PARKRUN is expected to return this weekend.
In a statement sent to more than three million members of the weekly 5k races, Parkrun’s events delivery manager, Helen Hood, announced that a “vast majority” of events in England would reopen on Saturday, July 24.
All Parkrun events are required to follow the Organizations Covid Framework, which was developed in collaboration with Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The framework includes a protocol including hand sanitization, barcode scanning, distancing and a virtual volunteer app.
“As part of this framework, all participants and volunteers are required to self-assess for symptoms of COVID-19 before participating, and not to attend if they are symptomatic,” said Helen.
“Please note that a small number of events are canceled for various reasons and some events do not yet have permission to return, so we strongly recommend that you check your local parkrun event page and / or their social networks associates before making plans or traveling. ”
Helen said the framework, which also doesn’t include spitting or fiving, will continue to be in place in all locations for the foreseeable future.
The running event, which was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004, hosts weekly events at more than 20 Sussex locations including East Brighton Park, Hove Promenade, Preston Park, Littlehampton Promenade, Bognor, Horsham, Seaford Beach , Eastbourne and more at 9am. Every Saturday.
Helen said many of their teams would benefit from creating their community of volunteers.
“Please check out the future listing on your local event website, search social media for any help requests, sign up for volunteer emails, and take the opportunity to experience the joy of volunteering,” he said. she declared.
“And in view of the return of parkrun to England, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with our COVID-19 codes. ”
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Source: www.theargus.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-07-20 16:00:00
