Northala Fields junior parkrun

Bus: E10 stops on Kensington Rd; routes 90, 120, 140 and 282 to the Target Roundabout; routes E9, E7, 120, 282, 90 & 140 Church Road/White Hart roundabout enter through Rectory Park. Find full details on the Transport for London website.

Tube: Northolt (Central Line) on Mandeville Rd, approximately 800m walk.

Cycling: Open 24 hours to cyclists and pedestrians. There are a number of bicycle locking stands located throughout the park.

From Kensington Road car park: take the main path towards the San Remo café, with the play area to your left and the grassy mounds to your right.

From A40 slip road car park: head between the grassy mounds on the path which bears right, which leads to the San Remo café.

From the Target Roundabout: take the footpath heading south-east into the park towards the four grassy mounds. Keeping the mounds to your left, head towards the San Remo café.

From Rectory Park or Bengarth Road: head towards the grassy mounds. The San Remo café is just before the mounds and just after the lake area.

Both car parks can be accessed:

• Via the Target Roundabout on the A40: exit the roundabout in the direction of the eastbound A40 (into London) but stay in the left hand lane, taking the slip road rather than the A40. At the T-junction at the foot of the slip road, turn right to head under the A40. Turn right again for the car park on the A40 slip road, or carry straight on for the Kensington Road car park.
• Via the Ruislip Road/Lady Margaret Road roundabout taking the Kensington Road exit.

Parking: There are two car parks which are pay by phone (charges based on the vehicle's emissions): a small one on the A40 slip road (closest to the start) and a larger one on Kensington Road (300m jog to the start, nearest postcode UB5 6AH).

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the San Remo café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the San Remo café - please come and join us!

Northala Fields junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email northalafieldsjuniors@parkrun.com to help.

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.