On Sunday 6 October 2024 I attended the England Athletics East Regional Volunteer Awards Ceremony at the Athenium, Bury St Edmunds. Werrington Joggers had been shortlisted for the Club of the Year Award, and as chairman I was representing the club, along with my guests for the event, Heather Revell, Katherine Turner, and Shona Elkin, who have all made a significant contribution to the club over the past twelve months, and deserved their place at the event.

My nomination for club of the year was made back in June 2024. I had attended a previous awards event and observed that the club that won Club of the Year that year was delivering the same kind of service / volunteering approach that our club had been doing for years – an inclusive club that supports its members to reach their running goals, a thriving junior’s section.  raising funds for charity, supporting local initiatives like Food Banks and training shoes for the homeless - that was the trigger for me to put forward a nomination for Werrington Joggers for the 2024 award.