Project Brighton: The Brighton Marathon Weekend – a fantastic boost for charitable fundraising

2018 is set to be another incredible year for the Brighton Marathon Weekend’s impact on much-needed charity fundraising. From 2010 to 2017, charity runners taking part in the Brighton Marathon and the BM10k managed to raise over a staggering £40 million for their causes. As the UK’s second largest marathon there are over 250 charities holding places in the 2018 race, 19 charity partners, and the free-to-enter Cancer Research UK ‘Kids and Teens’ Mini Mile Races which raise money via donations for Cancer Research UK. 

Tom Naylor, Managing Director of Grounded Events, the company that stages the Brighton Marathon Weekend, feels a huge sense of pride: “I do feel incredibly humbled when I read some of the stories and see runners taking part for sometimes hugely personal reasons. Emotions can run very high during the Brighton Marathon Weekend and we as organisers are not immune to that. The sense of satisfaction we feel at enabling people to achieve not just fundraising targets but personal targets and to overcome obstacles gives us an immense sense of pride in our Weekend.” 

The Brighton Marathon Weekend is also an occasion where the City of Brighton and Hove comes into its own. Not only does the city itself provide one of the most scenic and instantly recognisable routes in the UK, the people of the city come out in droves to support along the way and enjoy the buzz of the impressive Event Village at the finish on Madeira Drive with its big screens, food outlets and party atmosphere. 

I do feel incredibly humbled when I read some of the stories and see runners taking part for sometimes hugely personal reasons

Volunteers sign up in their thousands to make sure the Weekend is one of the best run in Europe. Known as Team Brighton, it is the incredible volunteers – many who have been with us since year one – who really bring the Brighton Marathon Weekend to life. Being a part of the team is a hugely rewarding experience, helping to support thousands of runners and spectators. To find out more about the different roles and shifts available across the weekend visit: brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk/volunteer 

The Brighton Marathon Weekend 2018 takes place from Friday 13th until Sunday 15th April. General entries are now closed for the marathon, but you can find a full list of charities offering places at: www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk/events/brighton-marathon/charities

For general information about the Brighton Marathon Weekend (Brighton Marathon, BM10K and Cancer Research UK ‘Kids and Teens’ Mini Miles) visit www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk