Runners and walkers can start 2026 outdoors as extra parkruns are held in Wigan and Leigh
Extra parkruns will be held in Wigan and Leigh on New Year’s Day, organisers have announced.
Usually Haigh Woodland parkrun and Pennington Flash parkrun take place on Saturday mornings, with people running, walking or volunteering at the free 5k events.
But the teams organising both parkruns have now confirmed they will hold additional events at 9am on Thursday, January 1.
It means people will be able to start 2026 by getting active in two of the borough’s most popular green spaces.
Neither parkrun will have an extra run on Christmas Day, but their events on Saturday, December 20 and Saturday, December 27 will run as normal.
There will be a Christmas “extravaganza” at Haigh Woodland Park on Saturday, December 20, with live music, fancy dress and collections for The Brick’s food bank and Home Start baby bank.
To find out more about parkrun and to get involved, go to www.parkrun.org.uk.