Affiliations to our Governing Bodies

England Athletics

England Athletics (EA) is the new governing body for athletics in England. They are primarily responsible for international level competiton but 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.

Each member wishing to compete in these events must pay £10 in addition to the annual fee. The club passes this charge to EA in order to register that member because under the EA system, responsibility lies with clubs rather than individuals. Each registered member should receive an England Athletics membership card and license number.

Note: The EA membership system makes registration very difficult for a club of our size and therefore individual registration is subject to delays and errors.  Members wishing to know their EA license number should contact England Athletics directly at:

Email: affiliation@athleticsservices.org.uk
Tel. 0121 713 8454

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.

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. Note that 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.