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Let's talk about inaugural parkruns after they've happened.

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Dec 2017
10:35pm, 30 Dec 2017
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Meglet
Wetherby inaugural had about 160. That was a bit less than 3 years ago and we have a fair number of parkruns locally. We still get less than 100 every week while York get up to 600. It may be because it’s not really accessible by public transport, or because it’s on grass, but I don’t really know why.

I was in Bakewell the last few days and actually walked along the Monsal Trail in the snow yesterday. I thought it was unlikely to take place. It’s also not particularly wide for a large number of people and I think the inaugural would have been unpleasantly crowded.
Dec 2017
9:31am, 31 Dec 2017
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multiterrainer
Meglet, I'd hope the Bakewell inaugural wouldn't be unpleasantly crowded if people are sensible and respect the core team's request for a low key start and that tourists stay away.
Jan 2018
6:54pm, 3 Jan 2018
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Hills of Death (HOD)
Can we add St Neots (official name Pocket Park) in March it looks like I might be RD.

I've got link on Facebook if you want
Jan 2018
8:16pm, 3 Jan 2018
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DocMoye
Oooooo
Jan 2018
9:16pm, 3 Jan 2018
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mole_thing
St Neots must be one of the largest places still without parkrun. I lived there for years and it would be good to visit.
Jan 2018
11:26pm, 4 Jan 2018
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northeastparkrunner
Letchworth starts 27th Jan - parkrun.org.uk

Also worth saying that Bressay does have a start date of 20th Jan but has not been updated in the list :)
Jan 2018
12:09am, 5 Jan 2018
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BrianJ
Letchworth could do with a low key start too as there's not much parking or facilities there. Anyway I'm giving the test run a go the week before so I'll see how it goes.
Jan 2018
12:23am, 5 Jan 2018
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Dvorak
Hmm. Kilmarnock, Paisley, East Kilbride, Cumbernauld, Airdrie, Stirling, Glenrothes. There's seven Scottish towns with bigger populations than St Neots without a parkrun. Still a lot of room for expansion up here even without getting into more out of the way places.
Jan 2018
11:07am, 5 Jan 2018
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Fizz :-)
Bressay parkrun.org.uk
Jan 2018
7:25pm, 5 Jan 2018
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multiterrainer
As spotted on Facebook, Alnwick is in the pipeline- have a route but looking for volunteers etc......

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Maintained by sLickster
There may be an inaugural parkrun happening near you. Best to check with the local parkrun volunteers to see if they want you to know about it or not.

Otherwise there are plenty of already established parkruns to go to in the UK and abroad, see: parkrun.org.uk
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