by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Ruth Overton August 2026 I joined what was then the Victoria Park Vixens around 1995, I think. A recent ex-smoker, I decided I needed to get fit, so I took up running to heal my lungs and quite frankly, because my mother was fitter than me! A flier in a local pub,...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Mary Gill August 2026 I moved to London in 1979, originally from Yorkshire, I was transferred to London by my company to work in the City. I’ve always been into sport including running, but at that time my main sport was squash. A few years later, softball became...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
Hackney Women Harriers: Janet Clift By Janet Clift August 2026 I joined the running club right at the beginning with my partner Jane. We were already running and going to the gym when my friend Mary mentioned a new women’s running club in Hackney and encouraged...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Erica Tobias August 2026 I’ve always loved, played and watched sport. In my teens I represented County and played Club level at netball, tennis, squash, table-tennis, basketball, volleyball and swimming. When it came to a career, unsurprisingly it was in sport as a...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Christine Wildhaber August 2026 I joined Hackney Women Harriers around 1993-4, having seen an advert in the Pink Paper. I’d always enjoyed running at school but had never been part of a running club before – or since! As a ‘kiwi’ it was a great opportunity to meet...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Carole Lucas August 2026 Back in the 1980s, I was looking to join a club of some type as a way to meet new people and shake me out of a temporary lull in my life. I had always loved running and preferred to run with other women, but I couldn’t find anyone to...
by howl | Sep 8, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Jan Aitchison August 2026 I joined HWH around 1995 or 1996. I was looking for a way to do more exercise when I came across a flyer for HWH in one of the North London gay pubs (Fallen Angel or Duke of Wellington). I went along one week to try it out and the women...
by howl | Aug 14, 2026 | 1990’s, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
By Jane Coleman August 2026 When my partner and I moved to Stoke Newington we ran together in Clissold Park but soon decided we wanted to join a lesbian running club. Our friend Mary (Sista Mary!) told us about a run in Victoria Park followed by a meeting in the Duke...
by howl | Aug 11, 2026 | Stories
Finding the article which set this piece in motion I was at a friend’s looking at some textile art she was creating. At first, I didn’t even notice the newspaper spread out underneath to protect the table, but when I peered more closely, I saw it was yellowed...
by howl | Aug 10, 2026 | 1990’s, Culture, Groups, Stories
By Carole Lucas and Jane Coleman “Running is bad for your knees and it’s too cold to go out running!” How many times have we heard this negative view of running over the years? But evidence suggests we would all be happier, healthier and more productive if we...
