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Council becomes first in the UK to charge runners who use public park
http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/...rk-run-charge/
I saw this, and thought. My god how many people go for runs in there local parks, to keep fit. It could catch on :( |
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I saw this thread, could make no sense of the title, clicked the link and it's dead so thought I could try and decipher it's meaning or walk away, avoiding the park as not to get charged.
What could catch on, runs or being on by the council? |
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The council has the runs? they could try immodium.
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I'd assume it's about the local parish council deciding that several hundred people using a park each Saturday for an hour is a bad thing and want to stop it.
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As a major fan of parkrun anything that can get 90,000 people running or walking 5k each week should be applauded and helped as much as possible, not seen as a form of cash cow. |
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And is it the thin edge of the wedge? as yes its a terrible retrograde move in my opinion considering that we are being told to go out and do more exercise.
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Absolutely stupid move, and typical of local town and parish councils across the land. They have little power so have to compensate for it somehow. |
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It was on the national news this morning, and it's basically because it's an organised run (by an organisation, not just some friends), it needs to be covered by the council's insurance, as they are using the council facilities with the council's agreement, just like football teams and others who book pitches.
The council is trying to arrange a grant to cover the cost before May 28th, which is the deadline date. In summary, people can still run round the park individually or in groups, but to cover the cost of insurance, large organised groups (not individuals) have to pay a small fee. |
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Another story about petty heartless tin pot hitlers trying to kill a butterfly with a sledgehammer. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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It's just about making money. nothing to do with the excuse of insurance.
Council's all over the country are coming up with new ideas to get money out of the oublic. they go to work everyday racking their brains about what they can avoid paying by saying the word cuts. and how much they can charge by saying the same word. cuts. |
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I'm wondering if there is another venue they can use that isn't council property?
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Parkrun have to get Public Liability Insurance for their events otherwise they would be in a lot of bother if things go wrong. What additional insurance does the council need to provide? Clutching at straws methinks. The summary makes no sense. If a football pitch ran by the council is charged to all who use it, that's fair, but you cannot charge some people for what is a facility provided to all. At the end of the day, this is trying to get money from an organisation because in their eyes "Someone gets paid for this so we should too" and it totally misses the point. |
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Council minutes from two months ago - apparently, this conversation has been underway since October 2015, which hasn't been mentioned in the news...
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This is a private enterprise with paid employees benefiting financially from taxpayer funded facilities. |
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From the Independent.
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Got a link for that? Because as far as I can see it is run entirely by volunteers and gets any finances via sponsorship.. |
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I seem to recall this coming up before in connection with exercise/keep fit classes being taken in public parks. IIRC a Dragon's Den participant also wanted to start up a business involving something similar and this issue was pointed out. As has been said, I think there is a difference between private individuals using public parks for recreation etc. and others doing so in an organised way or as part of a business and insurance may well be a key factor however that'd depend on any legal advice received and whether any notice is taken of it.
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I think it depends on the ethos behind it. Parkrun does have some central full time employees but is run as a non profit organisation and the bulk of its work is undertaken at a local level by unpaid volunteers and no one gets rich out of setting one up.
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Whilst it may currently rely upon sponsorship, my guess is that it will become incorporated in the future and no doubt there will be a subsequent share issue which the creators of the idea will no doubt hold the lion's share and thus could end up being very rich when the company is sold on. An example of this scenario is the fitness app "Endomondo" which was created by fitness enthusiasts. "In February 2015, Endomondo was acquired by athletic apparel maker, Under Armour, for $85 million. Endomondo, at that time, had over 20 million users".(from Wikipedia) |
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How long before those behind it privatise it, make millions from the brand and retire to Panama? :D
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Take, for instance, my local park at work. A lot of people from my company go for a run either at lunch, before work or after work. Very few actually live in the area, so they don't directly contribute anything to the running of the park. |
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So is it possible for a link to show it has paid employees? |
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There's an article in the Telegraph in 2012 that mentions they are mostly volunteers, but have 7 paid members of staff.
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It's been cancelled due to fears that too many protestors against the council taking the pee turning up on the day.
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Oh well the people of Little Stoke will have to use of the other 500 or so free parkruns in the UK.
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If I was a manager of a supermarket I would let them start at my stare and park for free.
You could guarantee people would by water/energy drinks etc and after might enven do some shopping. the council then could stop runners running through the park. |
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