Dear friends and members,
Today Harrow AC learnt of some very sad news. Ian Farr, who has been a member of Harrow Athletics Club for many years, and more recently our head coach, passed away just before Christmas following an illness. We know this may well be a huge shock to many of you and a cause of great sadness to those who knew Ian. In due course we will find a way to honour Ian and his commitment to Harrow AC.
We are very sorry to have to share this with you. Please do reach out to another coach or to a committee member if you feel this would be helpful. Jim Cooper and Emily Antcliffe are the club welfare officers if you have particular concerns either personally or about another athlete. All contact details are on the website here.
Ian’s family have since requested that this news is not reposted onto other social media channels including Facebook and Instagram – we are grateful for your support in observing this request.
Best Wishes,
Tony Bush (Club President) and Jason Kabel (Club Chairman)
In December 2021 Ian was the proud recipient of an England Athletics Regional Volunteer award:
Leader of the Year: Ian Farr, Harrow AC
Ian’s selfless dedication to his club has meant that grassroots athletics continues to be available to all, despite lockdown, and has also enabled the club to offer athletes opportunities to compete when competitions were hard to find. As Head Coach he is always busy, be it organising meetings, ensuring safe training environments during the Covid restrictions, encouraging young athletes to try different disciplines or helping athletes get to events. He has inspired those around him to also give their time to help the club succeed, and is a constant source of new ideas and suggestions for improvement. To crown all this Ian also set up a series of five open meetings over six weeks at the club track, allowing more than 600 athletes to come and compete, including a highly popular vets only race.
