Run Your Town Dacorum Virtual Event

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This year’s Run Your Town Dacorum Virtual Event is now live!

Following on from the first Your Town 5K Hemel run last year, unfortunately due to Covid this year’s event will be a one-off special: a Virtual Run Your Town. The ‘Your Town’ initiative led by Dacorum Borough Council in partnership with Your Town aims to encourage people to live healthy lives, get more engaged in their local community and make them proud of where they live.

Dacorum Borough Council is encouraging people to walk, jog or run and take part in the virtual challenge on the weekend of 17-18 October. A minimal ticket donation of £5 will be donated to Raise, a charity selected by the Mayor and all participants will receive a medal for taking part. Raise is a charity dedicated to supporting patient care across Hemel Hempstead and West Herts. 

Last year’s event raised over £800 for Dens and the Mayor’s chosen charity, Sunnyside Rural Trust.

Cllr Julie Banks, Portfolio Holder for Community and Regulatory Services said: ‘What an innovative way to ensure Dacorum residents are able to connect virtually, whilst improving their wellbeing and giving people the opportunity to step up to a new challenge.’

Mayor of Dacorum, Cllr Terry Douris said: ‘Choosing Raise as a charity was an easy option for the event this year, as our hospitals have been working so hard to look after local residents during the pandemic.’

Everyone who takes part will receive a medal. Sign up for a ticket and to find out more about the event or view the Facebook event via the Active Dacorum page.