An athletics club has been awarded a prestigious status which recognises its standards.

Stowmarket Striders has regained its Clubmark status which focuses on a number of areas of an athletics club, including its junior section.

Local club and coach support officer for Clubmark, Tania Spurling, said: “The club’s ongoing success has seen increasing membership and the club has developed a strong infrastructure to support this and ensure that high quality coaching through fun, engaging and progressive sessions for junior members remains at the forefront of the club’s development.”