Give refugees the fresh start they deserve in the Cotswold Way Challenge 2024

Want to make 2024 a year to remember? Join our team of human rights heroes in the Cotswold Way Challenge. The magical Cotswold Way provides a stunning setting for a testing challenge - with some fantastic views en route and tough hills in between! Our base-camp in Cirencester is the hub for a full challenge looped route through the heart of the Cotswolds, which provides a stunning setting for 2,000 adventurers to test themselves.

There are rolling hills, villages, the magical Cotswold Way, footpaths & trails, with some fabulous views en route – and a few tough hills in between! You’ll get full support & hospitality, including optional university style accommodation at our base-camp. Choose from the full challenge, three-quarter challenge, half challenge, or quarter distance option. We also offer a 10km or 10 mile route as an intro to this challenge.

Your entry includes free food and drink at regular rest stops, plus support including medics, marshals and massage. As you cross the finish line, you’ll get a glass of fizz, t-shirt, and a medal to commemorate your achievement. As Refugee Action are an official partner on this event, you get a 25% discount on the ‘Full Sponsorship’ registration fee when signing up to support us.

As part of Team Refugee Action you will receive the very best support, including:

• 25% discount on your registration fee
• A branded Refugee Action t-shirt
• Expert fundraising advice and support from our friendly team
• An insight into the work your fundraising is making happen
• Access to fundraising resources, including our fundraising guide, branded bunting and stickers

Your fundraising target will depend on the distance you choose to go. Find out more on the Cotswold Way Challenge website.

1. Full Sponsorship – you pay a small registration fee, do lots of fundraising and we cover the cost of your event place! As we are an official Charity Partner – you get 25%  off the standard reg fee below
• 100km: Normal Reg Fee £40 & Fundraising Target - £575
• Shorter distances and lower fundraising targets are also available!

2. Mixed Funding – pay half of the event place cost yourself, fundraise a bit less and we pay the balance of the event place cost.
• 100km: Reg fee £100 / fundraising target £300
• Shorter distances and lower fundraising targets are also available!

3. Own Place Fundraising – you pay the full cost of the event place - fundraise whatever you can, with no set target or deadline, and there’s no event place cost at all to the charity - us!
• 100km: £198
• Shorter distances and entry fees are also available!

Why fundraise for Refugee Action?

Refugee Action has been welcoming refugees with open arms since 1981. We exist to support refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in the UK. Every day, our frontline staff are helping people to escape homelessness, find work and build a new life for themselves. And our campaigns are fighting for a fairer future for refugees, challenging laws and systems that stop refugees and people seeking asylum from thriving.

This work is only possible because of people like you. With every mile that you walk or run, you will be changing the lives of people seeking safety here in the UK. By taking on this challenge, you are giving refugees hope for the future.

Sign up today!

Find out more about the challenge and sign up here. If you want to have a chat with us before signing up, Hollie in our Events team would love to hear from you. Pop her an email at fundraising@refugee-action.org.uk

Not for you? Check our the other challenges available in this series!