Platinum Jubilee Review – Thursday 2nd June 2022 – Packington Rounders & Beacon Lighting

Over forty participants played a Rounders Tournament from 7 pm – and really enjoyed this typically English game. Each game lasted 30 minutes. Teams with a mixture of youth and experience played, some slogged the ball for miles, others put in massive amounts of energy but missed completely! A sizeable crowd supported the games. Encouraging …

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Aldi Ashby 20 – Sunday 24th March 2019 – Roads Closed

The Aldi “Ashby 20” is a 20-mile road running race through Packington on Sunday 24th March 2019, starting at 10am.  About 1,500 runners will take part, and there are road closures for safety, for a likely maximum period from about 8am to about 3pm. Full details can be found here on the Ashby 20 website …

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FREE weekly ‘Steady Steps” Class – starting Thursday 1st November 2018

10:30 am to noon, at Venue 175 Memorial Hall – book first We in Packington can take advantage of a FREE  “falls prevention class” for those 65 years and older run by a specialised level 4 instructor seated and standing exercises to improve balance, strength and co-ordination helping to minimise the risks of falls session …

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300 Cycles to pass through Packington – Sunday 2nd September 2018 9:15 am onwards

Leaving Manchester at dawn – 80 miles and 3+ hours later they come THROUGH PACKINGTON en-route for London The 80 miles could be just over 3 hours, more likely about 4 or more. From the North, they come inbound down Ashby Road, go round Normanton Road, then depart East to Normanton. Total journey – 220 …

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