Afternoon – get to give out prizes at the YMCA Fun Run in Priory Park. It’s an annual event that has become one of the biggest community events in the borough.

As I enter Priory Park – I am meant to find Alison … Where amongst the thousands of people will she be? I meander to a sort of raised stand with an awning where a girl with a microphone is barking out instructions. Hurray – it’s Alison!

I am giving the prizes for the childrens’ races. THey are running late – so Mr Lewis who basically is Mr YMCA walks me around the park to view the different stalls. The event is sponsored by New River and will raise money for the charity CLIC Sargeant.

Alison eventually starts the announcements at the end of the day before the prize-giving. She told the audience that the charity was for childrens’ cancer and talked about how many children would get cancer. There was a bit of a gasp as the audience at that point was mainly children, but it’s good to increase levels of understanding of cancer.

I clamber up onto the platform and Alison announces the winners, 1st, 2nd and 3rd of every boy and girls race – for every age. It takes a while – but was such a pleasure. The little kids especially sweet as I presented them with their trophy and they turned to fact the crowd and raised their ‘cup’ aloft – just like Wembley!

Details of the winners are in the local newspaper’s report of the event.