Tag Archives: Burntwood

£580 raised for Acorns Hospice

A cheque for £579.56 was raised from the World’s Shortest Fun Run event held in September around the UK’s smallest park, Prince’s Park in Burntwood. It was presented to Claire Snape, Area Fundraiser from beneficiaries The Acorns Hospice group. The event was organised by KP Events working with the Friends of the Park, the Burntwood Action Group and… Read More »

PAST EVENT – Worlds Shortest Fun Run 19th Sept 2021

We’re out to break a World Record again! The 2021 Worlds Shortest Fun Run will take place in Princes Park, Farewell Lane, Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9DP.

NEWS FEATURE VIDEO – UK’s Smallest Park and our Fun Run

Read more about our World’s Shortest Fun Run 19th Sept 2021 HERE. It will take place in Princes Park, Farewell Lane, Burntwood, and you can apply to join in. In early 2019 KP Events were approached by independent creative agency One Black Bear based in Birmingham to help them produce a video of their client National Express to… Read More »

NEWS – Worlds Shortest Fun Run – Burntwood

The 3rd annual World’s Shortest Fun Run around the UK’s smallest park took place in Burntwood (Sunday September 9th) at Princes Park and scores of runners, many fun run first timers, of all ages (6 months to 84) all abilities (none to very little) plenty of fancy dress and zany costumes, dogs of all breeds and colours, babies… Read More »

Update – Worlds Shortest Fun Run

Paul Griffin of organisers KP Events and Cllr Heather Tranter Deputy Leader of Burntwood Town Council visit Princes Park in Burntwood to prepare the smallest park in the U.K. for the forthcoming Worlds Shortest Fun Run (WSFR) at the venue on Sunday September 9th 12.30pm start. Last held in 2016 the WSFR will once again attempt to set… Read More »

PAST EVENT – World’s Shortest Fun Run – Burntwood 9th Sept 2018

ALL RUNNERS THAT HAVE ENTERED THE WORLDS SHORTEST FUN RUN AFTER THE 5TH SEPTEMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT THEIR RACE NUMBER ON SUNDAY FROM 12.30 ONWARDS UPDATE: People can now register on the day and should contact paul@kpevents.net to register their interest with him. KP Events and their partners Burntwood Town Council are please to announce the… Read More »

Writeup – Burntwood Wakes Push-Kart Derby

Burntwood High Street was transformed into a Push Kart track last Saturday (16th July 2016) as hundreds of townsfolk braved the unseasonal drizzly weather to see teams of 3 and 4 take to the Tarmac in their individually designed and built karts and race each other to decide the various categories that were being decided on the day.… Read More »