Run Barns Green wins prestigious race award

Run Barns Green has been awarded the BARR (British Association of Road Races) Committee Award for 2022. Run Barns Green was put forward for the award through a nomination from Paul Wood who was the BARR Race Inspector at the 2022 Run Barns Green event.

The award is recognition for the organisation, efficiency and coordination of running events and part of the prize includes a place in the 2023 TCS London Marathon This has been given to Claire Giles who is one of the Run Barns Green Committee Members. Claire is an experienced runner having taken part in numerous half marathons since her first at Barns Green in 2014, as well as 10 marathons and 2 ultra marathons in the past 12 years. However, she has never before managed to get a place in the London Marathon.

Claire commented, “I am absolutely delighted to have been given a place in one of the most iconic races in the world. It is a great tribute to Run Barns Green and I shall be running in memory of my father Michael Cooper.”

This year’s TCS London Marathon returned to its normal April date having moved to the autumn for the past two years as a result of COVID.

Chairman of Run Barns Green, Nigel Currie, commented, “This is a real honour for our event and just acknowledgment for the brilliant work of all the volunteers who give us such invaluable help and support. Last year we added the Jennings Junior Jog for 4-11 year olds to our portfolio of races and we are adding a new 5K race to this year’s event. BARR has been a great supporter of our event and we have relied heavily on their expertise to help us to take our event forward”.

The 2023 Run Barns Green will take place on 24th September and entries are already open through the website. Full details of how to enter are at runbarnsgreen.org.uk.

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Billingshurst Schedule May

Date Time Trip Description

Tuesday 2nd 1.00pm Shoreham Airport

Wednesday 3rd 9.30am Denbies Vineyard – Joint trip with Wisborough Division

Friday 5th 1.00pm Hilliers Garden Centre, Horsham

Tuesday 9th 2.00pm Lidl Billingshurst

Wednesday 10th 9.00am Eastbourne & Paradise Park

Friday 12th 11.00am Old Barn Garden Centre for lunch & tea

Tuesday 16th 10.00am Mystery Drive

Wednesday 17th 10.00am Worthing & Haskins

Tuesday 23rd 10.00am Bosham

Wednesday 24th 10.00am Chichester Market Day

Friday 26th 11.00am Sea Lane Café at Goring by Sea

Tuesday 30th 10.00am Mystery drive

Wednesday 31st 9.00am Eastbourne & Paradise Park

Horsham & Sainsbury’s trips on Thursdays 4th and 18th May at 9.00am Tesco Broadbridge Heath shopping trips on Thursdays 11th and 25th May at 1.00pm

St Catherine’s Hospice is calling on the local community in West Sussex and East Surrey to help mark its 40th anniversary by sharing their memories of the charity for a time capsule which will be buried at its new hospice site at Pease Pottage in July.

2023 is a big year for the charity which will be celebrating the opening of its new hospice in late autumn and 40 years since it first opened its hospice doors on Malthouse Road, Crawley, providing vital palliative and end-of-life support to the local community.

St Catherine’s would love to hear what the charity has meant to the community it supports. All the contributions will be included in a ‘Book of Memories’ that will be placed in the time capsule. To submit your memories, St Catherine’s has created a page on its website where members of the public can:

• Send a photo of a loved one the hospice has cared for, with a short caption about that special person

• Send a short video message explaining why St Catherine’s is important to you

• Get creative! Write a short poem, paint a picture or

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