08-04-2025
Red Arrows' Great North Run return confirmed
The Red Arrows are to return as part of this year's Great North Run, organisers have display team has become closely associated with its flyovers as thousands of runners cross the Tyne planes will also perform a display over the sea at the event's finish in South having first been involved in 2002, they were absent from last year's event due to commitments in North America and also missed 2021 and 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Announcing their return on 7 September, Great North Run founder Sir Brendan Foster said: "The roar of the Red Arrows overhead is a truly special moment."It's a spectacle to see them soar over the Tyne Bridge, leaving vibrant streaks of red, white and blue in their wake before they head to the coast."
About 60,000 people are set to take on the 13.1-mile (21km) course this year, according to the company behind the event, raising millions of pounds for year's run - the 43rd - was held in showery conditions with famous faces including Sara Davies from the TV series Dragon's poor weather failed to deter hoards of spectators who lined the route from Newcastle's Central Motorway, through Gateshead and into South Tyneside.
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