Last night we split into walking and running groups to pin up posters and distribute bookmarks for the charity "From Me to You". We ran and walked from East to West pinning up posters in libraries, cafes and community centres.

Through letter writing workshops, and hints & tips on how to reach out to family and friends, 'From Me to You' charity aim to reduce the social isolation and loneliness so often associated with cancer. Writers, from all over the world, send in their letters, which are then distributed to those most in need. 'From me to You' work with partners - hospitals, cancer centres and fellow charities - as well as sending letters directly to people’s homes, which anyone can request whenever a boost is needed.

Our intrepid team of Quizzers ventured to the Dodo Pub's newest Oxford venue, the Slow and Steady. The quiz followed the usual word patterns, palindromic answers, a music round, and a picture round. The bonus challenge to create a campaign post for a new political party revealed some hidden artistic talents and a dab hands at the strategic use of glitter. Unfortunately the whole thing took over three hours to finish, and no amount of pizza and Ben's birthday cake could make a night bus look appealing. But, I am reliably informed by the hardy few who toughed it out that we finished in a very respectable 3rd place.

There is some interest in getting a team together to tackle Puzzled Pint (https://puzzledpint.org/city/oxford-uk/) but it isn't bookable so people will need to solve the riddle to find the location and chance it.

Trev was run director on Christmas Day at University parks. New Years day Parkrun today has been cancelled so we were pleased to run one of the special events! :) Well done Shati on 50 GG tasks, Thanks to everyone who helped or ran, was a great was to spend Christmas day Main report here : ...

🎅𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 - 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟰𝟴‍🎄 ✍️This special Christmas Day report comes from Debbie, who visited us from her home parkrun of Hereford. In her report Debbie thanks the wonderful volunteers, celebrates parkrun milestones (including two of her own!), and talks about the joy and comfort that parkrun can bring, especially at Christmas. Thank you for this wonderful report Debbie. We are so glad you enjoyed your visit!

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/universityparks/news/2024/12/27/university-parks-parkrun-148-25-12-24/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2J1pY17I9p-DIjzeswSkArF4S7F0XpUc_4KpeBDOBhgsL61bjcvpiOUCE_aem_Xye_iUjsaPuf65y3oBOXXQ

👋 Among the 𝟲𝟰𝟯 people who celebrated Christmas morning with us, 122 were 𝗻𝗲𝘄 to University Parks parkrun and 28 completed their 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 ever parkrun! Welcome to the parkrun family 🧡 🔔 71 parkrunners achieved new 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 times! 📈 Congratulations to everyone who achieved 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 this week, and qualified for their new t-shirts!

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ Marcus and Ian 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Fiona, Tim, Steven, Faye, Ka Ho Tam 5️⃣0️⃣ Alex, Emma and James 2️⃣5️⃣ William

James also completed his 400th parkrun, Terry his 350th, and Hamish his 200th! 🦺A wonderful 𝟯𝟵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 helped make event 𝟭𝟰𝟴 happen this Christmas morning. Thank you all so very much for sharing so much Christmas cheer with all our parkrunners.🧡 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘀!

🦺We love welcoming new volunteers to the hi-vis fold, and we were very happy to have two this Christmas morning! Susie handed out finish tokens with Louise and Marcus, and did a brilliant job of keeping up with the fast flow of finishers! Lawrence was also a first-time volunteer, as a fantastic marshal. Thank you both so much, we hope you enjoyed this start to your Christmas! 🎄

If 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 like to volunteer, please get in touch with us on universityparks@parkrun.com. 🌳 #loveparkrun

A glorious, and FREEZING, 10k around Stowe this morning. The grounds are absolutely stunning even if we cursed the hill in the middle.

We warmed up with coffee and scones afterwards, because you legally can't visit a National Trust place without eating a scone........

Special congratulations to Andy for completing his first 10k run. sorry that we chose such a tough course!

• To the tune of Jingle Bells...*

Dashing through the streets,
on a chilly winter's day,
Around the roads we go,
Laughing all the way.
Leaflets for The Porch,
Funds are very tight,
Oh what fun it is to do,
A Good Deed task tonight.

Letter flaps, Christmas lights,
Chatting all the way,
Oh what fun it is to help
The Porch this December day.

Last night we delivered flyers around the streets of Cowley, raising awareness of The Porch centre's Winter Fundraiser.

The Porch Day Centre provide day-long support for homeless and vulnerably housed people wanting to move forward in their lives, away from street-life. They focus on housing, health, wellbeing, education and employment, providing healthy food, practical help, companionship, learning skills, work related skills and opportunities for development.