* The Blackburn Road Runners Winter Warmer 10K was cancelled last weekend due to poor conditions and has now been rescheduled for Sunday, February 19.

The annual event takes place on the athletics track and runs up past Witton school, then up Buncer Lane before moving on to Tower Road and eventually back to the athletics track.

Entry fee for runners is adults £6 and children (age 6 to 16) £2 for the 2.5K Fun Run.

For entry form and extra information, contact Sue on 07977 582607 or go to the website blackburnroadrunners.net.

* The fifth meeting of the Mid Lancs Cross Country Championships takes place in Barrow in Furness this Saturday.

The race time start as follows: 12.30pm U11 Girls, 12.45pm U11 Boys, 1pm U13 Girls, 1.20pm U15 Girls and U13 Boys, 1.40pm U15 Boys and U17 Women, 2pm U17 Men; Junior, Senior & Vet Women, 2.30pm Junior, Senior and Vet Men.

* Organisers Horwich RMI Harriers are gearing up for the Winter Hill Fell Race that takes place on Sunday.

The tricky 11-mile race, with 2,750 feet of climb, begins at 10am from Rivington Barn, near Horwich.

Entry is £6 with a form from horwichrmiharriers.co.uk or £10 on the day.

* Sunday, March 11 is date for the oldest multi-terrain race in the north west at Abbey Village, near Chorley, in the shape of the 24th Roddlesworth Roller and Daffodil Doddle.

The races start at 11am and 12.30pm.

Entry fee is £6.50 per club.

Contact Terry Dickenson on 01254 830591 for more information.

* Helpers are required for the Stan Bradshaw Fell Race on Saturday March 10 starting at 11am from Barley.

Help is needed on the hill and in the village.

If you can help please contact Keith Thompson 07739 842058.

* The 42nd Annual Parbold Hill Race will be held on Saturday at 2pm.

The race starts at the Richard Durning’s school, Bispham Green and goes over Parbold Hill via farmers’ fields, roads and muddy tracks before returning to the school 6.8 miles later.

Entry fee is £7.50, plus £1.50 on the day, although entries are now very limited. Contact John Thompson on 01257 453778 for more details.

* Clayton-le-Moors Harriers are holding their annual presentation of awards for 2011 at Burnley FC’s James Hargreaves Suite on Friday, February 24.

It starts at 7.30pm for 8pm, with a hot buffet supper and disco entertainment.

Tickets are £12 and available from Marie Greenwood on 01254 237485.