Over 550 runners took part in and many more came to enjoy small park BIG RUN this year. Next year we hope to do the same and more: 19th and 20th June 2027
From this weekend, everyone will have their own highlight , their own story to tell but nothing exemplifies the magical mix of the weekend than three things:
The juice bar was new this year and a wonderful success. We are always trying to add a bit of a variety that we can manage while keeping the event a familiar and safe place. Especially popular was the fresh mango lassi. Expect an expanded juice bar next year
The Palestine Voices Tent was the core of the Saturday programme and we were so lucky to hear from ex prisoners, Anas, Qutaiba, Umm Jabr, Mahmoud, as well as Sahar Francis whose advocacy is so important and then also from Hiba Murasai, one of the Filton 25. The treatment of the prisoners held by the Occupation in Palestine is brutal and frightening and in an important message Anas emphasised how important it was that we carry on campaigning as Palestinians are so encouraged by it.
And finally, the gathering on the grass bank in front of Meersbrook Hall on Sunday morning, to take part in a zoom with children from Gaza, who in spite of the technical difficulties, displayed patience and resilience (again) to perform a short play about their wishes for a time in the future where their dreams might ‘taste like chocolate’ and ‘smell of roses’. Singing back to them with energy and gusto, we ended with Freedom is Coming and danced to it, in an echo of anti-apartheid in South Africa
