
A record number of over 1,700 Brighton schoolchildren hurtled down the last mile of the Brighton Marathon course as the traditional curtain raiser for the main event on Sunday 15 April. Will Durkin of the local Phoenix club was a runaway winner of the senior boys’ race. “I was trying to beat Charlie Grice’s time,” [...]
Brighton Marathon 2012: Gallery and results
The third annual Brighton Marathon on Sunday 15 April 2012 saw new course records set by both the winning men and women’s runners. Kenya’s Peter Some was the first male runner to cross the Brighton Marathon finish line, with an impressive time of 2:12:03, beating the previous race record by four minutes. The women’s Brighton [...]
Brighton event: British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Night Ride 26 – 27 May 2012
There will be a night-time version of the famous London to Brighton bike ride this May, organised by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). At 11.30pm on 26 May, cyclists will gather in Clapham Common and cycle 60 miles through the night to Brighton, arriving down Madeira Drive on the seafront at dawn. The original London [...]
Boxing: Brighton and Hove’s Chris Eubank Junior wins third professional fight
Brighton and Hove’s Chris Eubank Junior beat Paul Allison by way of a technical knockout in the fourth round of his third professional fight in Belfast on Saturday 14 April 2012 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. The young boxer has dangerous hand speed, real power and an impressive finish. When Allison stumbled into the [...]
Brighton Marathon 2012 gets off to a sunny start in Preston Park
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It was a chilly but bright morning in Preston Park where the 12,000 runners taking part in the 2012 Brighton Marathon set off at 9am on Sunday 15 April. Brighton & Hove Albion Manager, Gus Poyet, was the Official Starter for Brighton Marathon 2012 and the sunshine kept spirits high, creating nearly perfect conditions for [...]
Record year for charity fundraising at the Brighton Half Marathon 2012
With a record number of runners having taken part in the Brighton Half Marathon on 19 February 2012, the organisers have announced that the 2012 race was also a record breaking year for charity fundraising. 7,427 runners crossed the finish line with a lot of them raising money for one of the official charities, which [...]
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