Announcements

London Volunteer Awards: Joe & Xavier recognised

09 November 2023

The 2023 England Athletics Volunteer Awards, London Region, were held on 8th November at the grade II listed building St Bride Foundation near Fleet Street. And we had two very deserved...

Un-needed or outgrown Athletics/Sports clothing and shoes wanted

27 October 2023

Cognisant of the difficulties posed to some by the current economic environment, Paul Cheal is looking to establish a scheme where good, either outgrown or not needed items of athletics clothing and...

WGEL expert discusses running shoe design

26 September 2023

In August Jordan Donnelly ran the 3000m for our Senior Men's track team in Scotland. In early September he discussed world-class shoe design on an Australian running shoe podcast. Jordan, from the...

John Stow Talk

25 July 2023

Dorothy Bigham

13 July 2023

We were sad to be made aware of the recent passing of Dorothy Bigham after a short illness. Dorothy was the mother of Woodford Olympic decathlete David Bigham and for many years during the 1980's and...

RIP David Jones

03 June 2023

We are very sad to have to report the death of David Jones who passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. David was Woodford's fastest man and one of Britain's leading sprinters in the early...

Shaky start in SAL

22 May 2023

Woodford ended the first SAL fixture of the year at the back of a tightly contested match despite some very strong performances. The match was staged at Lee Valley after a late relocation and with a...

Don Blackett: HIS LIFE IN ATHLETICS & FUNERAL INFO

10 May 2023

Further to the earlier announcement of the sad passing of Don Blackett, we are now able to share details of the funeral arrangements for those who would like to attend, and to provide a fuller...