Editing Stratford-upon-Avon (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Stratford upon Avon racecourse - geograph.org.uk - 1711977.jpg|thumb|[[Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse|Stratford Racecourse]]]]
Stratford-upon-Avon [[Rugby Club]] is situated on Loxley Road at their home ground Pearcecroft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact – Stratford-upon-Avon RFC|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/stratforduponavon/contact/|website=Pitchero.com|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> The club fields three senior sides and a colts under 18 team with the 1st XV currently playing in [[Midlands]] 1 (West).<ref name="Pitchero_midlandswest1">{{cite web|title=Stratford-upon-Avon RFC|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/stratforduponavon|website=Pitchero.com|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> The club also has a large mini and junior section.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stratford Upon Avon RFC : RugbyGear.co.Uk|url=http://rugbygear.co.uk/midlands-wales-club-shops-stratford-upon-avon-rfc-c-154_26_161_61.html|website=rugbygear.co.uk|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> [[Stratford-upon-Avon Cricket Club Ground]] is by the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|river Avon]] opposite the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]]. The first match recorded there was in 1880. It has hosted first-class games since 1951 and women's One Day Internationals since 2005.

The town's 5k [[parkrun]] event started in February 2016 and operates on the Recreation Ground every Saturday at 9&nbsp;am. A junior parkrun started in June 2019 and takes place every Sunday at 9 am for children aged 4 to 14. [[Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse|Stratford Racecourse]] is located along the Luddington Road, about one mile from the centre of town which holds 18 meetings every year. It is a [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] course with an oval track of approximately a mile and a quarter and is considered to be one of the UK's leading small [[racecourses]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Horse Racing Betting Tips|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/courses/stratford|website=Sportinglife.com|access-date=17 November 2016|archive-date=17 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212517/http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/courses/stratford|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Adventure Bike Rider]]'' (established in 2010) is [[United Kingdom]] bimonthly [[Motorcycle|motorcycling]] [[newspaper]].