Run to raise money for farm charity

RUNNERS will take on a series of challenges later this year in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for an educational charity which aims to provide city children with a “classroom in the countryside”.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Mar 2012, 06:00 BST

Whirlow Hall Farm, on the edge of Sheffield, needs £300,000 in donations every year to stay open and workers are hoping that its involvement in the BIG Running Weekend in August will bring in around £5,000.

The event, to be held over the August Bank Holiday, will include several routes to challenge amateur athletes and elite runners able to take on a 55-mile “ultra” tour of the Peak District.

Organisers said the weekend was planned as a “celebration of running” and would also include opportunities for runners to camp at the farm and enjoy live music.

Sheffield-based running shop Accelerate is the official partner for the event and its managing director Stuart Hale said: “It’s long been an ambition of mine to bring together people who love running and celebrate this in a relaxed atmosphere with like-minded runners.”

More information about the event and entry details are available at www.bigrunningweekend.co.uk