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From humble beginnings . . .
It was in September 1977 that DJ Price, Don Holgate, Paddy Mills and Bert Thompson first met at DJ’s house to found the Fish Hoek Athletic Club.
Four members however were not enough to register a club, and Don Holgate’s children were quickly recruited as members to make up the required numbers.
The next hurdle to overcome was getting together the R50 required for registration. Paddy Mills’ mom of the Avenue Hotel came to the rescue though, and generously sponsored the (then pretty steep) registration costs.
And so the Fish Hoek Athletic Club was born. They really got going in 1978, with regular meetings held in Don Holgate’s garage. A favourite meeting place to run was the Garden of Remberance at the bottom of Kommetjie Road.
Jess Hutchinson, the son of Mavis Hutchinson (known in the late 70’s as the “Galloping Granny”) came up with idea to run a Fun Run (the first Fun Run in the area) in conjunction with the Mardi Gras. This event, then run on the 2nd January, with a start at the back of AP Jones, was to become the South-Easter.
The first president of the Club was John Buck, and this position was ably taken over by DJ Price a number of years ago, upon John’s demise. In October 2007, DJ became the only person to have completed every Voet van Afrika Marathon ever run. This year sees the 33rd year of the race. As a matter of interest, DJ ran his first marathon (Peninsula) in 1965.
The current clubhouse was opened in 1991.
The Club salutes our past Chairmen, who have stood “the test of time” in ensuring the success of the Club:-
1977 Don Holgate
1978 DJ Price
1979 Paddy Mills
1980 Alan Brown
1981 DJ Price
1982 Mike Tiffin
1983 Peter Jackson
1984 DJ Price
1985-1987 Alan Brown
1988 Mel McClarty
1989 C. Murray-Smith
1990 Allan Pratt
1991-1992 Tim Pritchett
1993 Ian Raath
1994 Cedric Grebe
1995 Douglas Rossouw
1996 Rodney Burton
1997 Charmaine Roynon
1998-1999 Margaret Harrison
2000 Jim Harwood
2001 DJ Price
2002 Brian Molyneaux
2003-2004 Andrew Campbell
2005 Douglas Rossouw
2006–2009 Andrew Campbell
2009—present Rhona Cammell
We applaud each of the above for their contribution to the growth of the Club.
A special word of thanks to Kim Jenkinson-Wright for compiling this history.It was in September 1977 that DJ Price, Don Holgate, Paddy Mills and Bert Thompson first met at DJ’s house to found the Fish Hoek Athletic Club.
Four members however were not enough to register a club, and Don Holgate’s children were quickly recruited as members to make up the required numbers.
The next hurdle to overcome was getting together the R50 required for registration. Paddy Mills’ mom of the Avenue Hotel came to the rescue though, and generously sponsored the (then pretty steep) registration costs.
And so the Fish Hoek Athletic Club was born. They really got going in 1978, with regular meetings held in Don Holgate’s garage. A favourite meeting place to run was the Garden of Remberance at the bottom of Kommetjie Road.
Jess Hutchinson, the son of Mavis Hutchinson (known in the late 70’s as the “Galloping Granny”) came up with idea to run a Fun Run (the first Fun Run in the area) in conjunction with the Mardi Gras. This event, then run on the 2nd January, with a start at the back of AP Jones, was to become the South-Easter.
The first president of the Club was John Buck, and this position was ably taken over by DJ Price a number of years ago, upon John’s demise. In October 2007, DJ became the only person to have completed every Voet van Afrika Marathon ever run. This year sees the 33rd year of the race. As a matter of interest, DJ ran his first marathon (Peninsula) in 1965.
The current clubhouse was opened in 1991.
The Club salutes our past Chairmen, who have stood “the test of time” in ensuring the success of the Club:-
1977 Don Holgate
1978 DJ Price
1979 Paddy Mills
1980 Alan Brown
1981 DJ Price
1982 Mike Tiffin
1983 Peter Jackson
1984 DJ Price
1985-1987 Alan Brown
1988 Mel McClarty
1989 C. Murray-Smith
1990 Allan Pratt
1991-1992 Tim Pritchett
1993 Ian Raath
1994 Cedric Grebe
1995 Douglas Rossouw
1996 Rodney Burton
1997 Charmaine Roynon
1998-1999 Margaret Harrison
2000 Jim Harwood
2001 DJ Price
2002 Brian Molyneaux
2003-2004 Andrew Campbell
2005 Douglas Rossouw
2006–2009 Andrew Campbell
2009—present Rhona Cammell
We applaud each of the above for their contribution to the growth of the Club.