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Don Turner as an athlete and receiving volunteer award in 2023

Don Turner: 1937-2025

England Athletics is saddened to hear that athletics stalwart Don Turner died on Sunday 9 March. Don was a member of Epsom and Ewell Harriers for 70 years. As an athlete, then an official, he dedicated most of his life to athletics in Surrey, the southeast and beyond. He was presented with an England Athletics Services to Athletics volunteer award in 2023.
Lyn Jenkins running Wrexham 10k

Lyn Jenkins: the masters runner proving age is just a number

As one of the most accessible sports in the world, running really is for everyone – something which Lyn Jenkins discovered later in life. Starting running in her 60s, Lyn has since caught the running bug and earned her first England masters vest in November last year. We caught up with Lyn to learn about how running has not only changed her life, but how she has found a supportive community who push and encourage her to try new things even into her 70s.
Oliver Downs at 2024 indoor heptathlon

U15/U17 Indoor Combined Event Championships and Indoor Junior Para Championships: preview

After the senior and under-20 combined-eventers gathered in Sheffield, now it’s the turn of the best under-17 and under-15 all-rounders and para athletes to contest for England titles on 8-9 March. There will also be a series of 200m to 800m Masters races. Among those combined eventers entered are Molly Mills, Jasmine Nkoso, Oliver Downs and Murray Taylor, who have all been winners at these championships before.
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New partnership with Arthrosamid and Contura Orthopaedics to help those with knee osteoarthritis pain

Arthrosamid, Contura Orthopaedics and England Athletics are announcing the launch of an inspiring new commercial partnership which will see key messages about the benefits of non-surgical alternatives for the treatment of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) disseminated across a membership base of around 1800 affiliated grassroots clubs.
Visit to Halifax Harriers

Club Support Manager club visits: February round-up

England Athletics’ Club Support team continued their visits to our affiliated clubs this year to provide help and support and to listen to the views of club members. Below is a round-up of their activity in February including visits to Wimbledon Windmilers, Lewes AC, Preston Harriers, and Oswestry Olympians.
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Coach education review update

After taking responsibility for licensing of coaches and officials in England from UKA, England Athletics wanted to gain relevant insight to clearly understand the scale of the changes that were required to meet the needs of the coaching community and develop a modern fit for purpose coaching system.
Regional Elections

Regional Councillors announced

England Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of a host of new Regional Councillors, following an open election process at the start of this year. Applications were sought and encouraged from across the sport, to add new faces, expertise and passion to our existing Regional Council network – a key aspect of our governance structure. With one region - the North West - needing a ballot to decide the successful candidates, the new and returning councillors from the other eight regions are as follows:
Tom Waterworth

The coach's eye at the Age Group championships

At the recent England Athletics Age Group championships held in Sheffield, we caught up with three coaches who were supporting their athletes. Here's what they had to say!
Georgia Hunter Bell

Podcast #72: George Mills and Georgia Hunter Bell among athletes delighted with UK Indoors

In the latest England Athletics podcast, George Mills and Georgia Hunter Bell are among the athletes to give their reaction to title-winning performances at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Other great stories include 17-year-old Otis Poole winning the men's high jump with a huge personal best clearance of 2.20m, significantly bettering the 2.09m he set to win the England under-20 title in Sheffield earlier this month.
Regional Elections

Regional Council ballots

Following the recent election process to fill vacant roles across our network of Regional Councils, there is one region in which a ballot will now be staged to determine the successful candidates. The North West region's vacant roles will be decided upon by affiliated clubs within the region, with this process beginning imminently.