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SW RVA winners 2025

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: South West

On Saturday evening, we welcomed all the winners and runners up from across the South West region to the Devon Hotel, Exeter to say thank you and recognise their contribution. Congratulations to all the award winners and runners up!
U15 girls' hexathlon hurdles

Sprints and sprint hurdles technical camps this winter

England Athletics has teamed up with the Bruce Longden Coaching Foundation to organise 13 sprint hurdles technical camps, 3 of which will also incorporate sprint-specific development training. These two hour camps are mainly targeted at U15 and U17 sprint hurdlers and will cover a variety of important hurdling aspects to help the athletes become faster and more effective hurdlers.
Esther, Coaching Assistant at Bristol & West AC

A young coach helping to provide more athletics opportunities in the Bristol area

Coaches play a vital role in athletics and running, especially within local athletics clubs. On a recent club engagement visit to Bristol & West AC we chatted to Esther, a young coach who was helping to coach a junior athletics session.
Megan Andrews

Overcoming adversity to thrive in athletics

For many young children, they can’t wait to step through the gates of their athletics club, meet their friends and get started. However, for Megan Andrews, it was more of a challenge. Megan recently won the Newcomer to Volunteering award at the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Volunteer Awards, and her journey over the last couple of years has been astounding. We caught up with Megan and her mum at the awards ceremony, to learn more about her incredible journey.
Yorkshire Regional Volunteer Awards 2025

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: Yorkshire and Humber

September sees the return of the Regional Volunteer Awards for 2025 - beginning with the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Masters athletes outdoor training session

Masters Endurance training days return this winter

The England Athletics Masters Endurance Training Days are returning this winter and our first stop is Shrewsbury on 2 November. The day is a must for endurance runners and coaches who want to learn top tips around staying competitive and healthy as a masters athlete.
Chris Jones video still

Blog: England Athletics CEO Chris Jones

England Athletics CEO Chris Jones looks back on another successful track and field season and also forward to future plans for England Athletics, whilst sharing updates on our programmes and competitions.
U17 women's 60m final in the Age Group Indoor Champs

Top tips for athletes and parents to prepare for age group changes

From 1 April 2026, the age groups in which young athletes compete will change from U13, U15, U17 and U20, as is currently the case, to U12, U14, U16, U18 and U20. These changes are grounded in a desire to support athletes with their progression through the sport.
Blurred legs running past England Athletics banner

New dates added for age group changes drop-in sessions

Ahead of the age group changes coming into effect next April, England Athletics is hosting a series of online drop-in sessions over the coming months, to allow those within the sport to get any remaining questions answered, or queries clarified. Two new dates for these sessions have been added in for 9 September 2025 and 8 October 2025.
Coaches from Cheltenham & County Harriers

Coaching at Cheltenham & County Harriers

On a recent visit to Cheltenham & County Harriers, we caught up with three coaches to discover more about the success of the club and what they enjoy most about coaching.