The Butetown Mile committee is a group of local volunteers who have worked hard to revive a historical 1-mile run in Butetown. The committee is made up of local youth and health workers, some of whom have worked and lived in the area since the original Butetown Mile in the late 1980’s. They were sad to see the demise of the Butetown Mile in the 1990’s and have been keen to bring accessible sporting activity back to this area. In 2014 a new face appeared in Butetown doing some work with men in the community to raise prostate cancer awareness. A keen runner, Sarah soon picked up on stories of what Butetown used to be like and how the Butetown Mile breathed life into the area. As a way of engaging with the community Sarah found herself setting up a small committee to take on the re-launch of the Butetown Mile and they worked tirelessly to stage the event on the 31st August 2014.
Sarah is a researcher and clinician working in prostate cancer and is passionate about educating those most at risk for this condition (black men) by working with the community to raise awareness. She also believes Butetown is ready to host this event and encourage the community to take part in an accessible activity for all abilities, such as running.
