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Woodford Green with Essex Ladies representatives

Club spirit and friendliness are the key factors for London Club of the Year

Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies (WGEL) won London Region Club of the year at our recent volunteer awards. We spoke to the club secretary David Hollingworth and a number of other club representatives during the awards evening – to find out more about the club and what makes it so great.

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: South East

This weekend, it was also the turn of the South East for the latest instalment of the Regional Volunteer Awards.
North East Regional Volunteer Awards

Regional Volunteer Awards 2025: North East

This weekend it was the turn of the North East for the latest instalment of the Regional Volunteer Awards.
Storm Plymouth SW Club of the Year

A club committed to including everyone - South West Club of the Year, Storm Plymouth 

Storm Plymouth goes above and beyond in the local community to provide inclusive running, walking and social opportunities. Their inclusive ethos saw them recognised as Club of the Year at the recent South West Regional Volunteer Awards. We caught up with a few club members to find out what makes the club so special.
Winners and RUnners up for London Volunteer Awards 2025

Volunteer Awards evening 2025: London

The London Volunteer Awards returned to the elegant Bridewell Hall in central London for their evening of recognising volunteers in the area. The evening was preceded by the London Region Clubs Forum - an afternoon of useful discussions, networking and sharing of best practice, hosted by the London Regional Council.
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!
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.
Doncaster AC

Nurturing athletes of the future – Yorkshire’s Club of the Year, Doncaster AC

Doncaster AC were celebrated as Club of the Year for their outstanding club community they have built. We heard from club volunteer, Pam Smith, as she shared her passion for the club community.
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.
Caroline Bird

Caroline Bird: 1968-2024

England Athletics was sorry to hear that Caroline Bird passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. The English Schools' AA are deeply saddened at the loss of one of their General Committee members. She was also Buckinghamshire AA President. Caroline had been runner up for the England Athletics South East volunteer award for Contribution to Athletics and Running a few months ago.