Date for Salisbury parkrun to restart
It's been cancelled since last March because of the pandemic
Last updated 26th Feb 2021
National organisers at parkrun have announced the first dates the weekly free timed runs can take place since everything was halted last year because of the outbreak of coronavirus.
It looks like the Salisbury parkrun could resume on 5th June 2021, and all other parkrun events in England only on that date.
The free Saturday 5k running event takes place in Salisbury at the city's Churchill Gardens on Southampton Road.
The junior Parkrun - a 3k event - is likely to go ahead from the 11th of April - but only up to the age of 10 at first.
FALSE START
The Salisbury parkrun has already faced disappointment though during the pandemic.
Back in October it was revealed that the running event was about to get back on track by the end of that month.
But those hopes were dashed as case number rose and the spread of the virus led to even tighter restrictions being imposed once again.
PARKRUN STATEMENT
On the parkrun UK website it states:
"Following the publication of the Government’s roadmap for exiting lockdown, we are excited to share our plans to restart both junior and 5k parkrun events across England."
"In line with the latest guidance on the lifting of restrictions across England, and operating within our already approved COVID-19 framework, we currently expect that:"
junior parkrun events across England will be able to return from Sunday 11 April 2021
all 5k parkrun events across England will return on Saturday 5 June 2021
"It’s important to note that the roadmap presented on Monday applies to England only and whilst we are excited to begin working towards returning events over the coming months, we are not forgetting about our other UK communities in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As things stand we are unable to pinpoint a date for returning either junior or 5k parkrun across these three devolved nations, but we continue to work closely with relevant authorities and stakeholders to understand when it may be appropriate."