🌲🏃***SATURDAY SESSION 08:45-10:00AM*** @ Barking Park Run
Help marshall this community fun run attended by 100s of local residents
Saturday 24th October
8:45am - 10:00am
Led by Steven
Barking & Dagenham Good Gym Area Activator; School engagement for TfL, founder Roding Rubbish, Barking Park run regular.
About the task
Barking parkrun is a free, friendly community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. Taking place every Saturday at 9am, the route is 5k, with Junior parkrun is 2k every Sunday morning at 9am- dedicated to 4-14 year olds & their families.
Come and help the organisers set up the event, whoop & cheer participants and keep people safe.
Read all about our previous session at Barking Park run here
🕕 Timings
8.45pm - arrive in Barking Park on the grass between the tennis courts and the cafe ready for volunteer briefing (introduce yourslef to someone in a pink, hi-viz vest OR a red GoodGym t-shirt)
8:45 –8:55 – meet & greet, briefing with Run Director
8:55-9:00 - get in position!
9:00 - 10:00 - whoop & cheer the runners (& walkers) - help keep people motivated, and safe!
10:00 - event wraps up
After 10:00 - free coffee and pastry in Lake View Cafe & Kitchen with other Volunteers and parkrunners
🌞 Why It Matters
parkrun was founded by Paul on 2 October 2004 at Busy Park in London. Suffering from depression and carrying an injury, Paul wanted a simple, gentle way to keep active and meet people. 22 years later, there are now parkruns at over 900 locations in 30 countries with over 4m people having taken part supported by over 500k volunteers.
Barking parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along. You can check out the route here
👋 Who You’ll Meet
Lots of people - around 200 event participants and 20 volunteers
Come along for a relaxed and friendly morning of volunteering – no experience needed, just bring your energy and community spirit!
We hope to see you there!!
I ♥️GoodGym
Davina McCall, TV Presenter
GoodGym is a wonderful initiative
Professor Lord Richard Layard 
This session supports the organisation Barking Park Run
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning. junior parkrun is 2k, dedicated to 4-14 year olds and their families, every Sunday morning. parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along.
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