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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Upcoming parkrun will be parkrun's 22nd birthday! 🎉 There's also a very local reason for celebration. Clue: we're expecting a good turnout of wedding themed parkrun garb - come and join the fun! We're in need of 3 more marshals. Offers of help, please, to royaltunbridgewells@parkrun.com #parkrun

Text "22 years of parkrun" is superimposed on a photo of large number of parkrunners jogging or walking along a path and short grass, away from the camera. There are deciduous trees in leaf fringing the path.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Once again, we’re sorry about this week’s cancellation due to the events field closure. It took us by surprise too. We hope most of you managed to find somewhere else to visit at 9am? Do let us know.

A photograph showing a temporary fence blocking the entrance to a field.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CANCELLATION! ❌ Unfortunately, we have to cancel this weekend’s Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun, on 26th September. We don’t take this decision lightly, and we’re sorry for the disappointment it may cause, but an evening drone show means the events field has been closed much earlier than anticipated.

A graphic containing the words: parkrun cancelled. Dunorlan Park. Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apparently this post was too subtle. So here goes: PLEASE VOLUNTEER THIS WEEK. We're short of marshals, set up and close down helpers. Thanks.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Would you like to volunteer at parkrun but you don't know where to start? Neither did we when we sent our first email to royaltunbridgewells@parkrun.com !

A photo of a few people wearing bright pink parkrun volunteer tops. One of them is looking in our direction, a little uncertain about what he's doing.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There may not have been a lot of brightness in the sky, but there were a lot of bright, smiling faces as 321 of us completed today's parkrun through the methods of running, jogging, walking or dancing (as RD Ross told us, today is National Dance Day).

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Richard Woodfield @richardwoodfield.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On marshal duties @rtwparkrun.bsky.social Plenty of "thank you marshal"s to be heard. #parkrun

Lots of brightly clad parkrunners running up a gentle incline along a grassy field as they reach a U turn point. The grass is bright green after recent rain. Beyond the edge of the field are dark green leaved deciduous trees.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It looks like we've another beautiful day in store for tomorrow, which means we hope you're as excited about parkrun as we are? As usual, we'll be gathering for briefings beforehand: 8.50am near this sign if you've not been to parkrun before 8.55am for the pre-parkrun briefing

A photo of a wide expanse of grass under blue sky. In the distance we can see trees. This is Dunorlan Park. To the right of the image is a purple sign to indicate Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Two big parkrun announcements: 1. New milestones have been revealed! blog.parkrun.com/uk/2026/09/1... 2. We need more volunteers. Could you help us with set up before parkrun, or as a marshal after? If yes, please send us an email!

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

374 parkrunners 47 volunteers 59 PBs 63 first timers to RTW parkrun 13 first timers to any parkrun 1 new feature as we "launched" the Hippo Pass Here are the results: www.parkrun.org.uk/royaltunbrid... To see a timelapse of today's event, pop over to Facebook: www.facebook.com/royaltunbrid...

Underneath a bright blue sky, a crowd of parkrunners in brightly coloured sports kit stands on the right of the photo, looking across to the left, where a man in a blue Run Director top speaks into a megaphone as he delivers the pre-parkrun briefing. There is also bright green grass, and in the background a smattering of trees.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is your 24-hour warning! This time tomorrow we’ll be gathering in the park ready for our next parkrun. All are welcome to run, walk or jog the course. Bring a barcode (it’s free to register online) to get an official finish time.

A photo showing a lot of people running, jogging and walking down a hill in a park. In the foreground is a purple and orange sign telling us this is Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Roll up, roll up, we’re looking for more people to roll up and land on our volunteer roster this week. We specifically need two more marshals and two more to help clear the course of poles and cones after the 5k. If you can help, please email royaltunbridgewells@parkrun.com

A photo of the backs of a diverse group of people wearing pink parkrun volunteer tops, as some other people run past them in a park.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The numbers: 385 participants 53 volunteers 50 first timers to Royal Tunbridge Wells 14 first time parkrunners anywhere 42 personal bests Well done to all of us! www.parkrun.org.uk/royaltunbrid...

A photograph in a park. We can see a large expanse of grass, with a purple and orange sign for Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun. In the distance are lots of trees. Between the trees and the grass, small because they are far away, we can see lots of parkrunners making their way down a hill at the start of their 5k.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It may be grey and damp right now, but look at this forecast for tomorrow: sunshine at 9am! And it (hopefully) shouldn’t be too hot. We’ll be gathering in the park for briefings at 8.50am, ahead of the 9am start.

A screenshot of a weather app. It shows a sun symbol and 15° for 9am on Saturday, 5 September.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This Saturday we’re having a visit from Hospice in the Weald, a vital local charity and organisers of a popular annual 5k, 10k and half marathon event later this month.

A selfie of a group of people in a field. They are all smiling. Most are wearing white t-shirts for the Hospice In The Weald.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A massive thank you to Tunbridge Wells Harriers for bringing us rain! We had a visit from the local running club, who took over most of the volunteering duties and gave some of us a rest. Throw in a lot of pacers and it meant an incredible 83 volunteers supported 369 of us completing a 5k this week.

A photo of people in sports kit, running down a hill in a park. They are a mixture of adults and children, female and male.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There's nowhere to hide. The long weekend is coming and it'll be bringing another glorious Saturday morning of parkrun! Because it's a holiday and because they're a lovely bunch, Tunbridge Wells Harriers are paying us a visit and have stepped up to fill the volunteer roster for us...

A photo of two people in a park, wearing pale blue bibs, one of which we can see has the number 24 on the back to indicate they will be a 24-minute pacer. This person has their hands over their face while they stand talking to the other person, who looks amused.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Our 551st RTW parkrun saw an impressive attendance of 340 parkrunners welcomed by first-time RD Carol. We were supported by 45 volunteers, who we give a very big thank you to. It's especially tough to fill the roster during the holidays, so we really are grateful to everyone who steps up to help...

Carol the first-time RD stands to the left of the photograph, wearing shorts and the light blue parkrun RD top and smiling as she speaks into a megaphone. To the right of the photo, a group of people in brightly coloured sports kit stand listening to her. Between them is brown grass. In the background are green trees. Above is a bright blue sky.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the minutes are ticking down to the end of the week, so we can now cheerfully remind you all: it's parkrun eve! As usual, all are welcome to run, walk or jog our 5k course, or if you'd rather volunteer, we still have vacancies for marshals.

A photograph of the purple sign announcing Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Did everyone enjoy this morning's rain? We're using this photo to catch your attention and maybe the attention of a few more gentle rain clouds to give the park a drink. Now we have you here, it's the perfect opportunity to let you know we need more marshals and help with close down…

A person in a waterproof hat and jacket as well as pink parkrun volunteer top is opening a kit bag in a park.
Picture by Richard Craig-McFeely

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Richard Woodfield @richardwoodfield.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Fantastic, smooth controlled gold medal 1500 metres run by Georgia Hunter Bell. She made an appearance @rtwparkrun.bsky.social on Christmas Day 2023. Unsurprisingly, she was first finisher. 😂 #parkrun

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It was another hot and humid morning in Dunorlan Park, but that didn't deter an impressive 337 of us from taking on the 5k parkrun, with 30 of us getting personal bests. PBs are especially hard in the heat, so a very big well done!

A photograph looking out over Dunorlan Park in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The top half is a pale blue sky with wispy white clouds. Then we have a line of trees before a still boating lake. Next is a line of parkrunners crossing the view from left to right, before a brown grassy slope.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There’s no time for clowning around, this is your reminder it’s parkrun tomorrow! Our temporary diversion means we’ll be giving the circus a wide berth, so this photo is the closest we’ll get to it unless you decide to visit after your 5k.

A photograph of a large, red and white striped circus tent.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Calling all early birds! We’re a few pairs of hands short for set up on Saturday. If you’re able to be in the park for 8am and like the idea of gaining a volunteer credit and getting a warm fuzzy feeling before completing your 5k, we’d love to hear from you…

A photo of two people wearing bright pink parkrun volunteer tops. They are walking along a path in a field. The one in front has put a small cone on their head. The one behind is carrying two or three poles with arrow signs attached to them.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Here’s something nice to see. Our average finish time has got slower, hitting 30mins. This means those speedy 16/20-minute parkrunners are nicely balanced out by the 40/50-minute parkrunners. It helps to emphasise that everyone is welcome at parkrun, whether you run, walk or jog.

A screenshot of the stats for Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun. The average finish time of exactly 30 minutes is circled in red.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our social last night. Here’s an early selfie from the evening - much fun was had by all!

A selfie of a crowd of around 20-30 people in a pub.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Another warm and sunny #parkrun today - as we've come to expect! On crunchy, khaki coloured stuff formerly known as grass.. Today's numbers: * 321 parkrunners * 43 volunteers who made our event possible, thank you! * 49 first time at our course, incl 17 very first timers * 43 personal best times

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It’s that time of the week when the excitement starts to build… parkrun eve is upon us, and today it’s the eve of not one but two RTW parkrun events:

A photograph of the start of Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun in Dunorlan Park. It’s an unusual angle, so on the right we have part of the view of a tree trunk, with the branches and leaves of the oak reaching out across the top of the image. Directly in front of us is a fenced off grassy area to protect the roots of the tree. In the middle, slightly distant, we can see lots of people dressed in brightly coloured running kit. The light in the whole image is golden, it’s a beautiful sight.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Volunteers needed! Holidays mean we’ve loads of gaps on set up before parkrun, marshalling during parkrun, and close down after parkrun. Could you help with one, two or all three of these roles?

A person wearing a pink parkrun volunteer top is standing next to an arrow in a field. She is smiling.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It was a hot morning, which is why it's important to wear appropriate headgear. For today that meant a veil if you were the bride, or a flat cap if you were our resident Yorkshireman! The rest of our 318 participants and 45 volunteers didn't want to choose a side so stuck to bare heads or caps 😂

Congratulations to Ollie and Jodie, who are pictured here wearing Groom and Bride t-shirts. Jodie is also wearing a veil.

A smiling Andrew Deighton is wearing a Yorkshire running vest and a flat cap.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

RD Mark has an important announcement for you all: it's parkrun eve! Join us for parkrun on Saturday morning, participants (runners, walkers and joggers) are asked to be in the park for the briefings from 8.50am. All are welcome – see you there!

A photograph of Mark the RD from Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun. He's smiling and holding a megaphone.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You know how a swan looks all graceful and calm but is actually swimming like mad with their feet under the water? Well that's us this week (and possibly for the next month). Holidays mean the volunteer roster is falling apart at the seams and we need LOADS of you to help us out. Pretty please.

A photo of a parkrun volunteer wearing a pink high visibility top, straw hat and sunglasses. They are smiling and look rather cool and calm.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Wednesday, the turning point in the week, when we know the next parkrun is closer than the previous parkrun.

A photo of a parkrun marshal in pink high visibility top, stood next to a yellow sign bearing the words “turning point”.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Instead of running past us, come and join us! We're holding our next evening social - which is very much stationary unless you're walking to the bar or the next group of people to chat - in The Royal Oak on 8 August. All are welcome and it's a really good way to get to know other parkrunners.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

An impressive 65 volunteers supported 328 participants at RTW parkrun this morning, meaning there was one volunteer for every five participants. This is all the more impressive because 328 is the highest number of participants we've ever had at RTW parkrun in July. Thank you and well done 👏

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's pacer day tomorrow, so if you're chasing a PB we're the place to be! (If you're not chasing a PB, we're still the place to be, walkers are welcome.) All you need to do to take part is sign up online (it's free), and then turn up for 8.50am on Saturday morning. We'd love it if you joined us.

A photograph showing a line of people with their backs to us. They are all wearing pale blue running bibs with numbers on the backs. On the left is 45, then 42, 39 and all the numbers down to 20.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Look at this lovely group of volunteers! Aren’t they happy? Would you like to be a cheery volunteer too? This week we’re short on marshals. This photo isn’t a group of marshals because we don’t have enough to share with you! If you can help, please email royaltunbridgewells@parkrun.com

A photo of a group of people smiling and posing for the camera. They are wearing bright pink parkrun volunteer tops.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hello! Would you like to marshal for us? Pretty please? Send us an email!

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It was nice weather for geese (yes we know the phrase is ducks) this morning, which is a good job because we were having so much fun we forgot to take any photos of you lot. Sorry, not sorry…

A photo of three grey lag geese in front of of the boating lake at Dunorlan Park, for Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It’s almost 5pm, which means we’ll soon be lined up at the start of another Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun 🥳 Join us in Dunorlan Park, with briefings starting at 8.50am ahead of a 9am(ish) start. All are welcome and it’s free to register for a barcode so you can receive an official finish time.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It turns out we *still* need more volunteers for this week. We're in particular need of help with close down this week, which basically requires you and the other close down volunteers to decide between you who carries which sign or cone while doing a final sweep of the course...

A photograph of two people viewed from behind. Both are wearing bright pink parkrun volunteer tops. They are stood in a park.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The volunteer coordinator tells us we need more volunteers for them to coordinate. In particular they’d like to coordinate people to key marshalling locations on the course, and vital sign and cone collecting afterwards. Can you help? Please email royaltunbridgewells@parkrun.com

A photograph of a bunch of people wearing bright pink parkrun volunteer tops. The photo is misleading because it’s actually a group of set up volunteers, rather than marshals and close down crew. But they’re all equally lovely people and we don’t have many of the last two types of volunteers at the moment, which is why we don’t have a photo of them.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Oops. The social media team got a bit distracted by heat and other things this weekend and forgot to share the results here. Did anyone miss us? We’re wondering if we keep trying (because we do love Bluesky) or stick to Facebook and Instagram where people talk to us.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Can you feel that? It’s the gentlest hint of a breeze and the start of ever so slightly cooler weather. Okay, so it’s not cool enough to leave the water at home and we do recommend sun screen, but it does bring the promise of a beautiful parkrun morning tomorrow. See you in Dunorlan in 24 hours?

A view of Dunorlan Park in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The top half of the image is bright blue sky 285£ a few wispy clouds. Then we have trees and fields, a glassy boating lake, a few more trees and an expanse of grass. It’s a beautiful, peaceful scene.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy parkrun day! It was another hot one but conditions were slightly more comfortable for the 287 of us who stepped out for 5k – with 25 achieving personal bests. www.parkrun.org.uk/royaltunbrid... Thank you to all who responded to our pleas for volunteers, we were supported by 44 high vis heroes.

A photo showing a lot of people running, walking or jogging from right to left across the image. They are taking part in Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun, so they are all in a variety of brightly coloured sports kit. In the background are some trees, and it's all set under a bright blue sky.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Tomorrow is parkrun day! All welcome. It doesn’t matter if you’ve don’t run (walking’s fine); you don’t need to know anyone (if you feel like it, say hello); you don’t need fancy footwear (trainers are sensible); all you need is a barcode (sign up for free) and to arrive for briefings at 8.50am.

A photograph of a purple sign for Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun. In the background is a view of people in brightly coloured sports kit, in Dunorlan Park.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s time for our midweek team selection and we’re looking pretty strong during the main event. However, as is inevitably the case after a period of exercise, we’re weak at the end: can you help with close down?

A photo of a person in silhouette, they are carrying a bundle of signs for parkrun.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun @rtwparkrun.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

AN INVITATION! If you’d like to meet the people in the parkrun crowd, come along to our next evening social on Saturday, 8 August…

A photograph of a crowd of people. Running, jogging and walking at the start of Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun in Dunorlan Park.

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