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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: South East

The South East Volunteer Awards took place last night in Dorking. It was an inspiring evening devoted to celebrating the hard work, dedication and passion shown by volunteers throughout the South East.
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Bringing throwing back to Herts Phoenix: The regeneration of Gosling Sports Park

Like many other sports, track and field facilities throughout the country are facing ongoing challenges with their upkeep. Unfortunately, Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City is no different but thanks to support from the England Athletics Club Improvement Fund and local grants, the club have managed to recently replace the throwing facility.
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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: East Midlands

The East Midlands Volunteer Awards took place on in Nottingham. Shortlisted volunteers had been invited to celebrate officials, coaches, club volunteers and other stalwarts of the sport.
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Keith Hall Memorial 10k: 40 years of road races in the local community

2025 will mark the 40th anniversary of road races in Thorney, a village situated in the Cambridgeshire Fens. The races have changed over the years to adapt to new roads, demand in the local running community and volunteer capacity. We caught up with Race Director, Laura Greenwood, ahead of the 40th anniversary race to see what makes Thorney road racing so special.
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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: West Midlands

The second Regional Volunteer Awards saw us paying a visit to the West Midlands area last night. It was a great opportunity to celebrate and recognise the hard work, dedication and passion demonstrated by volunteers throughout the West Midlands area. A great show of the unbelievable sacrifices by individuals and clubs throughout the area who have made such a positive impact to local communities. We highlight these incredible individuals below:
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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: Yorkshire and Humberside

The Regional Volunteer Awards are underway and join us as we celebrate the winners from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Temple Newsam track regeneration

Local clubs coming together to save Temple Newsam cinder track

We recently visited the Temple Newsam track alongside members of Crossgates Harriers, and the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Council to lend a hand and also find out more about this key project.
Women's relay in Birmingham 2001

National Relay Championships: then and now

Elaine Larkins is Chair of Peterborough and Nene Valley Athletics Club, a former bronze medallist over 100 metres at the English Schools' AA and a gold medallist at the National Relay Championships in the 4x100m in 1971. And it’s that race, which saw four young athletes from Bury and Radcliffe AC fly to glory all those years ago and helped forge a lifelong passion for the sport.
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Running together can save lives: Hayley's story

After suffering from bullying as a child, Hayley started running as a way to improve her physical and mental wellbeing. Running soon became an important part of Hayley’s life, and she went on to set up an inclusive social running group called Jolly Joggers. The group focuses on mental wellbeing, aiming to help people of all ages to move more for their mental health and to find connections with like-minded people.
Chris Jones by hammer cage

CEO Blog: August 2024

I would like to congratulate all the competing English athletes and team support staff for all that they achieved at the 2024 Olympic Games representing Team GB. And good luck to all the competing English athletes wearing a ParalympicsGB vest.