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East Durham Running Club - at the heart of the community in the north east

At the recent North East Regional Volunteer Awards, East Durham Running Club were awarded Club of the Year. We recently visited the club's training session to meet their members and find out what makes the club and its community so special.
young athletes being coached at Houghton Harriers

How Houghton Harriers and AC have turned around their junior athletics

Like many athletics clubs, Houghton Harriers and Athletics Club had started to struggle for junior members over the past few years. The club tried a number of initiatives to try and get involved with the local schools, but what they tended to find was by the club’s minimum entry age of 8, children were already committed to other sports. To encourage under-8s, the club developed a short taster course that ran once a term.
Keri Lees and father, Graham

Masters athletics - inspiring generations to get into our sport

We recently caught up with former international athlete, Keri, and her dad Graham, to learn about how athletics has been a big shared passion for them throughout their life, and how they have rekindled their enjoyment later in life.
Joe Wigfield finishing the Manchester Half Marathon

England Half Marathon champions crowned in Manchester

The streets of Manchester played host to the England Senior Half Marathon Championships at the weekend as part of the Manchester Half Marathon.
East Volunteer Awards 2025 - group photo

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: East

The final England Athletics Regional Awards celebration evening was for the East Region and was held at the The Ravenswood Hotel near Bury St Edmunds. 20 outstanding volunteers, clubs and projects were recognised and celebrated to an audience of over 90 people.

England Athletics supporting the club community: Club Support round-up September 2025

Throughout September, England Athletics' Club Support team continued to provide a valuable and comprehensive service to our clubs.
East Midlands Regional Volunteer Award 2025 winners group photo

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: East Midlands

This weekend it was the turn of the East Midlands for the latest instalment of the Regional Volunteer Awards. It was a wonderful ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Nottingham, celebrating the outstanding contributions volunteers from across the region. A huge congratulations to all of the nominees and winners.

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: North West

We were privileged to welcome nominees and award winners from across the North West to Leigh Sports Village, to celebrate their vital contributions to athletics and running in the region. Let's meet the runners-up and award winners!
West mids RVA group

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: West Midlands

This weekend it was the turn of the West Midlands for the next instalment of the Regional Volunteer Awards. It was a fantastic evening held at Alexander Stadium, celebrating the amazing contributions from volunteers across the region. A huge congratulations to all of the nominees and winners - let's meet them!

"The club has been there for everybody, through good and bad" - South East Club of the Year: Fareham Running Club

Fareham Running Club were named Club of the Year in the South East at our recent Regional Volunteer Awards. We spoke to some club members and officials at Fareham to find out what makes their club so special.