The Normanby Hall 10k (or the Norman Bee) is back for its seventh year on Sunday 9 July 2023. Starting on the idyllic Normanby Hall Estate in the heart of North Lincolnshire, the race takes participants along a 10k route through pretty villages before finishing back in front of the magnificent main hall. In addition to supporting Fitmums & Friends, the event also helps pollinators by giving every participant a packet of bee-friendly wildflower seeds to take home and plant.

Jonathan Frary, director of Curly’s Athletes, explains why Fitmums & Friends was chosen as the official charity partner of this year’s race: “Curly’s Athletes is really excited to be partnering with the amazing Fitmums & Friends for the Normanby Hall 10k 2023. It’s the perfect partnership: Fitmums & Friends is an incredibly inspiring charity which supports people of all abilities to improve their fitness and socialise, finding new friends along the way; Curly’s exists to inspire people into physical activity and to provide fundraising and awareness opportunities for charities. So we love being able to support Fitmums & Friends in their vision. And we expect to have some fun along the way!”

Chief officer and founder of Fitmums & Friends, Sam Barlow BEM, explains what the partnership means to the charity: “It’s exciting to partner with Curly’s Athletes: they are a leader in events organisation locally, have a fabulous reputation, and share our passion to support people to enjoy being active. Both organisations are continually evolving and passionate about their role in communities and we think the partnership will be dynamic!”

Over the next few months, Curly’s Athletes and Fitmums & Friends will be working together to encourage people to take part in the Normanby Hall 10k 2023. On the day, Fitmums & Friends will be providing marshalls for race support – and you can expect some very lively cheering from our team! Find out more about the race and enter online or on Facebook.