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The 49th International Cross Country Championships event was held at Graves Park, Sheffield on 24th March 1962 a few weeks after the Gales had caused considerable damage in the City. It consisted of a Senior race over 7.5 miles (12km) and Junior race over 4.7 miles (7.5km). This competition started in 1903 and lasted until 1972 when it was taken over by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) becoming the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973. Here are some old slides of the Senior race, fortunately the first one captured the eventual winner No6 Gaston Roelants and 2nd No 1 (both Belgians).Sorry about the quality of the (single speed) camera shots and the duplication of the Gaston Roelants action picture. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_International_Cross_Country_Championships

Can't remember the first gig I saw but one that sticks out in the memory was Muse supported by Coldplay around 2000 - two bands on the verge of great things. Coldplay did an entirely acoustic set, had a great rap with the crowd and were very well received - I think they'd just released 'Yellow' as a single - Muse, on the other hand, came out, turned the volume up to eleven and barely said anything between numbers. The contrast in styles, approach and presentation couldn't have been more marked. Remember finding a beer-soaked fiver on the way out - at least I think it was beer-soaked.

Hi everyone, I found this photo on the interweb and thought you might find it to be of some interest. The only details I have are Gleadless PS, 1930s. Thank you.