Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer

30/05/2026

Wow! That was a hot one! Great turnout today at Shorne Woods parkrun. Lovely to chat to a couple of people and hope you come and see us again. Maybe next month - last Saturday.

Thanks to Gary Groutage, Maggie Harris, Jackie Day, Rosemary Moore, Julie Aspinall, Jon Gurney and Claire Gurney.

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27/05/2026

Are you ready for a hot one? Please come and join us at Shorne Woods parkrun for our next 5k Your Way meet this Saturday 30th May. If you are dealing with cancer either directly or indirectly feel free to join us to walk, jog or run some or all of the Parkrun and then gather in the cafe for coffee and a chat.

Jon

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Jon Gurney

25/04/2026

Lovely morning at Shorne Woods parkrun today. Ambassadors Rosemary Moore, Gary Groutage, Janet Murray, Claire Gurney & Jon Gurney enjoyed the spring sunshine.

Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer
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21/04/2026

Saturday 25th April is the date for our next Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer meet at Shorne Woods parkrun. We’d love to see you if you are dealing with cancer either directly or indirectly. Feel free to come and see us for a chat and a coffee and if you fancy it a walk, jog or run for some or all of the parkrun.

23/03/2026

Saturday 28th March - Make it your next date at Shorne Woods parkrun to join our 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer group. If you are dealing with Cancer either directly or indirectly please feel free to join us to talk, walk, jog or run some or all of the parkrun and then have a coffee afterwards. We’d love to see you!

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Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer
Jon Gurney

28/02/2026

Great to see everyone on a damp and chilly Saturday morning at Shorne Woods parkrun.

Gary Groutage, Flynn Gurney, Jon Gurney, Claire Gurney, Rosemary Moore, Maggie Harris, Julie Aspinall, Janet Murray, Jackie Day.

See you next time - Saturday 28th March. Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer

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25/02/2026

Join us this Saturday at Shorne Woods parkrun for our monthly get together. The 5k Your Way initiative goes from strength to strength. We’re here every month and would love to meet you.

22/02/2026

Please feel free to come and say hello and/or join us next Saturday at Shorne Woods parkrun

Great to see 229 of you at Shorne Woods for on 21 February 2026. The course conditions were good, with 33 first timers joining us - including 9 completing their first ever parkrun and 24 visiting Shorne Woods for the first time. There were also 21 PBs recorded.

The first male finisher today was Aidan Phillips Smith (19:35). Sophie Galley (24:01) was first female finisher. The highest age grade of the day was achieved by Lisa Bowring (74.87%).

Well done everyone and hope you’ll be back at Shorne Woods again soon. 👏 👏 👏

Congrats also to those reaching milestones this week:

Paula Perry (50)
Lyn Ager (200)

Today's event was made possible by a team of 29 volunteers - led by Run Director Kevin - and we’re very grateful to all of them:

Ian AUBORN, Geoffrey BAINS, Stephen BAINS, Susan Louise BEECHAM, Amanda Louise CROWLE, Jonathan CROWLE, Kevin DENNY, Eleanor DRAEGER, Ray EYLES, Ross FREEMAN, Susie GILHOOLY, Graham GREEN, Gary GROUTAGE, Lenore GROUTAGE, Caz HARVEY, Matthew JACKSON, Adrian LATIMER, Noah MIDDLETON, Janet MURRAY, Barbara OCKENDON, Ken PHILLIPS, Charlotte PRESSMAN, David REID, Robert Norton SIBLEY, Mark SMITH, Jan STEWART, Dennis R USHER, Catherine WARNER, John WILLIAMS

Thanks also, Kevin, for your thoughtful words in today's event briefing about Lesley Wright and her contribution to our parkrun community. ❤️

A reminder that it’s never too early to volunteer for next week’s event. If you can help at (Saturday 28 February) - or at a future event - please drop us a line with your preferred role(s) at [email protected]

Volunteers get free parking and a volunteer credit and there are roles you can do alongside your walk/run, including pre-event set up or post-event closedown, token sorting, run report writer, park walker, tail walker and more.

A reminder also that this Saturday is our monthly Shorne Woods Shorne Woods 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer event. This initiative encourages anyone affected by cancer (including friends and family) to meet at parkrun on the last Saturday of each month to run, walk or simply talk. Look out for our volunteers in the blue t-shirts and do share with friends and family members who may be interested.

See you next week,

Janet
Event Director

31/01/2026

Great meet at Shorne Woods parkrun today. Ambassadors Jackie Day, Janet Murray, Julie Aspinall, Gary Groutage, Maggie Harris, Jon Gurney, Claire Gurney were joined by Ali Sheppard & Jenny Pieterse.

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