Inspire your children to greatness by signing them up to the Mini Marathon; a 2.62 mile fun run around Royal Greenwich Park!

On Sunday 19th April hundreds of local children will complete their own mini ‘marathon’ to raise funds for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice.

Starting from the iconic Bandstand at the top of Royal Greenwich Park  *5 to 16 year olds will take part in a fun and energetic warm up, conducted by the guys and gals from Greenwich Get Active, before running, walking or jogging their way around a 2.62 mile course.

Like the Virgin London Marathon, which takes place one week after our Mini Marathon, runners will be able to stand out from the crowd by running in fancy dress if they want. We can’t wait to see what colorful costumes and characters will be joining us!

Registration is £7.50 per child and every child receives a well deserved medal and goody bag at the finish line.

The first 200 children to register will receive a Frankie & Benny’s Kids Eat Free vouchers (valid for children under 11 years old and under) or a 20% off Frankie & Benny’s discount card (for children over 11 years old), both are valid for 1 year.

In 2014 over 700 marvelous Mini Marathoners took up the Mini Marathon challenge and helped to raise a staggering £34,647 for the Hospice! We would love to raise £40,000 this year, enough to enable our doctors and nurses to provide their specialist care to our patients for one whole week. 

We know fundraising can be hard work so every child raising over £100 in sponsorship will automatically be entered into our free prize draw with the chance to win some fantastic prizes including two tickets to Disney's award-winning musical The Lion King, meal vouchers for Greenwich Kitchen and Frankie & Benny’s, a Go Karting session and a brand new Panasonic Smart Blu-ray Disc Player with 3D.

To register or for more information go to www.communityhospice.org.uk, email info@gbch.org.uk or telephone the Fundraising Office on 020 8319 9230. Registration forms can also be picked from any Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice charity shop.

*Please note that children aged between 5 and 7 years old must be accompanied on the route by a responsible adult.