19/05/2026
Hailsham Community Run Race Update
Dear Runners,
Firstly, thank you once again to all of our entrants for your understanding and support following the unfortunate postponement of last Sunday’s event.
We have received an overwhelming amount of support and encouragement, and we truly cannot thank you enough.
Over the past few days, we have been in discussions with Wealden District Council and East Sussex Highways regarding the ongoing situation, and we would like to provide you with an update.
Unfortunately, the UKPN repair works on Station Road have still not been completed. During excavation works, the team on site identified a high-pressure gas main close to the area requiring repair. As a result, they are now awaiting sign-off from SGN before work can continue.
At present, that sign-off has not yet taken place, and therefore there is still no confirmed timeframe for completion of the repairs.
In discussions with UKPN and East Sussex Highways, we were advised that there was a strong possibility a temporary road surface repair could be put in place to allow the event to proceed this weekend before permanent works resumed next week.
However, given that repair works have not yet commenced, and in order to provide as much notice as possible to all involved, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this weekend’s event.
The provisional new date for the event will be Sunday 12th July 2026. We have put the request into the council this afternoon and will provide full confirmation in due course.
We wanted to give all entrants as much advance notice as possible so that, if required, you would have time to make alternative plans for the Bank Holiday weekend. There are also many other people involved in delivering the event — including volunteers, sponsors, suppliers and partners — and we felt it was important to provide clarity early this week rather than risk another last-minute postponement.
We fully appreciate that this will be disappointing news, and we understand that the proposed new date may not be suitable for everyone.
All entrants have been emailed with details regarding their entries.
Once again, we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment this will cause. We hope that by providing as much notice as possible, many of you will still be able to join us in July.
