Sunday's Wembley road closures

From Brent Council

The Color (sic) Run – billed as the “craziest, most colourful 5k race” – is coming back to Wembley Park on Sunday 11 June.

It is a five-kilometre, un-timed race in which thousands of participants are doused from head to toe in different colours at each kilometre point – and on the finish line too.

There will be several road closures and diversions in the Wembley area from 11am to 9pm. The following roads will be closed:

• Engineers Way – Access to Brent Civic Centre car park will be maintained from Empire Way
• South Way – Access to Ibis Hotel will be maintained from Wembley Hill Road
• First Way
• Fifth Way
• Fourth Way
• Atlas Road
• Hannah Close
• Great Central Way
• Carey Way

Wembley Stadium area road closures on Sunday for 'Color Run'

The 5k Color Run is being held around Wembley on Sunday 7 June.

There will be some road closures in the area between 12pm to 8pm.

Engineers Way – Closed from Civic Centre to First Way
South Way – Closed from Ibis Hotel to its junction with Great Central Way/Fourth Way
Second Way
Third Way – Second Way to Fifth Way
Fifth Way
Fourth Way – Fifth Way to Great Central Way
Great Central Way – South Way to Hannah Close
Hannah Close
Atlas Road
First Way

For more information go to http://www.thecolorrun.co.uk/London
Route map: http://www.thecolorrun.co.uk/London#map

'Color (sic) Run' invades Wembley

I got back to Wembley yesterday evening after spending the day at the wonderful Kilburn Festival to find remnants of the so called 'Color Run' still out on the streets. Immediately irritated by the US spelling and the Dulux sponsorship I looked in vain for any evidence that it raises money for a good cause.

It is an international phenomenon which started in the United States where winning is not the objective - instead runners get covered in coloured powder after each kilometre and take part in a party and clean up at the end.

I prefer the Kilburn Festival. (grump)