Inflatable fun returns to Leeds Temple Newsam

A fun-run reminiscent of popular TV shows Total Wipeout, Fun House and It's A Knockout will return to Temple Newsam this summer.

The Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k on May 19 includes giant mazes, walls, gauntlets and slides and will be filled with enough air to inflate more than 75 million footballs.

CHILD-FRIENDLY: Thousands of runners can take part in the Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k when it is held in Leeds later in 2018.placeholder image
CHILD-FRIENDLY: Thousands of runners can take part in the Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k when it is held in Leeds later in 2018.

Brains behind the event Alex Winters, a former Cbeebies presenter, came up with the idea while watching an episode of Ninja Warrior back in 2014. He said: “I grew up watching some of the great, classic TV shows of yesteryear like Fun House, It’s a Knockout and Gladiators.

“Like many others I dreamed of taking part in something like that, but never got the chance. Now I am giving the people of Yorkshire the chance to roll back the years and act like a kid again.”

Tickets are available at www.bbc.co.uk/Pudsey. Up to 5,000 runners can take part on the day.

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