Sport News & Updates
- 11th June 2018
The FIFA World Cup starts on Thursday. Large sporting events can throw up challenges for employers. How to strike a balance between allowing staff to watch some matches while maintaining levels of service. How do you please those who love football and those who loathe it? Farnborough-based HR Consultancy, vivoHR say a lot of it is about being organised ahead of time.
- 28th April 2018
Whether people are taking part to raise money for charity, as a pre-marathon training session or just to challenge themselves, everyone will appreciate cheering on and support. Here's a list of some of the places to watch the half marathon
- 28th April 2018
Here is a list of the roads which are closed for the rescheduled Fleet Half Marathon which starts at Calthorpe Park on Sunday 29th April and with 3,500 runners taking part many roads are closed for part of the race which takes place from 10.30 am - 1.30pm.
- 7th December 2016
Fleet Half Marathon celebrates its 36th year in 2017 and, taking place on Sunday 19th March, is the perfect preparation for the London Marathon.
- 19th September 2016
If you're driven down Hitches Lane anytime in the last few months you can't help but notice the Fleet's new leisure centre which is starting to take shape and is due to open in Spring 2017.
- 22nd August 2016
Here are some fun facts and figures about Team GB's performance in the Rio Olympics.
- 17th August 2016
The Prudential Ride London Cycle Race which was inspired by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is now a popular event every year. This year 14 cyclists took part and raised over £16,000 for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. Now's your chance to enter for next year.
- 15th July 2016
This is an incredible story of local mum, Sarah Rollins, who set out on a challenge to run 40km on 40 days before her 40th and raise thousands for charity at the same time.
- 5th July 2016
With the 2016 Tour de France underway and with Britain's Mark Cavendish with 2 stage wins to his name there's an increased interest in cycling races. But it can sometimes seem hard to follow the rules. Here we explain how the Tour de France, and other big cycling races work.
Runners in the Fleet Half Marathon are being encourage to support The Matthew Elvidge Trust which has had a 6-year association with this sporting highlight of the Fleet calendar.