We were so pleased to hear about an amazing turn-out for the first Great Denham Junior Parkrun event last Saturday 14th July!

There were 76 participants and 30 incredible volunteers lending their efforts, energy and enthusiasm and the young people even managed to lead the warm up and put the parents and staff through their paces! Wow!

This Parkrun was funded through a variety of partners such as Great Denham Parish Council, The Harpur Trust and The Gale Family Trust and is now giving hundreds of attendees the opportunity to stay fit and healthy and stay connected to the community as they work on those personal best times and making memories.

What is Park Run?

Park run is a free physically active event where attendees walk, run or jog across a 5,000 meter course and are timed thanks to the wonderful efforts of the volunteers. They take place at 9:00 am on Saturdays. The completion time of the attendees are displayed on the website at around mid-day every Saturday for you to track your progress and see your progression.

The Junior Park Run is the for young people aged 4-14 and is across a 2,000 meter course as oppose to 5,000 and held on Sundays at 9:00 am.

These weekly events offer an inclusive and supportive space to support and strengthen each other in our fitness journeys and is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people who are also looking to stay active whilst making amazing memories with family and friends across the course. There are all different types of abilities and goals for Park Runners so come and join in the fun and feel amazing!

There are lots of park runs events all across Bedfordshire such as: Bedford Park Run, Henlow Bridge Lakes Park Run, Milleinum Country Park Run and more and you can click here to see locations near you.

You can register here to sign up and you will receive your scannable bar code to have your run timed and kept on your personel account.

For more information click here to view the Park Run website.

At Be Active, we hope the Great Denham Park run goes from strength to strength as the numbers continue to grow and a huge well done to all participants and volunteers! We are so glad to hear about the success! A huge well done to all participants and volunteers!

Long may it continue!