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Chairman’s message to Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2017 entrants

We are so looking forward to welcoming entrants to the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2017 tomorrow.

It’s going to be such a good day!

Please arrive at the start by 9.30am at the latest to give yourself time to register and join our Zumba warm up.

Expect sunny spells from 10am and a temperature of about 17C, rising a degree or so over the course of the run. It will be cooler on the summit.

We’d be delighted if you spend some time, and money, at the cricket ground after the finish (proceeds to the club and Midlands Air Ambulance).

We have a barbecue, cake stall and bouncy castle for the younger children.

There will be live Americana music from the Malvern Hillbillies, and our fully licensed bar will be open.

Please share your pictures of the run. Just add the hashtag #TowerRun2017 to your own posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and we’ll find them.

Stay safe, be considerate to other runners, and have fun.

See you tomorrow!

Regards

Neil Hall
Chairman
Bredon Cricket Club

More entertainment for our tower run party

Our programme of entertainment for Sunday’s (May 28) tower run gets even better!

Are playing area will be cleared for family games such as soft-ball cricket and football in the afternoon.

More than 100 people are signed up for the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2017.

The runners set off at 10am and are expected back at the cricket ground from 11am in time for the beginning of a day-long bank holiday weekend party.

The Malvern Hillbillies will set the tone for the fun with their foot-stomping old-time Americana music (see video).

There will also be a barbecue, cake stall and bouncy castle for younger children. Our fully licensed clubhouse bar will be serving refreshments throughout the day.

Although online registration for the run has now closed, we will be accepting sign-ups on the day.

Arrive in good time before the 10am start, and report to chief marshal Jennie Warren with your entry fee (cash or a cheque for £10 made payable to Bredon Cricket Club).

Even if you do not plan to run please turn up to support this community event.

We would love to see spectators lining the route to cheer on the runners, and everyone is welcome to enjoy the fun of our bank holiday party in our picturesque cricket ground.

Join us for a perfect summer Sunday!

 

Time is running out to enter the tower run

Time is running out if you want to enter Bredon Cricket Club’s Tower Run!

Online entries to the 10km trail run through some of Worcestershire’s most beautiful countryside close on Sunday (May 21).

The marshalled route begins and ends at the cricket ground and follows pretty country lanes, tracks and paths to the 299m summit of Bredon Hill.

The hilltop is marked by an Iron Age fort and the 18th-century Parson’s Folly tower, and it boasts glorious views of the surrounding countryside.

Entry to the run at 10am on Sunday, May 28, costs £10 and includes a pre-race warm-up led by a qualified Zumba instructor.

Afterwards, participants and their families and friends will enjoy musical entertainment at the club from the Malvern Hillbillies, who specialise in old-time Americana music.

There will also be a barbecue, and the club’s licensed bar will be open. There will be a bouncy castle for younger children.

All entrants receive a finisher’s medal, and there will be trophies for first male finisher, first female finisher and first male and female member of Bredon Cricket Club to finish.

Run organiser Jennie Warren said: “We are delighted by how many people will be joining us for the tower run. It is going to be a fabulous day.

“But anyone still thinking about taking part shouldn’t leave it much longer, because our online entry system closes on Sunday.”

Money raised will go to Bredon Cricket Club and the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

Malvern Hillbillies to entertain tower runners

Malvern Hillbillies, who specialise in old-time Americana music, are to entertain runners and guests at Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2017.

The band’s infectious rhythms are sure to go down well at the event on Sunday, May 28.

The hillbillies form part of a package of entertainment being laid on at the club.

There will be a barbecue, cake stall and bouncy castle for children after the run. Our fully licensed bar will also be open.

It will be an event for all the family, as well as for entrants celebrating their completion of the trail run up Bredon Hill.

The Hillbillies are based at Welland, near Malvern, and comprise Pete ‘Hillbilly’ Haynes, Andrew ‘Foxy’ Cocks and Pete ‘Cousin Merle’ Hammond.

You can find out more about them on their Facebook page.

Find out more about the tower run, including how to enter, below.

Dare you run to the tower on the hill?