Blackheath & Bromley completed a hat trick of promotions this season by finishing second in their final British League match of the season at Kingston. With the women already promoted to Division One of the UK Womens League and the men going up in the Southern League, the Club went into the match needing a solid performance to do the hat trick.

They started in the best possible way with a win in the A string hammer from Karim Chester and never really looked back. This was Karim’s first match of the season and he made up for lost time by also scoring good points in the shot and discus.

The other winner on the day was Andy Rayner who ran another fine 5000 metres kicking away on the last lap for victory with Peter Tucker third in the B string.

Athlete of the match award went to Dwayne Grant who was second behind Cardiff's Christian Malcolm in the 100 and 200 and anchored the Club to victory in the 4x100 metres with Daniel Haque, Femi Owolade and Duayne Bovell completing the quartet.

Daniel had earlier won the B 200; Femi gained a good third in the 400 and Duayne produced a superb dip to grab fourth in the B 100. Alloy Wilson made a welcome return to the team in the B 400 with a seasons best of 49.71.

Elsewhere on the track Scott Overall was third in the B 800 and A 1500 despite not having run for two weeks and Russell Bentley was third in the A 800.

Alex Bruce Littlewood was fourth in the 3000 steeplechase with James Poole making a useful debut over the barriers in the B string before scoring three points in the 1500 which made the difference between the team coming second rather than third on the day.

With Mensah Elliott missing after being knocked off his bike the day before the match Richard Holt and Bomene Barikor scored important points in the sprint hurdles. In the 400 hurdles Ed Harrison suffered an attack of dizziness and loss of vision and did well to finish. Youngster Ben Parkin was third in the B race.

In the field the ever dependable Lewis Ely was runner up in the high jump and Sam Bobb was just outside his seasons best with a 14.42 leap in the triple jump. Under 17 Mark Longhurst was second in the B event with 13.18 and he also cleared 4 metres in the pole vault, as did Nick Moore who was second in the B string.

Another youngster Andrew Jordon was third in the B hammer while at the other end of the age scale 73 year old Colin Brand was in action in the javelin.

Last but by no means least, top points scorer for the season, Alex Pope had another busy afternoon in the shot, discus, javelin and high jump and was an ever present in the team this Summer along with Duayne Bovell, Russell Bentley, Alex Bruce Littlewood, Ed Harrison, Lewis Ely, and Nick Moore.

It has been a very satisfactory season for the team and they are now planning for 2010 in Division One. To perform well at the next level they will need more depth in the squad but, with news of possible new members, things are moving in the right direction. Anyone wishing to join as a first claim or higher competition member should contact Pat Calnan on 07779 052286. For all the latest Club news visit the website at www.bandbhac.org.uk