Sun shines on CultureFest Fun Run in Telford
Hundreds joined in the ‘Be Active’ fun run at Telford and Wrekin CultureFest 2011 on Saturday 23 July.
Almost 350 people of all ages and abilities joined in the two mile fun run round Telford Town Park as part of the CultureFest festival.
Many runners joined in ‘Be Active’ race for fun whilst others raised money for charitable causes.
Cllr Arnold England, Cabinet Member for Health & Well-being said: “The Be Active fun run attracted runners of all ages and demonstrates the popularity of this family friendly fun run that is now becoming a highlight on Telford and Wrekin’s event calendar. It was free to enter the fun run and this contributed to the fun run’s popularity.”
Mel Parker, from the Shropshire Community Health Trust said: “ Participating in the Fun Run was a great way to incorporate physical activity and we were very pleased with the turn out for the event.
“The Health Improvement Team in Telford run a whole host of sessions to encourage people to be more active. We offer separate classes for men and women, levels to suit all ability and activities that range from walking, running, gym based, netball, badminton, outdoor conservation, senior sessions and our very popular Zumba.”
The Be Active race took place as art as part of the CultureFest 2011 festival that was sponsored by RICOH UK Products Ltd. This year’s event has proved the biggest and most popular in the events four year history with almost 5000 people
The ‘Be More Active’ fun run took place as part of the CultureFest 2011 event sponsored by Ricoh UK Products Ltd.
This year’s event has proved the biggest and most popular in the events four year history with almost 5000 people coming along to join in a day of music, dance, sport and the creative arts.
The fun run was organised by NHS Telford and Wrekin with many staff from the CultureFest event sponsor, RICOH Ltd taking part part in the event along with council employees and staff from NHS Telford and Wrekin.
