Apply to become our 2027 Fun Run Beneficiary before November 22nd!
Don’t miss the chance to be the heart of our next event. Hit the button below, submit your application before November 22nd, and let’s accomplish something amazing together in 2027!
41st EVENT Sunday 9th May 2027
The Fun Run is always a great community event – not only does it raise funds for many local charities and organisations, but it is fun for all the family! There are runners and walkers of all ages as well as a fancy dress competition, with many dressing up in amazing costumes. At the start and finish there are also stalls run by local groups and businesses, offering a mixture of entertainment, information and refreshments. These will be on Spicers Field again this year as the building work is still going on at Sawston Village College.
So how about taking part in the 41st Sawston Fun Run and Walk – or if that ‘isn’t your thing’ how about helping with the advance organisation of this huge event? If that doesn’t appeal, we need volunteer marshals and helpers on the day. Full training provided and support happily given!
So why not think about making 2027 the year YOU were involved – if you’ve not taken part before then entering and preparing for it are great ways to get fit! The 2026 event was a complete sell out – a record 2,000 participants, raising over £25,000. What are you waiting for?
SUPPORT SAWSTON FUN RUN
- Have fun – walk or run the short or standard route
- All ages welcome
- Take part as a family or an individual
- Improve your fitness
- Remember the fancy dress competition
- Elite runners always welcome
- Support local good causes
- Prizes for highest individual sponsorship
- Volunteers always needed – become part of a great team
- This event really puts Sawston on the map
- Fantastic community event
- Make 2027 the year YOU join in!
Supporting local charities, organisations & worthwhile causes
Your participation isn’t just about enjoying a fantastic day—it’s about actively supporting the fabric of our community and making a lasting impact on the organisations that enrich our lives. A full list of the 20 organisations we are supporting in 2026 can be found here: View all 20 organisations
Restoring Gerry the Giraffe
The main beneficiary Arthur Rank Hospice Charity for 2026
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. Our ‘Outstanding’ services support over 3,800 patients and their families annually helping people to make every moment count.
Jodie Vaughan, Income Generation and Communications Director said “The Sawston Fun Run is a well-known and much-loved event in the Cambridgeshire calendar and the funds raised will enable us to support our patients to make precious lasting memories.
Traditional nursing beds are often a barrier for proper hugs and forces loved ones to sleep separately. Which for many is a sad chapter, due to illness, after a lifetime of togetherness. A cuddle bed, which can transition from a single to a small double with additional safety features, allows patients to lie side by side with those they love, and their pets if they wish. Savouring every last moment together, during the last days of life.
Your fundraising support and generosity will make a huge difference. We are living in challenging times, but please don’t underestimate the importance of each pound you donate and pledge through sponsoring someone to take part. These donations will take us one step closer to raising £15,000 for a new cuddle bed. You are supporting local people to live well and create precious memories, which will live on.
It will cost over £14 million to run our services in 2025/2026. Contracted services from the NHS are budgeted at £8.1 million and with the help of our community, we need to raise a further £5.9 million through donations, fundraising activities, retail sales, the Education and Conference Centre and Bistro.
For further information, please visit arhc.org.uk
Advertising and sponsorship opportunities
The Fun Run would not be able to exist without the very generous support provided by many local businesses. Firms help us in many ways, including providing personnel and equipment on the day, having a stall at the Run, advertising the event and through their own website and social media platforms.
We also have a range of advertising and sponsorship opportunities ranging from £150 to £750. Many of these packages give your firm access to the extensive electronic and paper-based marketing materials we use to promote the Fun Run to the population of Sawston and the surrounding areas. Our marketing partner, Red Graphic, coordinates these packages and ensures that your brand will receive considerable exposure in return for your kind support. Please contact Lorraine at [email protected] if you would like to get involved this year.
If you would like to get involved this year, please contact:
Lorraine on 01223 837799 / [email protected]
or Visit Red Graphic 69 High St, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3BG – Maps here
Further information:
Event enquiries: Gerry Holloway ([email protected])
Many of the photos are provided by John Hunting
PLEASE SUPPORT SAWSTON’S FLAGSHIP EVENT by DONATING NOW and thereby adding to the £575,000 the event has already generated over the years.The Cambridge Sawston Rotary Trust
Charity Number: 1051512
Rotary is one of the world’s largest and most successful global membership and humanitarian service organisations, with 1.4 million members in over 200 countries. The Rotary Club of Cambridge Sawston has close affiliation with the Sawston Fun run, and uses its time, talents, professional skills and energy to improve the lives of people in our local community. As a member of The Rotary Club of Cambridge Sawston, you can enjoy the benefits of business networking, personal development, meeting new friends, hearing inspiring speakers, having a great deal of fun and experiencing that special sense of fulfilment that comes from achieving something really worthwhile.
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07769 502903
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Address
Sawston Fun Run Event
Co-ordinator
c/o 9 St Marys Road, Sawston, Cambridge
CB22 3SP