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Parkrun
Centre Vale parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Centre Vale Park
Meeting point: 53.71827, -2.10244. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.71827, -2.10244.
The course
Course description
Starting in the old coachyard (the courtyard behind the statue of John Fielden) head down to the statue and turn left onto the main path. The course runs clockwise past the yellow barrier, behind the bandstand then to the left of the children's play area and into the woods. When coming down the hill out of the woods there is a sharp turn up behind the memorial gardens and around the tennis courts. When back on the main circuit this lap is repeated twice more. After completing 3 laps when emerging from the path from the tennis court turn left again to the bowling greens for the finish.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Centre Vale Park, Todmorden. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and trail paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Centre Vale Park has a large open grass area, with woodland on the hillside at the rear of the park. There are public toilets near to the children’s play area, 20p piece needed for the coin operated doors.
Facilities in the park include all weather 5 -a-side football pitches, bowling greens, children’s play areas, skate park, cycleway, football pitches and The Conservatory and Animal House; which is open seven days a week between 10am - 4pm (closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day).
We go for coffee and cake afterwards at the bowling pavilion. Or, for post parkrun breakfast, there is Mr Beans cafe by the park entrance.
More details
Public transport
Centre Vale Park is around half a mile along the A646 Burnley road from Todmorden train station and bus station. There is also a bus stop adjacent to the park. Buses 592 and 589 stop outside the gates of Centre Vale Park.
On foot
Centre Vale Park is around half a mile from the centre of Todmorden along the A646 Burnley Road on the left after the cricket club.
By road
Centre Vale Park is around half a mile from the centre of Todmorden along the A646, Burnley Road, on the left after the cricket club. If coming from Burnley direction it is on the right after Todmorden High School. If using SatNav the postcode is OL14 7DE.
Parking is available at the Hare and Hounds car park, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EA. This car park is approximately 5 minutes walk from the start line in the park on the other side of Burnley Road, the A646. Please allow enough time to park and get to the start safely.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Bowling Pavilion. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Bowling Pavilion - please come and join us!
Course safety
Centre Vale parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Centre Vale parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email centrevale@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 287
- Events
- 9,095
- Finishers
- 36,329
- Finishes
- 687
- Volunteers
- 5,145
- Personal bests
- 730
- Groups
- 00:30:20
- Average finish time
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