Apr 29, 20212 min read

Marsh Lane Harriers running club trying to raise £50k for Refurbishment of Chaffers running track

A local running club have raised over £14,000 and are trying to raise £50,000 to do a full refurbishment of the Rimrose Valley Chaffers running track which is used by the whole community.

John Carragher who is organising the fundraiser said: “We are a local community running club called Marsh Lane Harriers. We formed in January 2019 with 5 members and we now have over 200 members and we are affiliated by England athletics.”

“As a club we have restored Rimrose Valley (chaffers) running track to some extent, with great feedback and appreciation from the local community. This was achieved through the efforts and time of our club members, with very little funding. After the success of this it was clear to us that the track was more than just a running track, it became a community hub for people battling through there mental health issues due to the world wide health pandemic (COVID).”

“Now we are looking to restore rimrose valley (chaffers) running track to its full potential. To do this we will need funding and donations.”

Lets get everyone behind them, they are running past local schools tomorrow, Friday 30th April for their 12pm run. The local schools are currently making banners for them to cheer as they go past. Come on everyone, please donate something, every penny counts!

Here are their challenges:

THE CLUB CHALLENGES ARE:-

4X4X7

John Carragher and Michael Powell are going to run 4 miles, every 4 hours for 7 days

2.2x2x24

Jude bretherton is aged 8 and he is going to run 2.2 miles, every 2 hours for 24 hours, This for an 8 year old is really tough.

LEEDS TO LIVERPOOL CANAL RUN

Marsh Lane Harriers members are going to run the Leeds to Liverpool canal over 2 days, 130 miles in total.

5 MARATHONS 5 WEEKENDS

Marsh lane harriers members are running 5 marathons on 5 consecutive weekends.

26th September- Berlin

3rd October- London, Chester