Today a scurry of Squirrels have been down to Loros to donate the money raised from the Broughton Astley Dash & Dawdle. Despite the horrendous conditions on the day we managed to raise £800 for Loros. We also donated £150 to Broughton Alive to put back into Community events such as the annual carnival & light switch on.
A team of intrepid Squirrels (and our resident Westie) took on the Derby XC this morning at Grace Dieu. Amazing effort by everyone on what sounded like a very challenging course in tough weather conditions! Well done all
Welcome to 2025 and a year of races to plan for. The Leicestershire Road Running League have announced dates for 11 races - see below.
Don't forget to use the Facebook group over Christmas if you are organising social runs or fancy a running buddy, especially with the Christmas challenge.
Let's take a moment to celebrate the winners.
Well Storm Darragh certainly didn't stop the Santa's coming out this morning for the annual Santa Dash & Dawdle.
Traditionally the Squirrels membership year runs from Jan to December, however as we are now an affiliated club, this is at odds with the England Athletics (EA) membership year. As a committee we have decided that it would be beneficial to align with the EA period. This will give a 15th month membership period starting in Jan 2025, and then...
Well wasn't that a fantastic morning at Braunstone parkrun!! 🤩
Thanks to everyone who came along to the Halloween Bake off tonight and especially to those who baked the wonderful cakes we all sampled.
This week marks the start of a national campaign launched by Thisgirlcan showcasing women's stories and concerns around getting active outdoors in the darker months.
Did you know that Squirrels have recently joined two league competitions, giving you the option to entire a series of races across Leicestershire?
Friday 6th September was our annual Standards achievement ceremony. Well done to everyone below for achieving a standard!