Rejected petition Allow Parkrun exemption from local council charges for use of public spaces

The recent vote in favour of charging Parkrun for use of the public footpath could open the door for other local councils do the same. This would destroy the free of use organisational events that Parkrun organise across the UK and world. Obesity is a UK wide crisis, protect Parkrun

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/36030582?client=ms-android-orange-gb#

http://www.parkrun.com/

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is the responsibility of local councils, not the UK Government and Parliament.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/127719

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Date submitted 13 April 2016
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