Contact your Committee Members
All Committee members help to deliver a well run Dulwich Runners Athletics Club, ensuring it remains a successful, welcoming and sociable Club where members of mixed abilities can get the most out of their running, and have the opportunity to develop and progress. All roles are available for election every year at the Annual General Meeting in April/May. Committee tasks are often blurred with Members able to make a difference to a wide variety of roles. For further information please contact the following either through their email (where provided) or the Club's Facebook Group:
Membership & Newsletter Editor
Barry Graham
Barry looks after club membership and registers members with England Athletics (EA), and liaises with EA throughout the year. He can be found most weeks at our Wednesday Night Club runs and track sessions and is able to explain the benefits of joining, the training we offer races and leagues we participate in and about all aspects of Dulwich Runners and answer any questions new and prospective members may have about running with us.
Barry is also the editor of the weekly Shorts Newsletter providing details of up and coming races, events and race reports and news. So if you have a race report please let Barry know by Tuesday noon for Wednesday publication.
Chairs
Ange Norris & Ebe Prill
The Club Chairs have overall responsibility for the smooth running of the club and chair committee meetings and the AGM. They oversee the running and administration of Wednesday Club nights which they can undertake personally, or delegate to a Committee member. They also oversee Club events including the Club Championships and present medals when the Honorary President is unable to do so.
The Chairs listen to members’ views and are able to raise issues at these meetings.
Ange and Ebe have been members for many years, the club has been an important part of their lives and have benefitted a lot from it. That is an aim we have for all members. Together with the rest of the committee, we will try to be as inclusive as possible so whatever running goals you all have can be achieved at Dulwich Runners.
If anyone has any ideas or issues, please do let us know. You can talk to us/message us at any time at Dulwichchair@gmail.com
Club Captains
Katie Smith & Laura Vincent, Ed Chuck & Alex Loftus
The four Captains encourage members to participate in Club events and feel part of the team. They let members know of fixtures and submit entries on behalf of runners for events such as the Surrey Cross Country League and South of England Masters. They select Club Championship races, and also select members to represent the Club in certain races and Leagues.
In conjunction with the Athletic Development Sub-Committee (ADSC) the four Captains are responsible for selecting Club Championship races and setting the rules, and selecting events for the Ken Crooke Cross-Country Championships.
Socials
Michelle Lennon
Michelle organises regular events throughout the year (see the Socials Page and Calendar for more details) both in the local area and after races, with the Christmas Party the main event of the year.
Treasurer
Andrea Ceccoloni
As club Treasurer, Andrea will look after our accounts, club payments and receivables, to fulfil regulatory requirements as well as supporting activities led by other committee members and partners such as renting the clubhouse and training venues, catering for social events, and dealing with England Athletics, race organisers and kit providers.
In addition to looking after and reporting on the club’s finances, Andrea is the developer of the club’s very own app which you can find at https://app.dulwichrunners.org.uk/ and on the Apple Store and Google Play Store.
ceccolini@gmail.com
News and website
Jonathan Whittaker
Responsible for raising profile of club, when it meets, its events and achievements through the following:
Local social media and mainstream social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) in conjunction with other committee members and budding photographers in the Club
Development and maintenance of the new club website
Articles in local newspapers such as South London Press
Flyers
Secretary
Catherine Buglass
Catherine organises and co-ordinates five Committee Meetings per year, including the Annual General Meeting, held every October.
General Members
Mike Mann, Gower Tan and Jack Ramm
Their remit is to represent club members generally and feedback to the Committee by taking part in most club events (training, road and cross country races, and social activities), and pick up on general matters through input from other members as well as their own experiences.
Welfare Officers
Tom Poynton and Mark Foster (Non-committee)
They all have lead responsible for ensuring that the club abides by UKA/ England Athletics requirements on welfare, details of which are at: https://www.englandathletics.org/clubs-and-facilities/club-support-services/club-welfare/.
They aim to offer a confidential and supportive role for issues that a person needs to raise or is not sure where to turn to regarding a problem.
Tom Poynton
This is a developing position, and they welcome any ideas that members have to offer.
Dulwich Runners aims to make sure that everyone is able to run in all Club Events and Training in a safe and inclusive environment covering all abilities without being harassed or bullied in any form, or under any excessive pressure. This is the responsibility of all Club Members.
Details of our policies can be found on our Welfare Policies page.
Members can contact Tom: tpoynton@hotmail.com or Mark (Non-committee) : markafos@gmail.com or in person if they have any issues or concerns that they would like to raise.
Non Committee Members
FOUNDING President
Ron Searle
Ron is one of the founder members of the club having decided it was a wise move to enter and train for a new running event called the London Marathon in 1980 with friends in the Dulwich Clock House Pub!
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Barrie Nicholls
The Honorary President is appointed in recognition of their expertise and long service to the Club and will not be a member of the Committee. The key remit of the role will be to support and encourage members through visibility at races and presenting Club Awards at the Christmas Party and after Club Championship races.
Barrie is one of our longest standing members and a regular across all of the events in the club championships - often completing the “grand slam”!