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A PARKRUN director has said she is looking forward to the eventual return of the Ambleside run after national land disputes resulted in the…
WORCESTER's parkrun has a confirmed start date after runner's around the country were informed that the organisation had been forced to delay…
“We look forward to welcoming runners and volunteers back to these important community runs. “As soon as we receive the assessments, we can provide full consent for each event.” The parkrun organisation said that it has a “national government approved framework” for restarting its 5k runs and could not comment further on local risk assessments. The national guidance covers managing distances at the finish line, cleaning equipment and recording people’s times. Nick Pearson, parkrun chief executive, said: “We will continue to work hard with landowners over the coming wee...
Updated Monday, 24th May 2021, 1:28 pm The parkrun events due to take place in Bedford and Great Denham have been delayed by Bedford Borough Council following the rapid rise of Indian variant cases. The events were due to return on Saturday, June 5 - but organisers parkrun UK is now aiming for Saturday, June 26 with a decision to be made on Friday, June 11. Although more than 250 events across the country had been given landowner permission to return, parkrun UK said this falls far short of the critical mass needed to prevent overwhelming those that have been given the go-ahead. A previous ...
The long awaited return of Southend's ever popular park run is set to be next month, organisers have announced. Yesterday bosses of Parkrun announced the events will be pushed back despite permission being granted from owners of 250 sites. The weekly running events were due to return on June 5 but organisers now say it's more likely to be on June 26. All the 5km events including those in Southend and Chalkwell are currently suspended due to the Covid pandemic. James Duddridge, Tory MP for Southend East and Rochford, who has previously taking part in the Chalkwell Parkrun said he's s...