LIVERPOOL HARRIERS

Updated 310 days ago
  • Age: 141 years
  • ID: 3939751/145
1980 - 1990 Woolton Priory 1990 - present Wavertree Athletics Centre
The future of Liverpool Harriers & Athletic Club was in some doubt just after the Second World War. Sporting activities effectively stopped during the conflict. Our Club went into hibernation and there was a real risk that it would never re-emerge. However, once peace had been restored, a concerted effort was made to rebuild, through advertising and the holding of athletic events. By the end of 1946 the membership had grown to 211 and the future was assured. Prime movers Charles Rice and Tom O'Mahoney had already achieved something of a miracle, but they kept on striving for more improvements for many years to come... Our Club had no permanent home until 1993. For over 100 years, a succession of venues became temporary bases for the Club: mainly public houses around the Old Swan, Roby, Childwall and Woolton areas. This nomadic existence clearly inhibited the Club's growth, especially among the younger age groups, due to the lack of a focal point incorporating the many facilities we..
Primary location: Wavertree
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liverpoolharriers.co.uk

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www.liverpoolharriers.co.uk

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