Macmillan Events in North England and the UK
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Macmillan Events in North England and the UK Anytime, Anywhere! March Organise your own Miles for Macmillan Walk All year, Nationwide JJB Sports Liverpool Half Marathon Can't find the right walk for you on our website? 18-Mar-12, Merseyside Get all the help you need to plan your route and Join Team Macmillan in the European City of organise your own Miles for Macmillan walk on Culture for this enjoyable half marathon race. our walks pages. See the website below for more details. Wilmslow Half Marathon 25-Mar-12, Cheshire Silverspoons The 28th ASICS Wilmslow Half Marathon is on February - October, UK Sunday 25th March 2012 at Wilmslow Rugby You can make a big difference just by playing a Club and again incorporates the England Half round of golf. Just gather your golfing pals and Marathon Championship. donate to enter the round. Once you’ve played, send your scorecard in to us and we will enter you into the national running for your chance to Coniston Plus 16.7 miles win your category trophy! 31-Mar-12, Cumbria This is one of the most beautiful road races in Longest Day Golf Britain. Each year this event attracts around March - August, UK 1600 runners and has a reputation for being 72 holes in one day, walking over 20 miles and one of the best organised small races in the hitting over 300 shots – a challenging event for country. any golfer. See macmillan.org.uk/golf for more info. Hold it on the longest day of the year, or Greater Manchester Marathon any time you like! 29-Apr-12, Greater Manchester Macmillan Cancer Support Add postal address here in one line Tel: 01234 567 890, www.macmillan.org.uk/region Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Page 1 of 6 After a 10 year absence the Greater Leeds Half Marathon Manchester Marathon in Trafford brings the 13-May-12, West Yorkshire ultimate running challenge back to Manchester. Enjoy a fantastic run against the backdrop of In 2012 thousands of runners will take to the one of the UKs most fashionable cities. streets to achieve their personal dream. The 26 mile course will take in some key landmarks Shell Chester Half Marathon and beautiful countryside around the borough of 13-May-12, Cheshire Trafford. This scenic half marathon starts and finishes at Chester racecourse, taking in the scenic roads of the Chester countryside. April Morecambe Bay Walk Hamsterley Forest Walk 13-May-12, Lancashire 29-Apr-12, County Durham This exhilarating eight-mile walk is led by Cedric Join us for a challenging 11 mile walk at Robinson MBE, the Queen’s Guide to the Hamsterley Forest. Sands. May BUPA Great Manchester Run 20-May-12, Greater Manchester Fashion Kicks Join us for the fastest growing 10k in Britain. 06-May-12, Manchester Macmillan have guaranteed places available, so Kick off your bank holiday celebrations with an see our website for more details. amazing night of fashion, food and fabulous entertainment. Experience the glitz and glamour Brown Shipley Gulls Eggs Luncheon City of a Selfridges fashion show, a celebrity filled Luncheon audience and a surprise celebrity entertainer. 22-May-12, Manchester The Brown Shipley Gulls' Eggs Luncheon 2012 is a highlight of the calendar which is now in its Sunderland City 10K third year and held at the Manchester Town Hall 06-May-12, Tyne and Wear on Thursday 24 May in Manchester. The Stadium of Light plays host to the Sunderland City 10k once again after the Sheffield Half Marathon success of last year's inaugural event. 27-May-12, South Yorkshire This event has grown in popularity year on year Sunderland City Marathon and for the past two years 5500 runners have 06-May-12, Tyne and Wear taken part. Please join us for this wonderful After huge success with the City of Sunderland event and enjoy a grandstand finish at the Don 10k, this year the Marathon of the North joins Valley Stadium. the 10k in the Stadium of Light. Cheshire Walk Liverpool Women's 10km 27-May-12, Lymm, Cheshire 08-May-12, Merseyside We're finalising details of our new 2012 walks This popular ladies-only event is back again in programme, so keep checking back at the fantastic surrounding of Liverpool's oldest www.macmillan.org.uk/walks for more park. information as it's released. Whitby Walk June 12-May-12, North Yorkshire A stunning circular walk starting on the coastal Hull Marathon Cleveland Way along the dramatic Whiby cliffs, 03-Jun-12, East Yorkshire the beaches of Sandsend and Holmsgrove as far as the picturesque Runswick Bay. Hull 10km Beverley 10km 03-Jun-12, East Yorkshire 13-May-12, East Yorkshire Join the Jane Tomlinson Run For All Hull 10k, Beverley Athletic Club organises this welll which takes runners through the city centre and established and popular road race. a lap of the marina. Page 2 of 6 Great Manchester Swim Swim For All, Yorkshire Swimming Festival 01-Jul-12, Greater Manchester 17-Jun-12, Wakefield, West Yorkshire This walk takes you through the beautiful Entry for this exciting swimming event is now grounds of Penshurst Place. open. If you've secured your own place, we'd love you to join our team! Macmillan guaranteed Leeds 10km Run for All places also available. 08-Jul-12, West Yorkshire Join the 6th Jane Tomlinson Run for All Leeds Yorkshire Triathalon 10k. This popular annual event fills quickly, with 17-Jun-12, Pugney's Park, Wakefield 11,000 places, so sign up early, or apply for one Spring and Olympic Distance. Visit of Macmillan Guaranteed places to avoid www.myyorkshiretriathlon.co.uk before heading dissappointment. to www.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising to join Team Macmillan. BUPA Great North 10km 22-Jul-12, Tyne and Wear Starting and finishing at Gateshead Sheffield Walk International Stadium, why not take part in this 17-Jun-12, South Yorkshire brand new event and raise vital funds for people A walk exploring the riverside and waterways of affected by cancer. Join Team Macmillan now! North East Sheffield, led by Olympic torch- bearer nominee John Burkhill, aka the Mad Big Fun Run Newcastle Walker. 29-Jul-12, Northumberland The 5K Big Fun Runs are a great way to kick Great North Swim start your running challenge with a gentle start. 22-Jun-12, Windermere, Cumbria This fun run will take place at Exhibition Park. A one mile open water swim in Lake Windermere. Thousands of swimmers of all abilities will flock to Cumbria to test themselves August against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District. See official website for registration Big Fun Run Liverpool closing dates. 04-Aug-12, Merseyside The 5K Big Fun Runs are a great way to kick Humber Bridge Half Marathon start your running challenge with a gentle start. 24-Jun-12, East Yorkshire This Fun Run will take place at Sefton Park. The Humber Bridge is still the longest bridge you can cross on foot or cycle - so enjoy this York 10km Run for All special across one of the North's most iconic 05-Aug-12, North Yorkshire landmarks. A relatively new addition to the Run for All portfolio, run through the ancient streets of the We love Manchester 10k fantastic city of York in their 4th event. 24-Jun-12, Manchester Known as the People's Run, this event has a Big Fun Run Sheffield special place in the hearts of Mancunians. With 05-Aug-12, South Yorkshire many people choosing to run for charity the The 5K Big Fun Runs are a great way to kick focus is on fun and having a great day out. start your running challenge with a gentle start. This Fun Run will take place at Graves Park. Yorkshire 3 Peaks 30-Jun-12, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Big Fun Run Manchester Yorkshire 11-Aug-12, Greater Manchester The famous Yorkshire 3 Peaks is an endurance The 5K Big Fun Runs are a great way to kick walk but enormously rewarding – both in terms start your running challenge with a gentle start. of stunning scenery but also the camaraderie of This Fun Run will take place at Wythenshawe tackling the mountains as part of Team Park. Macmillan. Big Fun Run Leeds 12-Aug-12, West Yorkshire July Page 3 of 6 The 5K Big Fun Runs are a great way to kick We ask people across the UK - and sometimes start your running challenge with a gentle start. further afield - to hold a coffee morning, where This Fun Run will take place at Roundhay Park. donations on the day are made to Macmillan. Walk for All - Yorkshire Dales Redcar Half Marathon 19-Aug-12, Yorkshire Dales 30-Sep-12, Cleveland Four varied walks from 4.5 miles to 26 miles Enjoy the coastline and countryside while take in the stunning scenery of Malham Dale. running this race and why not raise much There's also the chance to take on two of the needed funds for Macmillan Cancer Support at three Yorkshire Three Peaks, Pen-y-ghent and the same time? Ingleborough! Macclesfield Half Marathon Big Golf Drive 30-Sep-12, Cheshire 24-Aug-12, UK This event is growing in popularity so make sure A day where golfers and golf clubs across the you are part of the fun, register now and be part UK club together to hold golfing events in aid of of the amazing experience of Team Macmillan! Macmillan. October September Kielder 10K BUPA Great Yorkshire Run 06-Oct-12, Northumberland 02-Sep-12, Sheffield, South Yorkshire The spectacular Kielder Water & Forest Park in The BUPA Great Yorkshire Run has only been Northumberland is home to northern Europe's around since 2007, but it's growing in popularity largest man-made lake and England's largest year on year.