About Hillingdon Athletic Club
Hillingdon Athletic Club (HAC) is an established, local club that can trace its roots all the way back to 1877. Over its long history, the Club has produced many international athletes and past Olympians.
Today the club has around 400 members of whom almost half are under 18 years old. Our best young athletes compete each year at the English Schools Track and Field Championships.
We are affiliated to UK Athletics (through England Athletics), the South of England AA and to Middlesex County AA.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming organisation, striving to provide track, field, road and cross-country competition for all ages and abilities. We embrace diversity and difference and are committed to providing opportunities that are safe, inclusive, accessible and equitable.
The objective of Hillingdon Athletic Club is;
To give every member the opportunity to train and participate at his and her best level, in a professional and happy environment and be recognised locally as such a club
Our location
The Club has 2 bases:
Our Clubhouse is located on the edge of Ruislip Woods at 206 Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7TJ. Our Clubhouse serves as a base for road and cross country running.
Track and field activities take place at Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge, UB8 1ES. This is also the home of our Juniors section.
Please visit the location and training sections to see maps of where we are and when we train.
Ruislip clubhouse
Our Club is fortunate to own its clubhouse. Built in 1976 the clubhouse boasts a well-equipped gym and a newly refurbished bar and kitchen. Training groups of various ages and abilities operate from the clubhouse five days a week.
Examples of activities organised from the clubhouse include an annual Road Race, the ‘Hillingdon 20’, a Christmas Day road race, a New Year’s Day relay and a monthly Summer Series 5k which runs from April to September each year. A range of social events are also hosted throughout the year, including Junior and Senior Presentation evenings, post-race socials and a New Year’s Eve Party.
Management, governance and safeguarding
To help ensure appropriate levels of governance and duty of care, HAC has adopted England Athletic’s Club Standards. This means we are a democratic organisation with a written constitution and policies. We have an embedded management and governance structure led by a dedicated Management Committee. Club accounts are presented at each AGM by the Treasurer and are independently audited.
A key priority for the Club is ensuring coaches and officials hold appropriate England Athletics qualifications and have completed DBS checks, as well as safeguarding and first aid training.
Don Hirst Trust Fund
The Trust was set up to perpetuate the memory of Don Hirst who was tragically killed whilst officiating for HAC at a British League match in Luton in 1985. The majority of the original contributions were received from clubs competing at the meeting, and these were supplemented by club members and the wider athletic community.
The Trust was established as a memorial to Don with the specific intention to help young people in the pursuit of athletic improvement in their performance. Don had been interested in this and his family supported the proposal. Over time grants have been awarded to a number of fully paid up members of HAC.
The main object (of the Trust) shall be to finance and support the coaching and training of athletes and any other projects that may be decided from time to time. Four trustees shall be elected annually at the AGM to manage the funds and make grants from it at their absolute discretion and they shall present a report and audited accounts to each AGM.
Our coaches
Information on Hillingdon Athletic Club coaches can be found here
Club history
Club records can be found here
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Hillingdon Athletic Club headquarters and Clubhouse is to be found at:
206 Bury Street, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 7TJ