Sadly, one of the most outstanding officials to keep the Middlesex County Association going, in the last 100 years, was Roy Stratton, who died peacefully on the 23rd off November. Roy of Enfield & Haringey athletics club, was The President of the Middlesex Athletics Association in 1987 and 2009. His wife Beryl Stratton was the President in 2006. As a senior Middlesex Official for 48 years, Roy said to me recently "The trouble these days is that coaches and club Managers don't encourage their athletes to compete in County Championships"