Run Barns Green to Go Ahead in September 2021

Run Barns Green will go ahead as planned this September. It will be the 39th anniversary of the event and the two races, the Half Marathon and 10K races will take place on Sunday 26th September 2021 subject to the Government guidelines with regard to the pandemic. Last year’s race was cancelled and the organisers were very keen to do everything possible to get this year’s races to take place.

At present mass participation in outdoor events can take place, but most organisers are waiting until after the significant 21st June date when most Covid restrictions will be eased. This is a full 3 months before the Run Barns Green date and the organisers are very hopeful that by September the overall situation will be significantly better and safer for everyone involved. Of course, the situation will be monitored very closely and the race committee will ensure that the safety and wellbeing of officials, helpers, competitors and spectators is the top priority.

Commenting on the news, acting Run Barns Green Chairman, Nigel Currie, said, “We are delighted that we are able to make this positive announcement about our event. There is a lot of work to do by the committee members who are all volunteers, and so a decision has to be made now to give us time to order all the necessary equipment and supplies. We also need to attract lots of runners and we look forward to welcoming back all our regular competitors to Barns Green. We have a new sponsor this year, Architectural Plants, which is a specialist horticultural nursery in Pulborough, West Sussex, that specialises in Garden Design and Planting and we are looking forward to their involvement in this great local event”.

Run Barns Green is organised entirely by volunteers and relies completely on the loyalty and commitment of the committee who work tirelessly to maintain and improve the standards of the races each year. On race week-end, a small army of additional volunteers gets involved. These include sports clubs – tennis, cricket, rugby football, stoolball and hockey, the local scouts, cubs, brownies, youth club, church and playgroup. These groups and many others each take on an area of responsibility – running water stations, helping with catering, marshalling, car parking, security and de-tagging and looking after all the runners as they finish the races. The Barns Green Players provide the MCs for the event to keep everyone informed about what is going on.

Each organisation receives a donation of a few hundred pounds which helps them to pay bills, buy new equipment and generally improve their offering. Last year, despite the race cancellation which meant there was no income for the race, Run Barns Green donated over £1500 to 20 different organisations, groups and sports clubs that help the organisers stage the event each year.

Registrations for the race are open on the Run Barns Green website; runbarnsgreen.org.uk

For further information contact;

Nigel Currie,
Acting Chairman, Run Barns Green Committee.
01403 730777
07774 229305
runbarnsgreen.org.uk