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Tony Payne - Founding Chair
Tony founded Chorlton Runners in 2005.
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Jo Hill - Chair (Tenure 23/25)
Jo chairs all committee meetings and represents the club in an official capacity when required. She leads the committee as they develop new strategies.
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Rebecca Knapton - Secretary (Interim until 25)
Our secretary provides administrative support to the club, the committee, and the chair.
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Seb Bate - Treasurer (Tenure 24/26)
Seb ensures the long term financial stability of the club and ensures all financial transactions are made, recorded, and reported correctly. Job Description
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Rosemary Mallace - Lead Welfare Officer (Tenure 24/26)
Rosemary is responsible for the welfare and safety of all members of the club and handles complaints and safeguarding concerns. Job Description
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Andrew Carlson - Communications Co-ordinator (Tenure 23/25)
Andrew manages the communication of the club via the website, and social media channels.
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Frankie Bale - Fixtures Secretary (Tenure 23/25)
Frankie arranges and publicises the events that the club will be entering or subsidising, and organises the Chorlton Challenge.
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Mike Peter - Membership Secretary (Tenure 24/26)
Mike ensures your membership enquiries and applications are handled quickly and effectively. He manages the England Athletics portal for the club. Job Description
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Suzy Hill - Run Leader Coordinator (Tenure 23/25)
Suzy organises the run leaders so everyone can join our Tuesday and Sunday runs. She also coordinates the Track Sessions.
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Ian Sharpe - Social Secretary (Tenure 24/26)
Ian organises the non running social events, gatherings and activities that help build our community. Job Description
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Harriet Jackson - Social Secretary (Tenure 24/26)
Harriet organises the non running social events, gatherings and activities that help build our community. Job Description
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Billy Franks - Volunteer Coordinator (Tenure 24/26)
Billy is responsible for coordinating the volunteers for various events and initiatives, and will deputise for the Run Leader Coordinator. Job Description
Committee
The Committee members are here to answer any questions you have and offer support and guidance if they can. Please take time to read the descriptions of their roles below before contacting them.
Anyone putting themselves forward for a Committee position must appreciate that there will be evening meetings to attend and additional work to complete between meetings. It is expected that the Committee will meet monthly as far as possible. Applicants must be prepared to make time available to ensure that they are able to fulfil their duties. Please note that, in accordance with the Club Constitution, Committee members are elected for a term of two years.
There will be appropriate handover with the current Committee members for all newly elected members.
For all positions, the following expectations apply:
Commitment to preparing for and attending meetings
A good understanding of Chorlton Runners and the Club’s ethos, and familiarity with the Club’s Constitution
Willingness to ask questions and speak in public
Willingness to adhere to the majority decision
Willingness to support fellow committee members and runners
Willingness to act as an advocate for the Club
Willingness to attend external meetings with running/athletics bodies
Ability to delegate responsibilities to a small team who will assist with Club duties where appropriate under the Committee officer’s leadership
You may also find the information you need on the pages for Club Rules, Constitution, Data Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer.
We are very proud of our committee and are thankful of all they do for the Chorlton Runners community.