Affiliations to our Governing Bodies
England Athletics
England Athletics (EA) is the governing body for athletics in England. Clubs must be affiliated if they want to compete in regional or national running, cross-country or track & field competition. Affiliation also provides insurance for us to hold our own races. We are affiliated for competition in road running, track & field, race walking, fell running and cross country. Our club reference number is 2658973.
Individual EA registration
Members wishing to compete in most regional and national events must purchase a competition license from England Athletics (£10) in addition to their annual club membership fee. You can do this via Serpiebase.
Note: payments for licenses are to England Athletics, not Serpentine. Whilst Serpentine collects this fee, we just pass the payment (and some personal data) to England Athletics to complete the registration. Each registered member should receive an England Athletics membership card and license number but the system is prone to errors, especially in subsequent years if members move house. Once you have a license it is your responsibility to keep your data up to date in the EA system (as well as Serpiebase). If you think this is confusing please complain to England Athletics at the address below. Similarly, if you have paid but not received a card, please contact EA, not Serpentine.
Email: rkennedy@englandathletics.org
Tel. 0121 347 6543
Triathlon England
Triathlon England governs triathlon in England as part of the British Triathlon Federation, responsible for governing triathlon across the UK. It also looks after duathlon and aquathlon. Serpentine are within the Triathlon London Region. Club affiliation provides insurance for us to hold our own races and gives members reduced rates for individual BTF membership.
Individual BTF registration
Serpentine members must still become individual BTF members to avoid paying for a day license at each race – just quote your club name as "Serpentine".
Cycling Time Trials
CTT is the governing body for cycling time trials in the UK. In order to compete in time trials, competitors must be a member of an affiliated club.
Serpentine is affiliated to CTT in the London West (H) region, so all you need to do is enter your chosen race.
South of England Athletics Association
The SEAA is the former governing body for athletics in the south of England. It is still responsible for organising a number of competitions and leagues.