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Ellie Bongers

It is with great regret that we must inform you of the death of Ellie Bongers, daughter of our club captain Nigel Bongers, and a former leading junior member of our club. She is pictured here running for Holland in the Surrey County Cross-Country Championships on 10th December 1994 (photo courtesy of Jeremy Hemming).

We have received the following message from Nigel:

You will no doubt recall my eldest daughter, Ellie Bongers, who was a past Surrey Cross-Country Champion and Surrey League winner (from memory I believe it was U17 category). Ellie also came 11^th in the Schools' National Cross-Country Champs. In recent times in her 30's she had resumed running a few times a week and recently competed in a 10k.

Tragically Ellie was involved in a car accident on 20^th December and passed away on Xmas Eve. She would have been 33 on 6^th January. Her 15-month-old son Joseph is now in a hospice, brain-damaged, and is not likely to live for much longer, although we could be talking weeks.

Paula, I and my youngest daughter Hannah have been in Oxford since the 20^th and are now living in the hospice. Richard, Ellie's partner, survived the crash with a fractured hand. Richard was very brave as the car caught fire but he got them out despite his clothes being alight - unfortunately it was to no avail.

There have been amazing tributes to Ellie from the headmaster at the comprehensive where Ellie taught - to view look at the school website, and the pupils set up a Facebook page, Ms Bongers Appreciation.

Regards
Nigel Bongers

The thoughts and prayers of all of us are with Paula and Nigel and their family.

About the Club

Holland Sports Athletic Club is a small, friendly club situated in pleasant, semi-rural surroundings in Oxted, Surrey, England. Our teams compete mainly in local cross-country and track & field leagues. We have a particularly strong and growing junior section - both girls and boys - training under the supervision of qualified coaches and competing for the club in various local leagues.

The clubhouse and track (which benefits from flood lights) are located in Mill Lane, Hurst Green. Click here for a map and here for an aerial photograph.

Training sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout the year at Mill Lane. The sessions take place from 7pm to 8pm for juniors, and from 8pm to 9pm for seniors. Our aim is to help athletes of all abilities - from beginners to the more experienced - and all ages - from young children and teenagers through to seniors and veterans - to improve their performances in running and in the main track & field disciplines. We have a growing group of qualified coaches to help members achieve their potential.

Everyone is welcome. Come down to the club during one of our training sessions and speak to one of our coaches. You can also email us.