Category Archives: News

Free tickets to the National Running Show

As it’s Christmas we thought we’d offer you our season’s greetings and, thanks to teaming up with Sports Injury Fix, give you the opportunity to attend the NATIONAL RUNNING SHOW at the NEC Birmingham on January 20th and 21st 2018 for free!! You can save £10 simply by clicking on this link www.sportsinjuryfix.com/blog/national-running-show-announcement-and-free-tickets Be quick though as the… Read More »

NEWS – NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS

Scores of wannabe Santa’s descended on Lichfield (Sunday December 2017) and took on the challenge the annual Santa Dash held in the snowy freezing festive like weather to raise much needed funds for Queens Croft School in the city. Stowe Field under the gaze of the city’s magnificent Cathedral witnessed the start and finish of the event, in… Read More »

NEWS – KP Events Festive Fayre 2018

Looking for a perfect Christmas or New Year prezzie for the runner in your life? Well the marketing boffins here at KP Events have had the fantastic idea to launch its FESTIVE FAYRE 2018 offer

News – Giles wins bronze

2011 Lichfield Dash winner Eliot Giles of Birchfield Harriers (pictured collecting his dash trophy in 2011) carried on his promising athletics career by winning a bronze medal in the 800m at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam in the European Athletics Championships, 10th July 2016. Now 22 years old, his progress since his dead-heat win over fellow Birchfield Harriers… Read More »

News – Cheque Presentation to The We Love Lichfield Fund

KP Events directors Kevin Wilson and Paul Griffin presenting a cheque to Simon Price (right) (CEO Arthur Price Ltd) of The We Love Lichfield Fund, KP Events charity of choice again in 2016.

News – BEESLEY MISSES OUT ON RIO DREAM

KP Events ambassador Meghan Beesley has sustained an injury that means she’ll miss out on the medal hopes at the 400m hurdles in Rio in August. After surgery she’ll recuperate through the summer, visit us at Tamworth 10k on Sunday October 9th and then plan for a strong track season in 2017 where the World Championship will be… Read More »

Write up – 2nd May 2016 The World’s Shortest Fun Run World Record Attempt

WORLD’S SHORTEST FUN RUN FUN FEAST!! They came from far and wide, from Kansas USA and Cornwall and from Lichfield, Birmingham and Tamworth but mainly Burntwood in Staffordshire. Why? The 2nd WORLD’S SHORTEST FUN RUN and it attracted hundreds to the UK’s smallest park, Prince’s Park in Burntwood today to help raise money for the local WeLoveLichfield charity… Read More »