Barking junior parkrun

14/06/2026

RD: Sonya Byers
Event: 150 14/06/2026
Weather: Sunny and warm
Volunteers: 26
Finishers: 44
First timers: 3
Personal bests: 14
Milestones: 2

Thanks to our brilliant volunteers for another wonderful junior parkrun morning. It was lovely to see the sunshine return just in time for the millionth parkrun event weekend. 💛

We welcomed 3 first timers and saw an amazing 14 personal bests set today.🥳

Congratulations to Hoshika and Janvika who have completed their ultra marathon milestone - an incredible 50 junior parkruns 🧡

Next Sunday is going to be a warm one so don’t forget that our lovely friends at Splashy Land UK offer juniors who complete our event free entry on Sunday for the 10am session. You need to show your barcode and result for the Sunday. Entry is for one junior and two adults.

Full results: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/barking-juniors/results/2026-06-14/

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ndqzoYG9nc9hR1Y56

12/06/2026

11/06/2026

This weekend parkrun will host its 1 millionth ever event.

Since the first event in 2004, people have gone through a finish funnel 138 million times and volunteered on more than 16 million occasions.

parkrun is a charity that believes in the power of community, empowering people through shared movement, every weekend.

Every year more and more people sign up to parkrun who were previously inactive, more people come from the lowest socio economic groups. People can take part in prisons, people are prescribed parkrun by their GPs, and more than 2000 primary schools are twinned with a local junior parkrun.

parkrun is truly changing the world and we invite you to help support the weekly events that you love so that they can continue to deliver the next million events and beyond. And reach more and more of these people with the most to gain from the parkrun magic.

Thanks a million to all of the volunteers, runners, walkers that have joined us. And, thanks to all the donors, land owners and commercial partners, and everyone that makes parkrun happen 🧡.

07/06/2026

The 2026 Vitality Westminster Mile takes place on Saturday 26th September 2026. It is a family friendly event, with an amazing finish line just outside Buckingham Palace. You can also enjoy the Wellness Festival in Green Park throughout the day, with a number of free activities happening for people of all ages.

Excitingly, we have a junior parkrun wave for families this year and we are inviting everyone connected to junior parkrun to join the fun!

Please see the link below if you would like to book a spot. Spaces are limited for the junior parkrun wave and are a first come first serve basis.

Details of the event are as follows:
Saturday 26th September
junior parkrun wave starts at 13:30

It is free for children under 11 and there is a discounted rate for both 11-17 year olds (£2) and for adults (£7).

07/06/2026

Run Director: Timi Veerasamy
Event: 149 07/06/2026
Weather: Mostly sunny ⛅️
Volunteers: 24
Finishers: 34
First timers: 5
Personal bests: 7
Milestones: 4

A very special junior parkrun morning today. It was our 3rd anniversary in Barking Park and we celebrated two very special volunteering milestones. 🎂🤗

Our Co-Event Director who founded our junior parkrun event 12 years ago, Kresh Veerasamy, and today’s Run Director, Timi Veerasamy, celebrated their 500th volunteer milestone. 💙 What a way to celebrate Volunteers’ Week! 🥳

Two of our juniors also achieved their half marathon milestone - the blue wristband for 11 junior parkruns completed. Well done Diegu and Jidenna.

Thanks to our brilliant volunteers for a great morning. We enjoyed some treats and a lovely post juniors faff in the cafe.

Well done to our 34 finishers. We welcomed 5 first timers, additional volunteers training for a new event and saw 7 personal bests set today.

Don’t forget throughout the Summer, juniors who complete Barking junior parkrun get free access on that Sunday to the 10am session at the Splash Park. 🤗

See you next Sunday for a 9am start.

📲https://www.parkrun.org.uk/barking-juniors/results/149/

📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/wLyqcDZMVKWbRqQ77

31/05/2026

Run Director: Rosie Kaylor
Event: 148 31:05/2026
Weather: Warm and sunny ☀️
Volunteers: 22
Finishers: 38
First timers: 3
Personal bests: 5

Thanks to our wonderful hi-vis heroes for bringing even more sunshine to Barking Park today.

We had 38 fabulous finishers including 3 first timers and saw 5 personal bests. Well done everyone.

Next week, we’re celebrating volunteer week by wearing blue of our parkrun volunteer merch 💙.

Full results 📲https://www.parkrun.org.uk/barking-juniors/results/2026-05-31/

📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/pvHMdabCwBrwviRK9

31/05/2026

On Sunday 7th June 2026, we will be celebrating an incredible achievement for our Co-Event Director, Kresh Veerasamy, and Run Director, Timi Veerasamy.

They will be completing their 500th volunteer milestone 💙💙💙💙.

Join us in celebrating by wearing blue or your parkrun volunteering merch with pride. It’s a brilliant way to celebrate national volunteering week together.

A huge thanks to Kresh and Timi for their contribution to .

🌳

24/05/2026

RD: Sonya Byers
Event: 147 24/05/2026
Weather: Hot, Hot, Hot ☀️
Volunteers: 23
Finishers: 42
First timers: 4
Personal bests: 16

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers for bringing even more sunshine to a very warm and sunny Barking Park this morning. ☀️

We welcomed 42 amazing finishers including 4 first timers. It was a hot one and our juniors did brilliantly with a storming 16 personal bests. 🙌🏽

It was wonderful to cool down in the splash park afterwards. Huge thanks to Monica and the team at Splashy Land UK for the warm welcome for our juniors families. What a treat in a heatwave ⛲️ ❤️.

See you next week for a 9am start.

Full results 📲https://www.parkrun.org.uk/barking-juniors/results/2026-05-24/

Photos 📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/UUa2ozgwQxkbEF6u7

23/05/2026

Looking for a fun and active way to spend your Sunday morning? We’ve got you covered! 🙌

Join us at Barking juniors parkrun at 9am, then cool off afterwards with a fantastic new perk perfect for this heatwave ☀️…

🎉 FREE ENTRY to Barking Splash Park at 10am 🎉

Sundays only throughout the Summer.

Only for juniors that have completed a junior parkrun at Barking Park on the day of entry.

👉 Available for:

1 junior + up to 2 adults

Just show:

✅ Your parkrun barcode
✅ Your result (from the website or your results email)

It’s the perfect way to reward those Sunday efforts – run, play, and make memories with the family 💙

📍 Where: Barking Park
⏰ Run: 9:00am
💦 Splash Park: 10:00am

Bring your friends, spread the word, and let’s make Sundays the highlight of the week!

Our thanks to Monica and the team Splashy Land UK for supporting our junior parkrun community with this generous offer 💕.

17/05/2026

RD: Sarah Burt
Event 146: 17/05/2026
Weather: Mostly sunny with clouds ⛅️
Volunteers: 29
Finishers: 32
First timers: 9
Personal bests: 8
Milestone: 1

Our 29 fantastic volunteers were led by brilliant Run Director, Sarah Burt. Thanks to everyone for bringing the joy and magic of juniors to Barking Park. 🧡

We were delighted to welcome 9 first timers including families from the Homegrown With Us community. Thanks so much for joining us and we hope you come again!

Well done to our 32 fabulous finishers, we saw 8 new personal bests today but we just love seeing your smiles whatever your time and whether you walk and run😊.

Congratulations to Jag who completed his 50th volunteer milestone today ❤️🙌🏽.

Thanks to AMLA Coffee for hosting our post juniors faff. We will be back next week 🤗

📲Results https://www.parkrun.org.uk/barking-juniors/results/2026-05-17/

📸Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/N5n3bbvj87qGYTR2A

See you next week for a 9am start by the splash park.