060501-037_PARK_RUN_16/04/2016..Southampton Common Parkrun supported by ABP Southampton Half Marathon runners...Picture: Allan Hutchings (060501-037)... CIVIC chiefs have given the green light for Parkrun to restart on Southampton Common. Southampton City Council has confirmed that it has granted permission for Parkrun events to restart on Southampton Common. The popular events were cancelled last year due to safety concerns due to the pandemic. Last month, Parkrun UK wrote to 600 landowners across the country to request permission for the events to return. Now, Councillor Spiros Vassiliou, Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture & Heritage has confirmed that the council has granted permission for a return to the Common.