Grahamstown parkrun

Milestones

Well done to Siv and Cathy for the 200 unofficial milestone. A special mention to Siphiwo Mahala for choosing Grahamstown parkrun to celebrate your 100 milestone, all the way from Pretoria.

Cheers to many more milestones🥂🥂🥂

Few snapshots of parkrunners/walkers and the beautiful Botanical garden, showing off as it get ready for SPRING🍀🌷🪻🌸🌼🌞

📸 David Brown
22/08/2026

GHT parkrun #538. What a beautiful day it was! Cathy Meiklejohn 📸💜

A very beautiful day @ Bots Friends of Bots 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏾‍♀️🏃 #538. With Cathy Meiklejohn 📸 behind the camera. See you next Saturday

It’s gonna be a great day tomorrow. Come walk, run or run-walk with us tomorrow @ Makhanda’s GHT parkrun. The only parkrun with a resident DJ. DJ Wayne is nack! Come shake the coral tree with him🙌🏾. Grahamstown parkrun #538 here.

Saturdays 8:00-9:00

💙 Young people. Big hearts. Real impact.

Today, on International Youth Day, we’re celebrating the incredible young people who bring energy, enthusiasm and fresh ideas to our parkrun communities. 🙌

But why just participate when you can make a difference too? 💙

Volunteering at parkrun is a wonderful way to get involved, meet new people, build confidence and empower your community. And the best part? Your parkrun volunteering hours can contribute towards your school’s community service requirements. 🎓✨

Whether you’re scanning barcodes, handing out finish tokens, marshalling, tail walking or simply helping wherever you’re needed, every contribution counts.

So, South African youth, this one’s for you! 🇿🇦
Come along, lend a hand, make some friends and discover just how rewarding volunteering can be.

Your time. Your community. Your impact. 💙

Thomas Stone 📸…the only male known to multi-task successfully… token handler and photographer…seamlessly 😊🤞🏽👏🏽👏🏽GHT parkrun #537. See you next week … parkrun #538!

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💜 TOMORROW, WE’RE TURNING PARKRUN PURPLE! 💜

Women’s Day is on Monday, and tomorrow we’re celebrating the incredible women who make our parkrun community what it is. 🌳💜

From runners and walkers to volunteers, event teams and community leaders — every woman has a place at parkrun, and every woman has a story to tell.

So, parkrunners, we have one little challenge for you:

💜 Wear purple to parkrun tomorrow!
💜 Volunteers, bring out those purple V-shirts!
💜 Take a photo, share the love on social media, and celebrate the amazing women around you! Don't forget to tag and

Let’s fill our parkrun courses with purple and show just how much we value the women who walk, run, volunteer, encourage and inspire our communities every Saturday.

Here’s to the women of parkrun — today, tomorrow and every day. 💜

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GHT parkrun #537 through the lens 📸 Thomas Stone continues 😊