The Club Support and Participation team are here to support and develop the club, participation and club competition element of athletics and running.
Members of this team are here to support clubs to be safe, sustainable and successful, offering advice and guidance on club governance, welfare, inclusion, club development, facilities, coaching, officiating and competition innovation both on and off (road, running fell and trail) the track. The team also oversee our participation projects for RunTogether and funetics, leading into our 365 offering.
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Member Engagement contacts
General queries: enquiries@englandathletics.org 0121 347 6543
Affiliation: enquiries@englandathletics.org
Membership: registration@englandathletics.org
Coach Education and Development: education@englandathletics.org
Officials’ Education and Development: officials@englandathletics.org
RunTogether: support@runtogether.co.uk
funetics: support@funetics.co.uk
Club Support contacts
Emma Davenport
Head of Clubs and Participation
edavenport@englandathletics.org 07967 317341
Club Support Managers
General queries: clubsupport@englandathletics.org
Richard Ayling
Club Support Manager
South West, West Midlands
rayling@englandathletics.org 07718 394751
Heidi Bradley
Club Support Manager
Yorkshire, Humberside, East Midlands
hbradley@englandathletics.org 07968 498701
Sarah Friday
Club Support Manager
North West, North East
sfriday@englandathletics.org 07912 070640
Amy Frith
Club Support Manager
East, South East
afrith@englandathletics.org 07540 703443
Chris Mallender
Club Support Manager
London, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands
cmallender@englandathletics.org 07815 801988
Club Support Team
Emma Hurst
Club Resources Manager
Resources to aid clubs to be safe, successful and sustainable
ehurst@englandathletics.org 07921 060306
Ed Hunt
Facilities and Planning Manager
TrackMark, facilities improvements and development
ehunt@englandathletics.org 07585 128228
Charlotte Fisher
Road Running Manager
ClubRun, Masters and Road Running support and development
cfisher@englandathletics.org 07467 440395
Nichola Skedgel
Competition Partnerships and Innovation Manager
Club competition and innovation
nskedgel@englandathletics.org 07825 403136
Liz Purbrick
Equity and Diversity Manager
Inclusion, equity and diversity lead, mental health
lpurbrick@englandathletics.org 07850 514936
Dan Parkinson
Participation Programme Manager
RunTogether, funetics and product development
dparkinson@englandathletics.org 07920 532553