Cafe des Amis is five minutes walk from the park. Food is available all Saturday and Sunday, 10% of anything spent will be donated to the small park BIG RUN causes.
If you fancy coffee or tea and toasted sandwich and cake, Create Cafe, who are donating twice what they get in tips through the weekend, is just a bit further down Chesterfield Road, towards town.
Browse through the table below or download the programme here
small park BIG RUN programme 2019
what is happening in the park over the 24 hours| Day | When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday June 15 | 11am | Sign in tent for runners. This year, we hope it will help you to have a sign up table for advanced (online) registrations and those registering on the day | Meersbrook Hall |
| Saturday June 15 | noon | Event opening with Louise Haigh MP | Meersbrook Hall |
| Saturday June 15 | noon | Simultaneous 2k fun run by Run for Freedom in Nablus | West Bank and Facebook Live |
| Saturday June 15 | noon | Sheffield Samba Band lead off the run! | Meersbrook Hall |
| Saturday June 15 | 12:30pm | Photo exhibition : 'building bridges' photos from Sheffield and Palestine Indian Head Massage Tea and cake! | Walled Garden |
| Saturday June 15 | 1pm till 6:30pm | Music on the Hill. Local musicians will sing and play people up the Hill | Playground |
| Saturday June 15 | 2pm till 4pm | Lantern workshop | Walled Garden |
| Saturday June 15 | 2pm | Wall of words: contribute your own words | Meersbrook Hall |
| Saturday June 15 | 3pm till 5pm | Creative workshop for ages 12-19 yrs, run by local writer and poet Helen Mort, Palestine, environment and climate | Walled Garden |
| Saturday June 15 | 2pm till 4pm | Skateboarding for kids. Free tuition sessions from The House Skatepark | MUGA (Multi Use games Area), by the playground |
| Saturday June 15 | 3pm - 5:30pm | From Sheffield to Palestine: Together We Run for Justice and Dignity - Al-Istiqlal-Independence Park | Ramallah, Palestine |
| Saturday June 15 | 4:30pm | Cafe in the Walled Garden closes | |
| Saturday June 15 | 5pm | Walled Garden closes | |
| Saturday June 15 | 7pm | Body of Sound choir | Turners Hill |
| Saturday June 15 | 7:45 pm | Lantern hanging starts led by choir | Meersbrook Hall |
| Saturday June 15 | 9:36pm | Sunset - night begins! | |
| Sunday June 16 | 4:37 am | Sunrise - night ends! | |
| Sunday June 16 | 11:00 am - noon | Buskers' hour | Musicians dotted around the course |
| Sunday June 16 | 11:15 am | Carfield Community Choir | Meersbrook Hall |
| Sunday June 16 | 11.30am | Walled Garden opens for photo exhibition, tea and cake | Walled Garden |
| Sunday June 16 | noon-ish | Helen Mort, Derbyshire poet laureate, reads Poetry, Live link up with Gaza. Lord Mayor of Sheffield starts Fun Run | Meersbrook Hall |
| Sunday June 16 | noon-ish | Phone call with fun runners in Gaza | Meersbrook Hall |
| Sunday June 16 | 12.30pm | Lord Mayor arrives to set off fun run | Meersbrook Hall |
| Sunday June 16 | 12.35pm | Fun run: break through the wall of words | Meersbrook Hall |
| Sunday June 16 | 2:00pm | Walled Garden closes. Event ends. See you next year! |