26-03-2025
On this day: Fun run makes return after two-year absence
On this day in 2022, the East Anglian Daily Times reported that the Sudbury Fun Run made its anticipated return after a two-year absence due to Covid-19, now under the new name, 'The Bob French Sudbury Fun Run'.
The five-mile event took place on Good Friday, April 15 2022, starting at 9.15am in Station Road and concluding in Belle Vue Park.
The route guided runners through various parts of Sudbury and Great Cornard.
Established in 1982, the run was renamed in honour of Bob French, a former president, treasurer, runner, and long-term member of the Sudbury Joggers, who organised the event.
The chosen charities for the 2022 run included the British Heart Foundation, which was Bob's favoured charity, alongside the Storehouse Foodbank.
It was decided that the run would not be followed by a sponsored walk.
[From the East Anglian Daily Times of March 26, 2022]
