Author: Sam Harper

Leinthall Starkes June 3rd 2025 Report by Mike Blenkinsop The final visit of the summer to the leafy lanes of Leinthall Starkes. The gentle folk of the village peering out of their windows were bemused, thinking that this motley assortment of SAGA louts and ne’er-do-wells had arrived a week early for the annual Scarecrow Festival. […]

Report By Mike Blenkinsop PREPARE FOR A SCRAP – ‘TIS THE CROFT HANDICAP. After weeks of drought-like conditions the second race in the 2025 Handicap Series was immediately preceded by an almighty thunderstorm with torrential rain of biblical proportions in north Herefordshire, flooding some of the approach roads. This may well have deterred a few […]

Report by Mike B ON YOUR MARKS FOR THE LEINTHALL STARKES. Yes, ’tis April – spring is in the air and it is time for the Croft Ambrey swallows to swoop on the small north Herefordshire village to kick off the annual handicap series, which was first launched way back in 1989. This, the first […]

Back in September last year, Croft were approached by Hereford Aeroclub asking if we would like to help them plot a race route around the orchards of Shobdon Aerodrome which offered the unique chance to run along the landing strip. Jumping at the chance to be included in this opportunity the club was able to […]

Croft members came together to celebrate a year of fantastic achievements for Croft Runners at the Corners inn, Kingsland on Saturday 15th March. The evening started with the Club AGM. With reports from Huw the chair, Kelly the membership secretary and a financial report from Treasurer Tori. The elections of the committee then took place, […]