North Wales group on the run at HMP Berwyn.
North Wales group on the run at HMP Berwyn.
Special report courtesy of event organiser Dave Munday.
So today (Saturday 6th June 2026) was a special day for this group as some of us went to HMP Berwyn for a parkrun.
This moves some of us on to club 19 and Club 18 in the North Wales parkrun group, and has also given us a chance to make an even stronger connection with the most difficult to get an entry to parkrun in the North Wales region.
The Governor at the prison has said there could be another opportunity to do this unusual and extraordinary parkrun again in October of this year, I will keep in touch with them and post up details nearer the time.
So a few weeks ago I sent in all the information of the runners as everyone had to be fully security checked before we arrived and today we had to all go through checks and identification before been allowed in the prison.
The only items we were allowed were the clothes we were running in, car keys, sealed drink and identification, strictly no watches or phones.
The run with the inmates was a great event and very well organised by the prison staff, we ran inside the perimeter fence on a tarmac course for nearly 4 laps.
We were all treated very well and it was a great experience to attend and be part of a closed event at HMP Berwyn.
Thanks to everyone that supported this event and represented the parkrun North Wales group.
Further details about Dave's interesting and varied exploits can be found on his Facebook site for: - parkruns North Wales:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2193251831088739
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