🎉 Celebrating Volunteers' Week 2025: The Heartbeat of Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers

As we celebrate National Volunteers’ Week (June 2–8, 2025), we want to recognise the people who keep the wheels turning at Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers—our amazing volunteers.

From run leaders and committee members to marshals and course checkers, our club thrives thanks to those who step forward to help.

🏃‍♂️ A Club Powered by Volunteers

Volunteering is in our DNA. Just look at what our members have helped with:

• An SBH volunteer has been at every single Tawd Valley parkrun since it started.

• We regularly support Ormskirk parkrun, both running and volunteering.

• SBH volunteers help make local events like cross country fixtures, the Parbold Hill Race, and the Mawdesley 10K possible.

• Many of us also give our time to races and running events throughout the region.

  
  

💛🖤💛 Want to Run and Volunteer at Parkrun?

You don’t have to give up your run to contribute! Many parkrun volunteer roles let you do both:

• Tail Walker – walk the course and get a time while making sure no one finishes last.

• Pacer – help others hit their goal while completing your own run.

• Pre-event Setup & Post-event Close Down – volunteer before or after you run.

• First Timers Welcome, or Run Report Writer – great ways to contribute off the course.

📚 Learn more about volunteering at parkrun:

• 👉 All Volunteer Roles Explained

• 👉 Pre-event Volunteer Spotlight – parkrun blog

• 👉 Volunteering Stories & Inspiration – parkrun blog

🎥 Watch: What’s Your Favourite parkrun Volunteer Role?

📅 Join Us – June 5th at the Miners Peg

Want to learn more about volunteering in parkrun or in our club?Come along after our Thursday club run on June 5th at the Miners Peg. We’ll chat about all the ways you can get involved—whether it's helping with parkrun, supporting club races, or lending a hand behind the scenes. And of course, you’re welcome to enjoy a pint or a fizzy drink while you’re there!

🛠️ We’re Looking for Club Volunteers!

We’re always looking for enthusiastic volunteers—no experience needed! Whether you can spare a little time regularly or just now and then, there are plenty of ways to get involved and support the club.

You could help out behind the scenes, assist at events, welcome new members, or lend your skills in areas like communication, planning, or organisation. Whatever your strengths, there’s a role for you.

If you’re interested, just have a chat with any committee member—we’d love to hear from you!

Volunteering builds community, strengthens our club, and makes events happen. Every little bit helps—and every role matters. 💛🖤💛

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