The Datebook Calendar of Events, Spring-Winter 2018

Diary CALENDAR dates OF EVENTS A Month-by-Month Guide to Events Around the Country MARATHONS MARCH 2018 BATH HALF 4 MARATHON Bath The route covers a two-lap 13.1 mile (21.1k) traffic-free course straddling both sides of the River Avon, giving excellent opportunities for spectators to watch the runners at a number of locations around the course. Both the Half Marathon and Family Fun Run start and finish in Great Pulteney Street, in the heart of this World Heritage City. Cystic Fibrosis Pledge to raise £199 Minimum Sponsorship and receive a place for free. E-mail: [email protected] Breast Cancer Care E-mail: sports@breastcancercare Tel: [phone]. NSPCC Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Asthma Registration £15; Minimum Fundraising £250. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Barnardo’s Registration £15; Minimum Sponsorship £350. Tel: Katie Moore, 020 8498 7091. www.barnardos.org.uk Marie Curie Cancer Care Registration £30; Minimum Fundraising £250.Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Sense Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] St Christopher’s Hospice Registration £25; Minimum Sponsorship £350. Tel: Remi Knight, 020 8768 4577. E-mail: [email protected] APRIL BRIGHTON MARATHON Brighton. 15 With around 12,000 runners taking part, Barnardo’s Registration £10; Minimum Sponsorship £200. Tel: Katie Moore, 020 8498 7091. www.barnardos.org.uk THE VITALITY READING HALF MARATHON Reading – Green Park. Running through the centre of Reading and the stunning university grounds, this Marathon is one you’ll want to come back to do again and again. the Brighton Marathon is one of the most popular alternative to the London Marathon. The fast, flat course winds through the city of Brighton, taking in glorious coastal views. Macmillan Cancer Support Tel: [phone]. www.macmillan.org.uk Cancer Research UK Tel: Sports Team, 0300 123 5461. www.cancerresearchuk.org Rainbow Trust Registration £50; Minimum Sponsorship £450. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Cancer Research UK Tel: [phone]. www.cancerresearchuk.org Cystic Fibrosis Trust E-mail: [email protected] THE BIG HALF 2018 Tower Bridge to Greenwich The Big Half is a new event that will be held for the first time on Sunday 4th March. This Half Marathon will start at Tower Bridge and finish in Greenwich. 4 The Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice Registration £20; Minimum Fundraising £250. Tel: [phone]. [email protected] Barnardo’s Registration £15; Minimum Sponsorship £350. Tel: Katie Moore, 020 8498 7091. www.barnardos.org.uk NSPCC Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Terrence Higgins Trust E-mail: [email protected] 18 LONDON LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON 2018 Pall Mall, London. This Half Marathon will celebrate London’s culture as runners will discover London’s ‘quirky & hidden’ secrets. Experience Roman water stations, mile markers that will reveal quirky facts and be cheered on by suffragettes at the London Landmarks. 25 Macmillan Cancer Support Registration £35; Minimum Sponsorship £350. www.macmillan.org.uk Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Cancer Research UK Tel: Sports Team, 0300 123 5461. www.cancerresearchuk.org Sense Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] NSPCC Registration £5; Minimum Sponsorship £150. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Combat Stress Registration £30; Minimum Sponsorship £500. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] The Royal British Legion Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Marie Curie Cancer Care Minimum Sponsorship £550. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Fight For Sight Registration £25; Minimum Sponsorship £350.Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Macmillan Cancer Support No Registration Fee; Minimum Sponsorship £800. Tel: [phone]. www.macmillan.org.uk Visit The London & UK DatebooK on www.thedatebook.co.uk continued… THE LONDON & UK DATEBOOK 23