LATEST UPDATE: Welsh 5k and junior parkruns expected to return on August 21st.

By Don Hale


PARKRUN UK LATEST NEWS:

Welsh 5k and junior parkruns expected to return on August 21st


UPDATE: Parkruns could finally be returning to Wales on Saturday August 21st. 


*SEE NEW/REVISED STATEMENT FROM Parkrun UK ON AUG 6TH:


Parkrun UK’s head of event delivery, Helen Hood, published a statement today about the expected return to parkrun in Wales and Scotland early next month. 

Over five-hundred events returned last weekend in England and organisers in Wales and Scotland are now preparing for the 1k junior parkrun to recommence on the same date as the full 5k distance runs.

 

Scotland and Wales updates

 

Ms Hood admitted today: ‘Following recent announcements from the Scottish and Welsh governments, we are working towards returning 5k events in both Scotland and Wales from Saturday August 14th.

‘We are in contact with landowners to confirm permission for events restarting on this date and will continue to work closely with ambassadors and event teams in order to do our very best to make it happen.’

 

Junior parkrun

 

The Parkrun official also added: ‘Junior parkrun is now open across all of the UK, and we remain committed to welcoming 11-14 year-olds back to all of our junior events at the same time as 5k events return in each country.

‘From this Sunday, following the return of 5k events in England 11-14 year-olds will be able to walk, jog and run at junior events again. Likewise, should the 5k events restart in Scotland and Wales on Saturday 14 August, as we anticipate, this younger age group will be able to walk, jog and run at junior events from Sunday 15 August.

‘It was fantastic to see over 10,000 children participate at 250 junior parkrun events across the UK last Sunday, supported by nearly 5,000 volunteers.’

 

As we move through the reopening process for parkrun and junior parkrun, we’re publishing a UK-specific update every Friday to keep ambassadors, event teams, parkrun communities, and landowners informed on our progress. 

 

*To check the status of your local parkrun event and/or to get involved, please visit local event pages on the website and associated social media.

 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

 

Helen Hood, Head of Event Delivery, Parkrun UK

 

 

 

 

Don Hale is a former award winning investigative journalist and now a best-selling author who has created a very popular blog post linked to numerous social media sites. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025.

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