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Membership Fees
We aim to keep our fees low, whilst offering a wide range of competition. Membership includes race entry to a number of track & field meets, cross country fixtures, club track championships races, and some road fixtures such as the assembly league series of races. There is an optional club vest for £10 on joining. (replacement vests cost £15 contact for payment details)

The annual fees for 1st and 2nd claim members for 2023/2024 (1st April – 31st March) are:

  • Senior men – £35.00
  • Senior women – £35.00
  • Under 17 – £25.00
  • Distant (residing over 50 miles from the track) – £25.00
  • Students / retired/unwaged – £25.00
  • Life membership – £350.00

New members have a choice of 2 methods of joining :-

  1. Complete the online membership form and pay by Paypal, or
  2. Pay by cheque (payable to Kent AC) and post it together with a completed membership form to the address on the form.

Please note: we do not accept membership applications for boys or girls under the age of 11.

Our club uses membermojo.co.uk for online membership. Payment is made using PayPal, BACS or cheque.

Changes to address, contact, or family details are made through our online membership system.

Club Rules: Kent AC Club Rules

Postal Membership Form (see links above for online membership): KentAC-membership-form

If you intend to train on the track at Ladywell Arena after joining you will need to purchase a track pass in advance. The track is no longer available for use by the general public and is hired exclusively for use by Kent AC on Tuesday, Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings . Use the following link to purchase your track pass

Kent AC (sumup.link)

Please refer to our FAQ page for further information.

FAQ – Kent AC


Get Involved & Volunteer

Introduction Kent AC is a voluntary organisation.  All the benefits of your membership: access to competition, team management, training groups, coaching, subsidised transport, networking, social events, access to the track, etc, and the administrative activities behind these, eg membership and finance are carried out by volunteers.  These are ordinary members who are active athletes, many...

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Raise Money for Kent AC

We need your support to help raise money for our club to keep club membership fees low and still be able to do the things we like doing. Our goal We need funds to: Help cover the costs of organising our own races like the Coronation Games Pay for the club to compete in great...

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General Data Protection Regulation

Kent Athletic Club Privacy Statement About us Kent Athletic Club (Kent AC) is a London based amateur sports club specialising in track and field athletics, road running and cross country. Kent AC is affiliated with the sports national governing body England Athletics (EA). Our affiliation number is 2658164. What data we will collect In becoming...

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Membership Benefits

Why Join Kent AC – the benefits Because you will improve your running…a lot! Kent AC has members of all speeds and abilities, from International athletes to juniors and beginners so you’ll always be able to find someone just a little faster than you to chase after. Even if you don’t want to enter races,...

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New joiners

WELCOME TO KENT AC, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY TRAINING WITH US.  KEY INFORMATION BELOW.Training times:Training days are Tuesday and Thursday evenings meeting at Ladywell arena. Please see the Training Groups page to decide which group would be most suitable for you. For up-to-date information on training times we recommend joining our WhatsApp groups. Adult training group contacts: C...

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Affiliations

Do I need to join the England Athletics (EA) registration scheme? Kent AC has made this optional and it is left to the individual to decide if they wish to join. The reason for this is that many races do not require affiliation to England Athletics – usually the lower key and local races such...

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1st & 2nd Claim

First or Second Claim -What does it mean? When you join a running club, providing it is your only club, that is your first claim club. If you subsequently join another club, that will be your second claim club. You can race as an individual in open races for any club you are a member of. However, for league and...

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Club Facts

Membership Statistics (January 2023) 600+ members  1 in 3 of adult members are Female. 120 are Juniors A little over half (55%) of members actively compete for KAC  About 2 in 3 members are actively competing (63%) – so 8% are competing in non-KAC events only  9 in 10 (88%) of active competitors take part

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Honorary Membership

The following are entitled to free membership of Kent AC.  If they are competitive athletes they need to pay their own EA membership. Honorary MembersListed belowActive CoachesCoaching secretary advises membership secretaryActive OfficialsL2 and above. officials secretary advises the membership secretary GB vest holdersSeniors, including para- and transplant athletes.  Vest awarded when athlete a 1st claim member.  Includes standard...

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Awards List 23/24

Team and individual athlete awards are made annually at a club presentation evening to which all members, their families and friends are welcomed. Winners list : https://www.kentac.org.uk/2020/03/club-presentation-feb-2020/ Below is a list of the competition events: Club Track Championships (Takes place at Ladywell Arena across the summer starting in May usually on a Thursday evening) Men/Women/Juniors 800m...

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Track Pass

Kent AC members please make sure you purchase your new track pass ahead of your chosen sessions here.The usual track times are: - Tuesday 17:30 - 20:45 - Thursday 18:00 - 20:30 - Sunday 09:00 - 11:30 Please note that members are permitted to do their own sessions during club opening times, but coached group sessions...

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Club Kit – Juniors & Adults

We have a fantastic range of running kit from New Balance in a range of sizes to suit all, our kit is of high quality and great value. https://www.newbalanceteam.co.uk/category/kent-ac/ Password is : squid951! Delivery is 3-10 working days. Shipping is £5.99 For any questions or queries contact : Club Vests (Ronhill) On joining (completion...

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Club Discounts

Club members can get these discounts however it's very challenging to maintain their validity. Check with other members on the various what's app groups for live offers. If you know of other discounts available to Kent AC members then please email and we'll add your suggestion. CompanyDiscountMary Brookingwww.marybrooking.co.ukSports Massage and Remedial Therapy : Members...

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