England Athletics in the South West

These pages cover the local activities of England Athletics in Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire. Here you will find details on how to contact key England Athletics staff and other key people involved in the sport in the area. You will also be able to get details on different areas of our work in the South West.

For more on what we are doing please see the news sections of the website. The events section will also give you more detail on what is going on.

The team in your area:

Area Team Leader

Chris Mallender
Email: cmallender@englandathletics.org
Mob: 07815 801988

Club & Coach Support Officers

Sonya Ellis (Devon, Cornwall & Dorset)
Email: sellis@englandathletics.org
Mob: 07968 498709








Matt Foad (Somerset, Avon, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire)
Email: mfoad@englandathletics.org
Mob: 07824 302932

Other staff

Education Co-ordinator - Morag Ford
Email: mford@englandathletics.org
Mob: 07920 532558

Officials' Education
Email: officials-msw@englandathletics.org

Disability Athletics Support Officer - Job King
Email: jking@englandathletics.org
Tel. 07841 504311

Regional Council

England Athletics has nine Regional Councils. Each has responsibility for representing the volunteer interests of the sport, supporting the staff in their area and giving input into investment. The council is also working towards developing strong links with key partners such as County Athletics Development Groups, Sport England, Private Sector Business and other agencies. There are also a number of focus groups in the region who work to develop specific areas such as coaching, officials, road running etc – these groups are made up of key individuals plus representatives from each county in the region.

Council Members
Nigel Rowe (Chairman)
Email: Nigel.Rowe@babcock.co.uk
Mob: 07885 328077       

Mo Pearson (Education)
Email: mo.pearson1@btinternet.com
Tel: 01209 831664

Keith Reed (Officials)
Email: kreed@cleeve41.freeserve.co.uk
Tel: 01752 893573

Paul Ross (Road Running)
Email: paul.ross25@blueyonder.co.uk
Tel: 01752 207375

Bill Whistlecroft (Coaching)
Email: whistlecroft@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 01935 422646

Roger Lee (Track and Field)
Email: rodger.lee@blueyonder.co.uk
Tel: 01373 461433

Neil Miller (Cross Country)
Email: running@neilmiller.info
Tel: 0117 9514097

Bob Purcell (Clubs)
Email: rpurc16751@aol.com
Tel: 01452 417990

Portfolio Groups
Road Running
Co-ordinator – Paul Ross

Cross Country
Co-ordinator – Neil Miller

Facilities
Co-ordinator – Richard Jenkins

Officials
Co-ordinator – Keith Reed

Other contacts

David Rowland
Email: drowland@englandathletics.org
Mob: 07970 298278

Viv Matthews – Regional Coach education Tutor Assessor