PARALYMPIC swimmer Alice Tai is set to help young runners and walkers take part in the New Milton junior parkrun this Sunday.

Fresh off the back of success at the European Para-Swimming Championship, Alice is volunteering at the free 2k community event, which takes place every Sunday at Fawcetts Field for four to 14-year-olds and their families.

Alice will be one of around 250 National Lottery funded athletes who will be attending a parkrun event over the next few weeks as part of #teamparkrun.

The initiative invites Britain's top athletes to volunteer as tail walkers at parkruns and junior parkruns across the country.

Each of parkrun's 800 events across the UK have volunteer tail walkers who provide support and encouragement for people who choose to walk the event, as well as ensuring that nobody finishes last at a parkrun.

Penny Malcolm, one of the event directors at New Milton junior parkrun, said: "The most common reason by far for someone registering with parkrun and not participating is that they don't feel capable of running 5k, so #teamparkrun provides a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate how inclusive parkruns are and how warmly we welcome walkers."

New Milton junior parkrun takes place at 9am every Sunday. Registration is free at www.parkrun.org.uk/register