History
Although the exact origin of the word ‘score’ is unknown, it is
thought that it could be a corruption of ‘scour’, or possibly from
the Old English ‘scora’, which is related to the Norse ‘skor’,
meaning “to make or cut a line”. In the past there were twelve
scores leading down from the High Street to what was know as the
‘Beach Village’. Many of the ‘Beach’ families would live in these
scores, all of which are believed to have had ancient origins. One
and two half scores have been lost to the Police Station, which was
built over Frost’s Alley Score in 1979, and the Unilever Ice Cream
& Frozen Foods (Bird’s Eye) factory was built on the lowest
half of Wildes Score, while Maltsters Score has been diverted into
Spurgeon Score.
Each year Waveney District Council hosts the Lowestoft Scores Race,
Britain's most Easterly hill race. The Scores Race was resurrected
in 1996, after an absence of several years, and the event has now
been running for 11 years, six years under the management of
Waveney District Council and more recently Waveney Valley Athletics
Club with sponsorship being generously provided by Bird’s Eye. The
event is also supported by the Market Traders Association and the
Lowestoft Carnival Committee.
This arduous 4.75 mile race starts from Lowestoft’s historic High
Street, along a fairly level course to Links Road, followed by 13
scores - includes 409 steps – finishing at the Triangle Market,
High Street.
There are also two Junior races that precede the adult race for the
10 to 12 and 13 to 15 age groups, 1600 metres and 2000 metres
respectively.
2003 saw all records smashed by former Olympian Paul Evans of
Lowestoft, who completed the course in an eye watering time of 25
minutes and 37 seconds. Paul is a great supporter of the Race and
this year he set competitors off for the 2006 event.
2008 - The 13th Lowestoft Scores Race
Sponsored by Birds Eye, with £1.00 of each entry fee donated to
NSHEBA Carnival, this year's race takes place on Sunday, 14
September 2008. Please note Registration is at Christchurch Rooms,
Herring Fishery Score.
To download an entry form and/or race map - Adults must be aged 16
or over on race day and Juniors aged 10 to 15 - please click on the
links below:
For further information, please visit Waveney Valley Athletic
Club's website
http://www.waveneyvalley.org or contact
the Sports Development Team on 01502 523635 / 523010.