There was an excellent turn-out at the Newark AC Boxing Day handicap at Sconce and Devon Park as competitors worked off Christmas excesses.
John Combie was an easy victor, beating his previous times on the 4km course by some margin. Grahame Kelly was second and under-13 Millie Hall just held on to third.
Newark AC produced their best performance of the season at Cleckheaton in West Yorkshire to become Northern League Division 4EC champions and gain promotion.
Four of Newark Athletic Club’s most promising junior athletes competed at the Midlands Athletics Championships in Birmingham for the first time, and all reached their respective finals.
Despite Newark AC being the only athletic club in the Northern League not able to host a meeting in their own town, a number of superb performances at Grantham saw them dominate the second meeting of the season in Division 4EC.