Register for our Regional Club Forums - a chance to share your ideas

Club volunteers can now register for our upcoming Regional Club Forums, a collaborative space where we invite you to work with England Athletics regional council members and Club Support Managers to bring clubs together and ensure your club feels supported, heard, and empowered to grow.

Our Regional Club Forums provide the perfect environment to discuss how enhancing the athlete and runner experience can help your club grow participation, nurture talent, and continue to provide a safe, sustainable and welcoming environments for your athletes.

The focus of the forums will be on collaborative discussions and presentations from existing club members, on matters such as exploring how strong governance supports athlete experience, practical problem solving, based on the frequently raised challenges clubs tell us about.

Together, clubs will tackle common issues such as recruitment of volunteers, retention in young athletes and access to training places and funding.

The Forums will have opportunities for informal networking and club drop-in sessions to connect with Regional Councils, the Senior Leadership Team at England Athletics, and board members. This will provide an opportunity to discuss upcoming age group changes, track and field developments and other key topics impacting the sport.

All Regional Club Forums (apart from Yorkshire who have a separate date – see below) will take place on the same day as the Regional Volunteer Awards.

By shining the spotlight on the incredible people who go above and beyond in the sport - whether it’s through coaching, officiating, administration, or simply being a driving force behind club engagement - these awards celebrate the incredible work of club volunteers.

Our Regional Club Forum dates are as follows:

• South West: 12pm Saturday 27 September - Devon Hotel, Old Matford Lane, Exeter, EX2 8XU
• London: 12pm Saturday 27 September - Bridewell Hall, Bride Lane, Fleet Street EC4Y8EQ
• Yorkshire and Humberside: 9:30am Saturday 4 October (Awards on Friday 19 September) - York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York YO23 1EX
• North East: 12pm Saturday 4 October - The Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
• South East: 1pm Sunday 5 October - Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking RH5 6AA
• North West: 12pm Saturday 11 October - Leigh Sports Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh, WN7 4JY
• West Midlands: 12pm Saturday 11 October - Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2LR
• East Midlands: 12pm Saturday 11 October - Doubletree by Hilton Nottingham Gateway, Nuthall Road, Nottingham NG8 6AZ
• East: 12.30pm Sunday 12 October - Ravenwood Hall Hotel, Rougham, Bury St. Edmunds,  IP30 9JA