Stowmarket Recreation Ground junior parkrun

Train: Stowmarket train station is 800m from the recreation ground. Exit the train station from platform 1 (town side) and take the road that follows out of the car park, Station Road East. At the traffic lights, take the pedestrian crossing and continue straight on to Station Road West. At the next traffic lights, continue straight on to Finborough Road (B1115). Continue straight and the recreation ground is on your right, shortly after Gladwells Pet & Country Stores.

The recreation ground is a short 400m walk from Stowmarket town centre. The main shopping street is Ipswich Street, if you follow this street westbound onto Market Place. At the traffic lights, turn left onto Finborough Road (B1115). Continue straight and the recreation ground is on your right, shortly after Gladwells Pet & Country Stores. From the car park, take Iliffe Way and, at the end of the road, turn left onto Finborough Road (B1115). The recreation ground will be shortly on your right, take the pedestrian crossing to safely cross.

If using SATNAV, the postcode for the car park is IP14 1PN.

If travelling east on the A14 from Bury St Edmunds direction, take exit 49 towards A1308 and Stowmarket. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Tot Hill. After 1.5km, at the next roundabout, take the first exit onto Bury Road. After 700m, at the roundabout, take the second exit onto Gipping Way. After 400m, at the traffic lights, turn right onto Station Road West (B1115). After the next traffic lights this road go straight onto Finborough Road (B1115). After 250m, turn left onto Illiffe Way and the options for parking are on the left or the right.

If travelling west on the A14 from Ipswich direction, take Exit 50 onto A1120 towards Stowmarket. After 400m, at the roundabout, take the first exit and at the next roundabout take the first exit again staying on A1120. After 1.1km, at the traffic lights, turn right onto Needham Road. After 600m, at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Gipping Way. After 1.2km, turn left onto Station Road West (B1115). After the next traffic lights this road go straight onto Finborough Road (B1115). After 250m, turn left onto Iliffe Way and the options for parking are on the left or the right.

Iliffe Way Car Park (100 spaces) and Meadow Centre Car park (267) are 300m away and are free for use on Sundays. Use SATNAV IP14 1PN. We recommend not using the parking spaces on Walnut Tree Walk or the residential streets surrounding the park where possible.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Cafe on the Rec. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Cafe on the Rec - please come and join us!

Stowmarket Recreation Ground 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 stowmarketrecgroundjuniors@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.