BoxerFM supporting local community
Our Ethos
The health and well being of our staff is central to our business model. We provide a safe environment for people work, we also wanted to support our local community in providing a safe place for people to keep fit and train.
parkrun
Running is one of the most simple and accessible ways of improving health. An organisation called parkrun have set up free, weekly 5km timed runs all around the world. They are open to everyone, free and are safe and easy to take part in. We at BoxerFM wanted to help bring a parkrun to our local area and are delighted to say that the Severn Valley parkrun is now available to take part in every week.
why join in parkrun
Anyone can give parkrun a go, and runners of all abilities are welcome – from those taking up running for the first time, to Olympians training for first place. By taking part in parkrun’s free, weekly 5k timed runs you not only have the chance to train in a safe environment, you can also benefit from earning points and rewards with some of the sponsors incentive schemes.
about Severn Valley parkrun
The Severn Valley Country parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone.
The course is 5000m (5K) long and held at Severn Valley Country Park, Bridgnorth. The course is run on a mixture of trail paths and grass and is a timed walk, jog or run. It is accessible to all, free and safe to take part in, aligned with the parkrun event model and ethos which has enjoyed success around the world.
parkrun and BoxerFM
We are proud to have been involved in the initial organisation of the Severn Valley parkrun and delighted that this can now take place every Saturday morning at 9am, all year round. So if you are just starting out as a runner or simply want to be part of something larger when you train, click here to find out all the details you need to know.
Severn Valley parkrun statistics to January 2020
Number of events: 25
Number of runners: 1,388
Number of runs: 2,497
Number of first finishers: 43
Number of clubs: 168
Number of PBs: 395
Average number of runners per week: 99.9
Average number of runs per runner: 1.8
Biggest Attendance: 256
Average run time: 00:30:50
Total hours run: 0 Years 53 Days 11 Hrs 25 Min 53 Secs
Total distance run: 12,485km
Female record holder: Lauren DRAPER - 18:55 - Event 6 (24/08/19)
Male record holder: William LAYE - 17:43 - Event 9 (14/09/19)
Age graded record holder: Amanda WRIGHT-SMITH - 81.96 % - 20:42 - Event 25 (01/01/20)
words from the Severn Valley parkrun organisers
“Boxer FM recently supported the fundraising and the inaugural Severn Valley parkrun. With the support from Boxer FM this can now take place on a permanent basis at 9am on Saturdays all year round, alongside over 300 other parkruns nationwide. We would like to thank BoxerFM for their support of this and help in gaining the permissions and equipment required.”
