GREAT WEST OPEN – KEN TRICKEY MEMORIAL 2026

 

SATURDAY APRIL 18th at Exeter Arena

The Great West Open – Ken Trickey Memorial is an early season open event for athletes across the South West, organised by Exeter Harriers, for the U10 age group and upwards. (Apologies for the late change of date.)

All children over 8 years old are actively encouraged to compete: it does not matter what standard they are and help will be given by the officials so they know what to do.

Programme - 20260418-Timetable-GWO

Entry Form - Great West Open Ken Trickey Memorial 2026

Late entries will not be accepted, the closing date is Wednesday 15 April 2025 at midnight. You may amend your entry provided you do this before the closing time.

See the entry form for detailed information.

Under-10s are entered into all events of the Funetics Quadrathlon, and all finishers receive a certificate. The Quadrathlon is 50m sprint, 400m distance, Long Jump and Howler Javelin. Funetics is about developing and enjoying all the Athletics skills.

Entry cost is £15 (Exeter Harriers Members should sign in and get a discount at checkout).

EXETER HARRIERS EVENING OPEN MEETINGS - 2026

At Exeter Arena

Entry Forms - https://exeterharriers.org.uk/e/exeter-evening-open-competitions-15225 or via the Sport Events tab

Please take care to make sure that the athlete name is correct before submission, autofill on your browser will try to put a parent's name in! All children over 8 years old are actively encouraged to compete: it does not matter what standard they are and help will be given by the officials so they know what to do.

  1. Dates                                             Closing Dates (Midnight)
  • Tuesday April 28th                          Friday April 24th
  • Tuesday May 26th                           Friday May 22th
  • Tuesday June 30th                          Friday June 26th
  • Tuesday July 28th                           Friday July 24th
  • Tuesday August 25th                      Friday August 21st
  • Tuesday September 29th                Friday September 25th 

(Note - no training on these evenings)

  1. Timetables   
  1. There is no South West Sapphire League in 2026.
  2. BMC Races – these usually take place at 8pm in the April to August open meetings (to be confirmed). Entry is through the BMC website: BMC
  1. Entry fee is £14 (Exeter Harriers Members should sign in and get a discount at checkout).
  2. Age groups: ages are as on 31st August 2026. NOTE these will be U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20
  3. Maximum number of events
    • All age groups - 3 events
  1. Restrictions
    • To be decided
  2. TRACK races - where possible, these will be graded.
  3. FIELD Events – 3 trials for U10 & U12, 4 trials for U14 & above.
  1. Late entries will not be accepted, see closing dates above. However, you may amend or postpone an entry to a later meeting in the series provided you do this before the closing time. You may also transfer your entry to another person through the booking form provided this is done before the closing time.
  2. You should enter your England Athletics URN if possible, this will save our volunteers time, but it is not a requirement. If it is entered it will be checked.

General

GDPR. See Terms and Conditions

All athletes  must assent to the appropriate Code of Conduct, these include the England Athletics Anti-doping statement.

Volunteers We rely on volunteer help to ensure events can run smoothly. If you can help to support our qualified officials, and would be willing to do tasks such as; raking a sandpit, pulling a tape through to measure a long-jump or adjusting the high jump bar, please email open@exeterharriers.org.uk
If you would like to train as qualified Official, please see Volunteering and contact us. Thank you in anticipation

Enquiries - please email open@exeterharriers.org.uk

Photography: These are public events; therefore, it is not possible to prevent photographs of any particular individual from appearing in the media. If this is a problem for you, you are advised not to take part.