19/09/2026
🌟 Parkrun has launched a brand‑new initiative — Start Line! 🌟
This brilliant project aims to make parkrun even more accessible by supporting participants who may be visually impaired or have hearing difficulties as well as those with physical and other difficulties, helping everyone get confidently to the start line. 🙌💛
It’s all part of a national partnership with Specsavers, and you can read more about the initiative here:
🔗 https://www.parkrun.org.uk/accessibility-inclusion-event-teams/
💛 Beacon’s VI Community — Small, Mighty, and Growing!
Here at Beacon, we’re incredibly proud of the support we offer our visually impaired runners. We currently have two regular VI runners, and we’re excited to welcome another runner joining us in October! 🎉
Thanks to our fabulous volunteers, we’ve been able to provide guides every week they’re needed — but with our VI community growing, we’re always looking for new guides to join the team. 👀✨
🏃♂️ Could YOU Be a VI Guide?
You don’t need to be guide‑trained (though it’s a bonus!). What matters most is:
• 🗣️ Clear communication
• 🏃♀️ Comfortably running at the pace of the runner — approx 30 min, 45 min, or 50 min
• 💛 A supportive, positive attitude
Your commitment can be as often or as little as you like — once a month, once a year, or whenever it suits you. Every offer helps someone get to the start line with confidence. 🌈
📩 Want to Join Our Friendly Guide Group?
If this sounds like something you’d love to be part of, please email:
[email protected]
We’d be thrilled to welcome you into the team! ✨
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