Running in Claygate

March 2025

FLOWER SHOW SETS CREATIVE CHALLENGE TO ALL VILLAGERS

The team behind the Claygate Flower and Village Show is already plottng, planning and organising this year’s event which will set the Recreation Ground buzzing all afternoon on Saturday July 12.

It will feature all the usual family favourites: entertainment in the arena, the fairground, the dog show, local businesses, refreshments, classic cars, charity and community groups, tug-of-war and children’s sports, to name but a few.

But central to this well-loved show is the Grand Exhibition Marquee, where exhibitors young and old can enter and display all they have created during the year.

Organisers are keen to encourage more people to enter exhibits – there’s a category for everyone, whether it’s home-made jam, a holiday photograph, courgettes, roses from the garden, a cake made from a vegetable, or a craft – a sculpture, needlework, collage. And much more. To get the ball rolling, Flower Show committee members and helpers will be handing out seeds to anyone attending the wonderful Claygate Street Market in The Parade on Sunday March 30.

CLAYGATE COUNTRY FIVE RUN

On the Sunday before the Flower Show, hundreds of runners will be taking part in the annual Claygate Country Five Run on Sunday July 6. It follows a beautiful course around Claygate, exploring footpaths through the woods and across Claygate and Arbrook Commons. It attracts runners from far and wide and groups from running clubs – and everyone, no ma􀀶er how fast or slow, is welcome to sign up. The run begins and ends on the Recreation Ground.

For information about these two events, or to become involved with helping, please get in touch via email at info@claygateflowershow.co.uk or visit https://www.claygateflowershow.co.uk/ or https://www.claygateflowershow.co.uk/claygate-country-five-run

source: Claygate Courier, March 2025 issue, page 18

March 2024

CLAYGATE RUN OFFERS HI-TECH TIMING

The runners in the annual Claygate five-mile run will be having microchips attached to their running shoes on the morning of Sunday July 7. Technology means that the 300 or so taking part will have their time and finishing positions calculated automatically as they cross the finishing line on the Recrea􀀛on Ground.

The run starts on the Rec at 10.30am and is for runners of all abilities. While some participants are from running clubs and are competing, most are local residents jogging for fun and the views: new entrants often say how attractive they found the countryside.

A big appeal of the Claygate run is that the route is mostly off-road and in the countryside, particularly Claygate and Arbrook Commons: only the start and end of the race are on pavements. Spectators are encouraged to cheer on the participants all around the course, and especially at the finish, where all can mingle. Further details will be available shortly. Watch out for Facebook posts on the Claygate Country 5 Run page.

source: Claygate Courier, March 2024 issue, page 17

See also

• https://www.claygateflowershow.co.uk/claygate-country-five-run