Monthly Archives: July 2025

A Taste of the Big Stage: The Diamond League

The Diamond League is a series of elite athletics meetings held in cities across the globe. It an annual opportunity for the world’s greatest athletes, from powerhouse sprinters to record-breaking throwers and jumpers, to compete against the very best in their sport. For fans and aspiring athletes, it’s a chance to experience top-class athletics first hand.

On 19 July 2025 London hosted the latest instalment of the competition to a sell-out crowd. Amongst the 60,000 spectators at the London Stadium were families from Vale of York Athletic Community who had made the journey to see track and field superstars in action.

A Big Thank You from EA for Our Sustainable Practices

Our recent volunteering efforts manning the water station at the York and District Road Race League event on July 8th at Wistow has received praise from Ellie, the new Sustainability Manager at England Athletics.

Ellie was particularly impressed with the thoughtful and careful planning that went into making our water stations as sustainable as possible. From researching environmentally friendly materials to finding effective ways to reduce waste, our efforts haven’t go unnoticed.

Nurturing Potential: Introducing the Vale of York Coaching Manifesto

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new coaching manifesto, a document that formalises the values and philosophy at the heart of the Vale of York Athletic community. Agreed at our coaches’ meeting on 3 July 2025, with 18 of our coaches and leaders present, this manifesto is more than just a statement of intent—it’s our commitment to our athletes.