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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hundreds turn out for Great Cornard parkrun
The 522nd Great Cornard parkrun took place over the weekend at Thomas Gainsborough School, drawing 129 participants. Eighteen runners achieved new personal bests in a morning of walking, jogging and running on August 9. Matthew Petch Cooper, of Trent Park Running Club, was the fastest finisher, crossing the line in 18.56. Alastair Wilson secured second place with a personal best of 19.26, followed closely by Samuel Fowler, who also clocked a personal best of 19.33. Leading the women, Kate Creak finished in 23.59. Olivia Burman recorded a personal best time of 24.20 to take second, while Fiona Downie, representing Cambridge and Coleridge AC, completed the course in 24.40. Parkrun thanked its volunteers: Charlotte Allen, Amy Arkle, Luke Arkle, Oliver Arkle, Kathy Bishop, Tim Bowman, Anna Brown, Emma Calver, Sam Derry, Mark Eastwick, Ronnie Egan, Lesley Fitzwater, Tracy Giddings, Austen King, Caleb Lee, Marie Lowe, Catherine Mathieson, Stuart Mathieson, Jennifer Merry, Carly Moody, Rosemary Naylor, Mark Nixon, Annie Phillips, Kieran Richardson, Emma Richbell, Emma Ruane, Mark Smith, Richard Smith, Jenny Standley, Nicola Steel, Christopher Thornton, Timea Toth, Dylan Walker, Stephanie Walker, James Wood, and Elizabeth Woodard.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'Loved and adored' Suffolk man killed in Air India plane crash
Tributes have been paid to a "loved and adored" man who died in a plane crash in Harrington, 27, from Sudbury, Suffolk, was one of the 242 passengers and crew killed when a London-bound Air India aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad on Harrington, known as Ash to friends and family, had attended Thomas Gainsborough School in Sudbury and West Suffolk College in Bury St Mann, 27, was a close friend for 15 years and said it had been "hard to put into words" what Mr Harrington meant to him. "He was an incredible guy," Mr Mann said."He made us all constantly laugh and smile with his infectious laugh."He was a truly great friend who never upset anyone because of how kind and down to Earth he was."He was loved and adored by all of his family and friends and it's a hole that will never be filled because he was such a huge part of all of our lives."I don't think anyone can prepare you for such a loss." Mr Mann said the pair had met in school and spent a lot of time together in the same friendship enjoyed attending boxing events, days out in London and time visiting pubs."As a group of friends and, of course, his family, it's something that you'd never in a million years expect to hear," he added."We're all just trying to support one another."Mr Mann was due to compete in a Total Warrior obstacle course with Mr Harrington in Leeds on has decided to still do the event while fundraising for Mr Harrington's funeral costs for his family. Mr Harrington's brother, Jay Harrington, 24, added that he had "never met a person" like his brother before. "I'm grateful that he's given me a solid group of friends that I'll spend the rest of my life with, I will always be eternally grateful for that," he said."[Ashwin] never tried to impress, dressed how he wanted, spoke to people how he wanted, he was his own man."What we know so far after Air India flight to London crashes in AhmedabadWho are the victims of the Air India plane crash?The terrifying moment when Air India plane crashed into a canteen'Traffic saved me': Student missed Air India crash by just 10 minutes Iain Mapley is a business lecturer who taught Mr Harrington at West Suffolk College in said it was a "real shock to hear this devastating news"."I taught Ashwin for a year during his time at West Suffolk College and he was always a pleasure to teach; applying himself well and making the most of his time at college," he said."I'd like to send my heartfelt sympathies to all of his family and friends as they come to terms with this unimaginable tragedy."A spokesperson for Unity Schools Partnership, that looks after Thomas Gainsborough School, added: "We are very sad to hear of this tragedy and our thoughts go out to the family and friends of the deceased." All but one of the passengers on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner died in the crash shortly after take-off in western is believed at least eight local people, including four medical students, living in a residential area of Ahmedabad where the plane came down, also died. Investigators have since recovered the cockpit voice recorder as well as the flight data recorder, known as the black Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is leading the inquiry into the cause of the crash, helped by teams from the US and the UK. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
