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Number increasing again.............

 

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 7th & 8th May 2022.

 

125 - Graves-Juniors,

 102 - Hillsborough Juniors, 4th highestattendance

   35 - Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park -Juniors

Total = 162

 

108 - Concord

614 - Endcliffe 

184 - Graves 

319 - Hillsborough 

239 - Millhouses 

   94 - Castle 

Total = 1,558

 

276 - Rother Valley 

112 - Clifton Park

Total = 388

 

Overall Total = 2,208

[Flanker7 20]

Early Warnings

 

Endcliffe parkrun is cancelled this weekend (14th May) due to another event in the park.

 

Sheffield Castle parkrun is in danger of being cancelled due to the discovery of a body

and the whole of Manor Fields Park has been cordoned off.

 

 

A possible 700+ parkrunners may be looking for an alternatie course this Saturday.

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield Castle 🏰 parkrun is cancelled today - 14th May.

[Flanker7 20]

Sheffield & Rotherham parkrun attendances for 14th & 15th May 2022.

 

   84 - Graves-Juniors,

 Hillsborough Juniors, cancelled due to path improvement work.

   66 - Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park -Juniors

Total = 140

 

114 - Concord

Endcliffe no event due to another activity in the park 

218 - Graves 

314 - Hillsborough 

403 - Millhouses , 7th Hightest attendance

Castle - No event due to Police cordon in the fields.

Total = 1,049

 

366 - Rother Valley 

118 - Clifton Park

Total = 484

 

Overall Total = 1,785

Edited May 17, 2022 by Flanker7

[Flanker7 20]

Endcliffe parkrun is cancelled due to lack of volunteers!

My volunteer total is 10% of my total runs. Is this enough to keep parkruns going?

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On 27/08/2022 at 04:14, Flanker7 said:

Endcliffe parkrun is cancelled due to lack of volunteers!

My volunteer total is 10% of my total runs. Is this enough to keep parkruns going?

Wow I hadn't heard that.  Not sure how many they are getting now (quick search shows almost 500).

 

Although that is down on before the pandemic (in line with other park runs), it is still a heck of a lot of people.

 

It is a long way from the original concept of "meet up with your mates and take it in turns to hold the watch and the jackets"

 

I suspect there will be more news similar to this in the coming weeks and months. Not necessarily round here.

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Yorkshire parkruns - collect them all!                                            Andrew Tup  

Whilst the general mood of the nation ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday remained somewhat sombre and reflective, it has previously been shown that engaging in collective activities can have a positive effect. It was therefore refreshing as we approach Autumn that the vast majority of parkruns across Yorkshire and the Humber were able to proceed.

60/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The events not to take place this week were Oakwell Hall and Temple Newsam.

Total attendance was 11572, an increase of 961 (9.1%) compared with last week. The largest attendance was at York (549); the smallest was at Bowling Park (27). Of the 57 events that also took place last week, 31 saw an increase in attendance and, 27 were lower.

Roberts Park had a record attendance of 369.

Records of records:

The fact that Roberts Park broke its attendance record for the ninth time in under a year seemed a very high frequency. I was interested to see which events have broken their attendance record the most and fewest times. Although I have always noted the venues where the attendance record has never been broken, I’ve never previously looked for the most times. This probably warrants a whole listing of its own. In short, to get on this list, the event needs to have been taking place for a long time and grown steadily from small beginnings.

The venues across the Y&tH region to have broken their attendance record the most are:

Huddersfield (35 times + equalled once), Endcliffe (34), Pontefract (33 + equalled once), Hull (32), Woodhouse Moor (31), Rother Valley (29), Harrogate (24 + equalled once), York (20 + equalled four times), Scunthorpe (20).

Next week I’ll provide a list of the venues where the highest attendance is at the inaugural event.

Millfield staged its 100th event, Armley its 150th and Sandall Park (formerly Doncaster) its 400th.

This week’s doubles (and a treble) were: Brighouse and Sandall Park both had attendances of 240, North Yorkshire Water Park and Selby had 128, Ancholme Valley Way and Normanby Hall had 114, Dewsbury, Humber Bridge and Rotherham had 99, Myrtle and Potternewton had 93, and Concord and Wetherby had 90.

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10359 over the last year represents a decrease of 16.7% when compared with the previous two years* (12433).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

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Andrew Tup, on facebook/Yorkshire parkrun - collect them all.

This weekend was 35 years since the Great Storm hit the UK – the one that wasn’t a hurricane. Thankfully the weather across the Yorkshire and the Humber was more conducive to running than in 1987!

62/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. This is the first time that all current parkruns have taken place on the same weekend and therefore represents a new record for the most parkruns to have taken place on any weekend.

Total attendance was 10908, a decrease of 415 (3.7%) compared with last week. The largest attendance was at York (635); the smallest was at Bowling Park (25). Of the 60 events that also took place last week, 19 saw an increase in attendance, 40 were lower and one (Millfield (122)) was the same.

There have only been 91 instances of parkrun attendances lower than Bowling Park’s this weekend (plus another 10 instances of 25). This is fewer than 0.5% of all parkruns to have taken place across the region.

It seemed like there were a lot of “doubles” this week. This week’s doubles (and a treble) were: Rothwell and Scunthorpe both had attendances of 273, Heslington and Sewerby had 190, North Yorkshire Water Park and Penistone had 139, Bramley and Graves had 136, Cleethorpes, Millfield and Oakwell Hall had 122, Barnsley and Skipton had 111, Cusworth Hall and Rotherham had 110, Halifax and Nostell had 109, Concord and Northallerton had 82, and Cross Flatts and New Earswick had 79.

Oddly, Millfield was also part of a trio that had attendances of 122 last week.

Given the seemingly low turn out at Bowling Park this week, it is appropriate to list the lowest ever attendances at parkruns across the region:

1. 6 Concord, 23 March 2013

2. 10 Concord, 26 November 2011

3. 11 Bradford, 18 December 2010

4=. 12 Concord, 10 December 2011

4=. 12 Concord, 27 December 2014

6. 13 Concord, 24 September 2011

7=. 14 Concord, 18 June 2011

7=. 14 Wetherby, 19 December 2015

9=. 15 Woodhouse Moor, 6 October 2007 (inaugural event in the region)

9=. 15 Concord, 10 September 2011

The next lowest attendance not to have occurred at any venue across the region is 538.

Since the beginning of 2016, the lowest attendance is 20 (Wetherby, 23 January 2016 and Bowling Park, 1 January 2022).

Next week, I’ll take a look at the record highest attendances.

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10364 over the last year represents a decrease of 15.0% when compared with the previous two years* (12194).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

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Yorkshire parkruns - collect them all!

Andrew Tup  · 

 

The end of October brings forth Halloween (and the associated fancy dress) and the end of British Summer Time – not that it felt much like summer today across much of Yorkshire and the Humber region.

62/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. This is now three consecutive weeks that all current parkruns have taken place.

Total attendance was 10571, a decrease of 949 (8.2%) compared with last week. The largest attendance was at Endcliffe (461); the smallest was at Frickley Country (38). Of the 62 events that also took place last week, 20 saw an increase in attendance, 41 were lower and one (Cleethorpes (133)) was the same. The number of events whose attendances increased and decrease is an exact reversal of the situation last week.

Beverley Westwood staged its 100th event.

This week’s doubles were: Heslington and Roundhay both had attendances of 265, North Yorkshire Water Park and Oakwell Hall had 131, Barnsley and Northallerton had 105, and Centre Vale and Humber Bridge had 84.

Continuing the series from previous weeks on record attendances across the region, I noted last week that an attendance of 700+ has occurred on 103 occasions. These have been at the following events:

Huddersfield (40 times from 511 parkruns)

Endcliffe (37 from 538)

Hull (8 from 593)

Woodhouse Moor (7 from 725)

York (5 from 430)

Hillsborough (2 from 431)

Heslington (166 parkruns), Normanby Hall (175), Nostell (352) Scunthorpe (436) - (1 each)

Heslington, Hillsborough and Normanby Hall have not staged any other parkruns with attendances of over 600.

Six other venues have recorded an attendance of 600+:

Bradford (2 from 565 parkruns), Fountains Abbey (1 from 366), Harrogate (1 from 493), Peter Pan (1 from 425), Pontefract (2 from 523) and Rothwell (1 from 195).

As there have been 18783 parkruns in the region over parkrun’s history, I hope this begins to show the rarity of such high attendances. Those occasions of 600+ account for just 2% of the total number of parkruns staged and have taken place at just 13 of 65 venues (including those discontinued).

Next week, I will look at the ‘outliers’ – venues where the record attendance is many times higher than the average attendance.

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10353 over the last year represents a decrease of 15.6% when compared with the previous two years* (12260).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

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Andrew Tup - facebook  page

This weekend is when the nation remembers the fallen from conflicts past and those who continue to serve. This writer for one is grateful that we live in a country where we are (broadly) free to do as we please. We can certainly enjoy parkrun across Yorkshire and the Humber region.

62/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. A full complement for the fourth out of five Saturdays.

Total attendance was 12111, an increase of 174 (1.5%) compared with last week. The largest attendance was at Endcliffe (573); the smallest was at Bowling Park (38). Of the 57 events that also took place last week, 21 saw an increase in attendance, 34 were lower and two (Bramley (122) and Frickley Country (64)) were the same.

The aggregate was just the second time since the post-COVID return that the regional attendance has exceeded 12000.

This week’s ‘doubles’: Rother Valley and Sandall Park both had attendances of 258, Millhouses and Pontefract had 245, Normanby Hall and Skipton had 160, Barnsley and Halifax had 132, Cross Flatts and Potternewton had 108, Cliffe Castle and Cusworth Hall had 107, Ancholme Valley Way and Myrtle had 101, and New Earswick and Sheffield Castle had 95.

There were a few unusual ‘runs’ (pardon the pun) of attendances. Six venues had attendances between 105-108, five between 132-135 and four between 160-162. In addition to the ones listed above: Dalby Forest (106), Conyngham Hall (105), Armley (135), Selby (134), North Yorkshire Water Park (133), Brighouse (162) and Nostell (161).

Continuing the series from previous weeks on record attendances across the region, the venues where the record attendance is the lowest multiple of the mean attendance are:

1.57 North Yorkshire Water Park (Record 233; Mean 148.6)

1.59 Millfield (219; 138.0)

1.61 The Cinder Track (171; 106.1)

1.63 Roberts Park (493; 302.

1.72 Castle Howard* (328; 191.0)

1.73 Millhouses (511; 295.0)

1.78 Cusworth Hall (213; 119.6)

1.84 Ancholme Valley Way (223; 121.4)

1.88 Cleethorpes (309; 164.7)

1.897 Goole (238; 125.5)

The only others with a ratio less than two are: Beverley Westwood (1.904), Endcliffe (1.94), Wakefield Thornes (1.953), Bramley (1.958), Harrogate (1.964) and Skipton (1.98).

*Castle Howard no longer takes place.

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10405 over the last year represents a decrease of 15.3% when compared with the previous two years* (12278).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

Edited November 16, 2022 by Flanker7
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Andrew Tup, Yorkshire parkruns, facebook

As of late the parkrunner wishing to attend an event across Yorkshire and the Humber has been spoilt for choice. The Autumnal weather didn’t hamper the availability this weekend.

62/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. A full complement for the fifth out of six Saturdays, and over 60 or more events for the last eight out of ten Saturdays.

Total attendance was 11017, a decrease of 1094 (9.0%) compared with last week. As with last week, the largest attendance was at Endcliffe (581); the smallest was at Bowling Park (34). Of the 62 events that also took place last week, 19 saw an increase in attendance and 43 were lower.

Sewerby staged its 500th event. Cricket fans could have recorded a ‘Nelson’ at either Brighouse (222nd event) or Wakefield Thornes (333rd).

This week’s ‘doubles’ (and a treble) were: Cusworth Hall and Rotherham both had attendances of 128, Centre Vale, Conyngham Hall and Oakwell Hall had 120, Dewsbury and Penistone had 119, Dalby Forest and The Cinder Track had 109, Chevin Forest and North Yorkshire Water Park had 104, and Cliffe Castle and Potternewton had 88.

In addition to the above five parkruns that had attendances of either 119 or 120, there was a run of four with attendances of 92-95: Goole, Armley, Myrtle and Halifax respectively.

The median attendance for all events across the history of parkrun in the region is 166.5. 9482 events have had an attendance of 166 or fewer and the same number have exceeded this value.

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10395 over the last year represents a decrease of 15.3% when compared with the previous two years* (12273).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

 

Biggest UK parkruns: Bushy Park (1124), Southampton (792), Poole (730), Clapham Common (648), Chelmsford Central (631), Stretford (617), Nonsuch (607), Endcliffe (581), Birkenhead (569), Eastville (560),

https://www.elliottline.com/parkrun/2022/11/20/parkrun-attendance-and-milestone-stats-for-19-november-2022-and-20-november-2022?fbclid=IwAR2WxwJq981BBkRpUW7wk2mNavBdxnRklXbuphrBQSAuoRBbXfbZML-T_80

Edited November 22, 2022 by Flanker7
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Andrew Tup       facebook/Yorkshire parkruns - collect them all!

After a comparatively mild November, the temperature this morning came as something of a shock. Winter is most definitely upon us, with the thermometer barely registering above 3°C across much of Yorkshire and the Humber region.

61/62 events took place across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The only cancellation, due to a Christmas Fair, was Oakwell Hall.

Total attendance was 10057, a decrease of 677 (6.3%) compared with last week. The largest attendance was at York (491); the smallest was at Horton Park (40). Of the 60 events that also took place last week, 22 saw an increase in attendance, 37 were lower and one (North Yorkshire Water Park (93)) was the same.

Barnsley staged its 550th event, Rothwell its 200th and New Earswick its 150th. Darts fans could have gone to Normanby Hall (180!). (There’s always a discrepancy with Barnsley’s event number and the actual number of parkruns staged due to the ‘ghost event’ no 5.)*

This week’s ‘doubles’ were: Bradford and Sandall Park both had attendances of 206, Dewsbury and Peter Pan had 149, Selby and Temple Newsam had 122, Chevin Forest and Cusworth Hall had 104, Concord and Dalby Forest had 98, and

Rotherham and Sheffield Castle had 97.

In addition to the above four parkruns that had attendances of either 97 or 98, North Yorkshire Water Park, Myrtle, New Earswick and Barnsley had attendances of 93-96 respectively. Therefore eight events had attendances of between 93-98.

One milestone I missed last week was that the cumulative number of events staged during the calendar year is now the most ever. So far there have been 2,836, beating 2019 when 2,715 were staged. Weather permitting, the figure should exceed 3,000 on Christmas Eve.

The cumulative attendance is currently the third highest ever (behind 2019 and 2018), but should easily move above the 2018 figure in two weeks’ time (again weather permitting).

The rolling weekly regional average attendance of 10547 over the last year represents a decrease of 12.8% when compared with the previous two years* (12100).

*This timeframe includes the period when no parkruns were staged between March 2020-July 2021.

 

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Barnsley’s ghost event? -  Event 5 should have taken place on 19 Feb 2011, but didn’t. Check out their events list.

I’m guessing it was probably cancelled at the last minute and therefore the event number couldn’t be removed from the database.