Saturday 16th August
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Report written by Elizabeth H
Today at Catton Parkrun we were remembering a regular runner/volunteer Anne-Marie on what would have been her 68th birthday. Her family asked us to celebrate her life by wearing pink or red, & wear her memorial sticker. Also present were fund raisers from our local Hospice, Priscilla Bacon Lodge where Anne-Marie spend her last weeks being cared for by them. 455 people turned up today, plenty of tourists including from Bushy Park (our birthplace) and 3 first timers. Due to ongoing groundwork’s around our usual finish line, our core team worked tirelessly to workout a new finish. They only found out last evening, but did a fantastic job, it worked well until a mini disaster when the finish tokens were dropped & for a short while there was a funnel build up. In true Catton spirit, the RD & volunteers rallied round & normal service was resumed. As Timekeepers we had to adapt our finish line slightly but all went well & we managed to stay in sync. Anne-Marie family attending today were overwhelmed with the turnout & lots of money was raised in her memory & for her chosen charity. Happy heavenly birthday Anne-Marie