The Fun Walk organisers held a publicity event in front of the Billericay Town sign last week to raise awareness of the Platinum Jubilee Fun Walk and encourage further charities and local community groups to register and complete their sponsored walk in June. John Baron MP, Chair of The Fun Walk Trustees, said “We are […]
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VIRTUAL FUN WALK TO BE HELD IN JUNE. The organisers are inviting local charities and community groups to register for this year’s virtual fun walk that will take place during June. Supporters can walk individually or organisations can host an event on any date during June, to raise money for their project or good cause. […]
VIRTUAL FUN WALK TO BE HELD IN JUNE. The Fun Walk is an annual fundraising event organised by BBW CVS on behalf of The Fun Walk Trust, and this year’s event is being dedicated to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Participants will be able to complete their 5k sponsored walk anywhere and anytime during June, allowing […]
With sponsorship money totalled and the audit process finished, The Fun Walk Trust is delighted to announce that over £90,000 has been raised by this year’s walk. The Fun Walk is an annual fundraising event organised by BBW CVS on behalf of The Fun Walk Trust. This year’s event allowed participants to walk their 5k […]
The annual Fun Walk took place again as a virtual event this September with a record number of supporters walking to raise money for their local charities and community groups. Over 90 organisations registered for the 2021 Fun Walk with an estimated two thousand participants taking part. Teams completed their walk in and around Essex […]
John Baron MP: We’re almost at the start line! The organisers are estimating that over 90 charities and 2,300 supporters will take part in this year’s walk, and are delighted to see all the returning organisations as well as those participating for the first time. The event format allows supporters to complete their sponsored walk […]
The event organisers are delighted to announce that 80 organisations have now registered for the 2021 Virtual Fun Walk. The sponsored walk which has been an annual event since 2002, is a fun challenge for participants, with lots of media coverage and helps local Charity and Community groups generate much needed fundraising for their good […]
John Baron MP: Let’s make this a record year! With registered charities and local good causes estimating they have more than 2,000 participants who will take part in the 2021 Fun Walk, the pressure has been on The Fun Walk Trust to ensure that there is a ‘Bonus Pot’ ready to use, and our wonderful […]
John Baron MP: We thank local businesses for their continued support. The event organisers are delighted to share that 50 organisations have already registered for the September 2021 Fun Walk. The 2021 event will repeat last year’s successful ‘virtual’ format that allowed participants to walk the distance anytime during September. Last year’s event raised over […]
Given the success of last year’s virtual fun walk and the continuing pandemic, the Event Coordinators have announced that the 2021 Fun Walk will again be a virtual event running through September. Last year’s event had 86 local charities and good causes register with an estimated 1,400 people taking part and raised over £103,000. Participants […]