go team! Cheering at the Great North Run 9 September 2018 1 Great North Run 2018 Parkinson’s UK supporter guide Thank you for supporting this year’s Most cheerers make a day of it, and Great North Run team. It means a then meet up with their runner in our lot to us – and our runners! marquee in the charity village after the race. We’d love to see you there. The runners have put so much into training and fundraising and they’re The Great North Run team is spurred on by your support, so we on target to raise an amazing want to make it nice and easy for £150,000 to fund quality you to cheer them on. services. People with Parkinson’s have told us they want high-quality This booklet tells you how to find care at every step of their journey, our cheering points. We’ve also regardless of where they live. We included suggested arrival times, won’t stop until this happens. for when runners will begin to pass each point. We can answer your questions on 020 7932 1342 or at
[email protected] See these pages for more details: Supporter point 1 – mile 4.5 4 Supporter point 2 – mile 12 8 Charity village 10 2 Where to go What to bring It’s best to use public transport to • Remember your waterproof coat reach our cheering points, rather and an umbrella, just in case! than driving, as the main roads will be closed for the race. • Pack your sunglasses and sun cream – we don’t want you Supporter point 1 is next to a to burn.