About us

The club was co-founded by friends Johanna Bridge, Jenny Baldock and Darren Bridge in January 2014. Initially a social running group operated via Facebook the club became a Run England group and then an affiliated United Kingdom Athletics (UKA) Club.

We aim to provide running sessions which are as accessible to as many adults as possible, with both practical and friendly support. The routes that we run are suitable for all levels of ability and are risk assessed in advance.

All team runs are led by our qualified volunteer Run Leaders and Coaches who have received training, not just in leading runs but in awareness of the diverse barriers which can hinder participation. The volunteers can provide running activities and programmes for people with a range of physical, non-physical and mental health difficulties, as part of our aim to be as inclusive as possible.

We have had trained specialists to assist members with Mental Health Issues that they might have and we are proud to be (probably) the first running club in the UK to have a Menopause Ambassador.

Rebel Runners ~ Medway fully support the Equality Act 2010 and we pride ourselves on being open and fully supportive to ALL club members and people taking part in club-organised activities.  The policies and procedures we have in place safeguard ALL club members with regard to the protected characteristics of the Equality Act.

 

Our Club Constitution, key Policies and Insurance details can be found here.

 

Our Committee

Our committee comprises of members that are voted in annually at our Annual General Meeting. We have a 3-person Executive Committee and a number of Ordinary Committee Members (OCM).

Chairperson      

Isabel King

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Club Secretary  & Communications Officer 

Nigel Hidson

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Treasurer

Helen Gower

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OCM – Membership Secretary 

Jenny Baldock

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Coach and OCM 

Darren Jarvis

 

Welfare and Complaints  Clubchair-rebelrunners@outlook.com

Isabel King      

 

OCM – Volunteer Co-ordinator 

Wendy Regan.

 

Social Secretary

Polly K Clayton

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Health & Safety Officer

Lesley Doran

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Co Volunteer Coordinator & Welfare Support

Dan Gower-Smith

Committee Member and Events Support

John Allen

Social Media and Engagement

Katelyn Jarvis

Other Members of the RR Team:

Mental Health Ambassador

Jane Jeffery

Mental Health Champions

Michelle Waterman-Gay, Ian Moore, Stuart Inglis, Max Lehane

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Leaders in Running Fitness (LIRFs)

Dan Gower-Smith, Gary Smith, Wendy Regan, Jane Jeffery, Darren Jarvis, Helen Marron, John Allen, Paul Heywood, Gareth Lehane, Alan Le Grys, Jenny Baldock, Jess Lyons, Jo Briscoe, John Western, Lin Bones, Chris Doran, Ross Sandy, Carina Down, Iain Booth, Clair Williams, Paul Clark, Gareth Dewdney, Darren Quin and Karl Grimble.