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Final chance to apply for Club Improvement Fund this affiliation year

There is one final chance to apply for the Club Improvement Fund this affiliation year. The current application window will remain open until 9 am on Monday 20th January 2024. Please note that Clubs must now have all aspects of Club Standard 6 in place at the point of application to ensure their application can be processed within the timeframe allocated.
Club Support visiting Larkfield AC

Supporting our network of clubs this winter

Catch up with England Athletics' Club Support team as they review which clubs and fixtures they have been visiting this month
Fitmums Walking with Purpose launch session

Walking with Purpose: Tom Bosworth motivating the community to get walking

There are many barriers preventing people from exercising, including cost, or confidence. Tom Bosworth MBE, record-breaking GB race walker, has created the Walking with Purpose programme to help overcome these. He recently launched a third programme in partnership with Fitmums and Friends. We caught up with them following the launch to find out more.
Jemma Arbon XC Champs 2017

Working with welfare officers to create a safer sport: Jemma Arbon's story

We caught up with Jemma Arbon to learn about being a welfare officer and how much she enjoys playing a key role in her club.
Safeguarding Adults week

Safeguarding Adults Week

This week (18-22 November) marks the Ann Craft Trust’s Safeguarding Adults Week, which aims to raise awareness of important, but often sidelined, safeguarding issues. Safeguarding - protecting the welfare of those who take part in our sport - is of primary importance to England Athletics, with numerous measures in place to ensure that children and adults within our sport are provided with a genuinely safe and welcoming environment in which to flourish.
Redway Runners and Fitmums and Friends

Double King's Award recognition for Fitmums and Friends and Redway Runners

We are delighted to share that two England Athletics affiliated clubs, Fitmums and Friends and Redway Runners have been granted the prestigious King's Award for Voluntary Service!
Swindon Harriers funetics session

Swindon Harriers: the home of athletics in Swindon

Swindon Harriers Athletics club started in the early 1990s and now has over 400 members. We got the chance to talk to Steve Sparkes, the U11s team manager, about the club and the range of support and activities they offer to athletes and coaches.
Hercules Running and Tri Club

Club Support Managers in the community

Each month, our Club Support team is out and about, visiting clubs in-person as regularly as possible. Read their October round up.
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Club Leadership Programme 2025

The Club Leadership Programme is open to all England Athletics affiliated clubs with two free places on the programme on an application basis. Following on from the success of the Club Leadership programme in previous years, this innovative and interactive online personal development initiative for club leadership is back for 2024.
2024 National Volunteer award winners

National Volunteer Award winners recognised

This year's England Athletics Hall of Fame also recognised the contributions of the volunteers who make the sport happen. Our National Volunteer Award winners were shortlisted from the nine Regional Award winners in 2024. The awards were presented to our National Volunteer Award winners at the impressive Athena building in Leicester as part of the 2024 England Athletics Hall of Fame event.