We have one place available for next year’s London Marathon!

Due to a high level of interest, we are asking everyone to complete the form below to apply.

Applications will close at 5:00pm on Monday 12th May. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Choose from 10 mile or 10 kilometre looped route through the heart of London.

As darkness falls and the moon rises, experience London in a different light; passing famous landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and more.

Walk at your own pace, and get the ‘Ultra Challenge’ support and hospitality all the way – helping you to push yourself further and achieve something really special.

Starting and finishing at The Oval in Kennington, the route is fully signed, with marshals and medics on hand.

You will receive a souvenir neck buff and glow stick, and can expect a great finish line moment receiving a special moon medal and glass of fizz. Hot food and drink is also provided.

Start times

10 mile – 4:30-5:00pm

10 mile – 5:30-6:00pm

Costs and fundraising options

Pay a £10 registration fee and raise a minimum of £150 for us (we pay for your place)

Pay a £25 registration fee and raise a minimum of £75 for us (we pay half the cost of your place)

Pay a £49 registration fee and raise whatever you can for us (you pay for your place)

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We are excited to have partnered with Global Adventure Challenges to bring you the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. By taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime event, you will support our work enhancing the experience of patients and their families receiving care at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

This demanding yet rewarding one-day trekking challenge takes you to the summits of Pen-y-Ghent (694m/2,276 ft), Whernside (736m/2,415 ft) and Ingleborough (723m/2,372 ft),  all in one circular route starting and ending in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. The challenge includes over 1,700m of ascent.

Find out more and book your place below. Just click on ‘UK Treks’!

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Global Adventure Challenges will let us know once you’ve registered, and we’ll send you a free branded t-shirt, along with a free fundraising pack with helpful tips.

Other challenges and dates are available too, click here to see more.

Following on from our incredibly successful and well-supported Sloughbottom Parkrun Pop-Up, our Retail Team are back, offering another fantastic selection of preloved sportswear to the running community.

This time our collaboration is with Catton Parkrun, and we sincerely thank them for allowing us to join their Saturday morning.

We know what runners like; and the combination of affordable sportswear teamed with cake is sure to be a winner!

Our items are not priced, as we believe they should be accessible to all. We just ask for a suggested minimum donation of £3 per item.

The cake stall will be stocked with post-run treats and will include vegan options.

We are also able to accept sportswear donations on the day, and would love to utilise any of your unwanted items to help generate funds for our charity.

Cash and card payments are accepted.

We can’t wait to see you again! 3-2-1 GO!

We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to raise funds by selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes and savouries at this NEW for 2025 NGS open gardens event.

This is a group of six city centre front gardens and a vibrant community garden on a charming historic street of Georgian terraced houses. Starting at the top of the square, the community garden is in full sun, packed with plants, and boasts colour throughout the year. As you move along the street, you go from sun-loving plants in the sunny gardens of nos. 3, 11A and 15, to shade-loving plants under overarching trees in gardens 35, 37 and 39 at the end of the street. Each garden has its own individual and unique charm.

Entry to the gardens costs £6.00 for adults and children under 12 are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the link below, or you can pay on the day by cash or card.

  • Plants for sale
  • Wheelchair access
  • Closest parking: Chantry Place or NCP next to the Bus Station
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We have 10 FREE charity places available for the Larking Gowen Norwich Half Marathon, open to anyone who can pledge to raise a minimum of £150.00 in sponsorship.

Every penny raised will help us continue enhancing care for patients and their loved ones at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

By joining our team, you will receive:

  • A free branded running t-shirt
  • A fundraising pack
  • Ongoing support from our friendly fundraising team

To request your free place, email our Community Fundraiser, Emma Venier, at [email protected] or call 01603 854102.

Organised by Good Running Events, this popular race returns to the East Anglian running calendar for 2025, with a beautiful route through the heart of the Norfolk countryside.

  • Registration and Event Village opens: 8:00am
  • Half Marathon Start: 10:00am
  • Event Close: 1:30pm

Age limit 17 years+

All runners will receive a bespoke medal and goodie bag. The event is chip timed, and trophies are awarded to the top 3 male and female runners, and the first male and female in each age category.

The course features fully closed roads and is clearly marshalled.

Unfortunately, no pets, prams or wheelchairs are permitted.

Cut-off time: 3.5 hours, to allow roads to be reopened.

We are excited to have partnered with Global Adventure Challenges to bring you the National 3 Peaks Challenge. By taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime event, you will support our work enhancing the experience of patients and their families receiving care at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

From the rugged beauty of the Glen Nevis Valley, to the forests and estuaries of the stunning Snowdonia National Park, join the team at Global Adventure Challenges for one almighty trekking challenge.

You’ll take on Ben Nevis, (1,345m), Scafell Pike, (978m), and Snowdon, (1,085m), aiming to summit all three in a total trekking time of 15 hours or less. You’ll climb around 3,050 metres and walk approximately 22 miles, so grit and determination are essential to completing this fast-paced challenge! It’s little wonder this challenge is the most highly-regarded trekking challenge in the UK.

Find out more and book your place below. Just click on ‘UK Treks’!

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Global Adventure Challenges will let us know once you’ve registered, and we’ll send you a free branded t-shirt, along with a free fundraising pack with helpful tips.

Other challenges and dates are available too, click here to see more.

We are thrilled to be part of this year’s Royal Norfolk Show and would love you to come and visit us on Avenue 4 of the Retail Area.

Our Retail team will have a pop-up stand featuring a fantastic selection of preloved clothing and accessories available to purchase.

We will also be showcasing who we are, and the services we provide to enhance the care for patients and their loved ones at Priscilla Bacon Lodge. There will be plenty of fun and games to get involved with too!

Whether you’re a long-time supporter or would like to find out more about us and how you can get involved, we would be delighted to see you there!

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Remember the life of someone special whilst helping us to enhance the care for patients and their loved ones at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.

Walk a 5K or 10K route through the countryside surrounding the Lodge and join us in The Friends Café for a BBQ and refreshments afterwards.

  • 10K Walk – 10:45am arrival for 11:00am set off
  • 5K Walk – 11:45am arrival for 12:00pm set off

Ticket prices

  • Adult (18yrs+) – £12.50
  • Child (5-17yrs) – £7.50
  • Under 5s – Free
  • Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £35.00

Your registration fee helps to cover event costs, so we kindly encourage all adults to raise at least £75.00 in sponsorship if they can.

  • Raise £100.00+ to receive a branded t-shirt.
  • Raise £200.00+ to be entered into a draw to win Afternoon Tea for two at The Friends Café.
  • The top fundraiser will receive Afternoon Tea for two and a bottle of Prosecco!

Once registered, you will receive an information pack by email, which includes full event details, a link to our team JustGiving page, a sponsor form, and a printable message sheet to wear on the day.

After the walk, you will be given a paper heart on which to write a personal message in memory of your loved one. These will be hung on the rose arbour in the garden at Priscilla Bacon Lodge for temporary display, before being buried in the garden after the event — creating a lasting tribute.

We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised with the sale of refreshments at this NGS open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes and savouries.

Entry to the garden costs £6.00 for adults and children are free.

A two acre tranquil garden surrounding Manor House, (not open), that has been developed by the owners for over 30 years. Mature trees, colourful herbaceous borders, dell garden, potager style vegetable plot, pond, a 15 acre wild meadow walk and wonderful thatched C18 barn.

Wheelchair access to teas and terrace overlooking garden.

Book ahead at the link below, or just turn up on the day.

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We are delighted to be returning to the beautiful Stody Lodge Gardens for a third year to raise funds by selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes and savouries.

Stody Lodge has teamed up with local auction house and antique valuers, Bishop & Miller, to host an “Antiques Roadshow” style affair for the second year running. The team of specialists will offer free valuations of small, portable items such as paintings, jewellery, watches, silverware, medals, coins, ceramics and textiles. Anyone curious for a valuation is encouraged to bring portable items to see what they might be worth – treasures are sure to be discovered!

Entry to the garden costs £9.00 for adults and children under 12 are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the link below, or you can pay on the gate by cash or card.

The full 14-acres of Stody Lodge’s renowned rhododendron gardens are at visitors’ disposal, alongside admiring the wonderful antiques that are being valued on the main lawn.

  • Free car park
  • Dogs on leads welcome
  • Plants for sale (cash only)
  • Toilets on-site
  • Good disabled access to almost all areas of the gardens
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We are delighted to have been chosen to benefit from funds raised with the sale of refreshments at this NGS open garden event. We will be there selling teas, coffees and a selection of delicious homemade cakes and savouries.

Entry to the garden costs £5.00 for adults and children are free.

The garden at Bishop’s House is a four acre walled garden dating back to the 12th Century. Extensive lawns with specimen trees. Borders with many rare and unusual shrubs. Spectacular herbaceous borders flanked by yew hedges. Rose beds underplanted with hosts, meadow labyrinth, organic kitchen garden, herb garden and bamboo walk.

  • Plants for sale.
  • Cashless payment available.
  • Wheelchair accessible over gravel paths and some slopes.

Book ahead at the link below, or just turn up on the day.

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We are thrilled to be benefitting from profits and donations for the second year running at this very popular horticultural event.

Plant Lovers Day is now in its 18th year, and takes place at the beautiful monastic site of Creake Abbey, just south of Burnham Market in north Norfolk.

Plant Lovers’ Day, now in its 18th year, welcomes specialist garden nurseries from across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex; and leading nurseries from further afield are invited to showcase their best quality plants. Excellent-value herbaceous perennials, annuals, bulbs, shrubs, climbers and a wide selection of popular plants such as roses, will be on offer.

Visitors are invited to buy direct from the nurseries, or pre-order specific plants with collection on the day. As always, the public is encouraged to take full advantage of the advice and inspiration on offer from the region’s leading plantsmen. See the full list of stand holders here.

Entrance to the plant fair is £5.00 per adult, with all proceeds coming to the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity. There is no charge for under 16s. The rest of the site is free to visitors. Dogs on leads are welcome, but must not be left in cars.

A plant creche will operate all day in the Main Barn, allowing you to shop and drop. Supervised by a member of Creake Abbey staff.

Refreshments on the day will be provided by a stunning line up of carefully selected Norfolk street food and catering businesses alongside The Barn Café, as follows:

Owie’s Big Black Piggy Porkers – hot bacon or sausage baps and pork burgers
The Duck Truck – the famous duck wraps with cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce
Coffeesmiths – Artisan coffee, tea and snacks
The Hope Coffee Co – Barista coffee, tea and hot chocolate
Traditional Norfolk Ice Cream – Cones, ice creams and tubs from the Lakenham Creamery

Visitors may also browse the wares and services of Creake Abbey’s resident independent shops and services free of charge.

We are thrilled to be partnering with our corporate supporters, NM Finance, for the fourth consecutive year. Their fantastic annual Golf Day returns for 2025 at Barnham Broom.

To date, NM Finance have raised over £11,000 for us with their golf events.

Entry costs:

£450 per team, or £100 per single player.

Includes:

  • 18 holes of golf on the Valley course
  • Tea, coffee and bacon rolls
  • A 3-course dinner, to include a silent charity auction for a wide range of items and experiences

The competition:

There will be 18 teams of 4 players, with registration at 11:00am and the opportunity to buy mulligans.

Shotgun start, promptly at 1:00pm.

Be in it to win it – competitions on the day:

  • Nearest the Pin – 4th & 17th
  • Longest Drive – 13th
  • Nearest the Pin in Two – 12th
  • Beat the Pro – 7th

PLUS! For a £30 charity donation, you will receive a goody bag, which includes entry to the putting competition, 2 mulligans for the round, a sleeve of golf balls, tees, raffle tickets, a drink and a snack.

Sponsor a Hole for £100

Fancy sponsoring a hole to promote yourselves to all attendees? You will also be promoted on NM Finance’s emails and social channels, as well as having signage at the event. Please email [email protected] if you would like to be a sponsor, or select the option on the registration form below:

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Places for this event are now SOLD OUT.


Back for its second year, from the organisers of the Blickling Half Marathons, comes The Norfolk Marathon! Starting and finishing in Cromer, this is a road race, and entries are expected to sell out quickly.

NEW for 2025 is a Half Marathon option!

Book your place at the link above and select a FREE place for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity. By doing so, you agree to raise a minimum of £250 and consent to EPIC Norfolk sharing your email address with us. We will then get in touch and send you a free branded t-shirt or vest to run in, if you would like one.

You will also agree that if you are unable to participate on the day, you will be liable for paying your £47.50 entry fee to the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity.

Our friendly team will support you all the way during your training and fundraising, and, of course, we’ll be there on the day to cheer you on!

All entries include postage of your race number, chip-timing, and a bespoke race medal. All entrants must be at least 18 years or over.

The Autumn Blickling Half Marathon is a road race that starts and finishes in Aylsham, and is a different route to the Spring Blickling Half Marathon.

The popular breath-taking route takes you through the most scenic parts of the North Norfolk countryside of Blickling and the surrounding areas.

Sign up at the link above to secure your charity place. Your payment will be refunded to you by EPIC Norfolk if you can fundraise a minimum of £150.00 for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity.

Once you have signed up, EPIC Norfolk will provide us with your email address and we will be in touch with a fundraising pack! When you have reached your target, we will send you a free branded Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity t-shirt or vest to run in, if you would like one.

All entries include chip-timing and a bespoke race medal. Race numbers can be posted for £1.20 extra, or collected in the morning before the race. All entrants must be at least 17 years or over.

Toilets and FREE parking nearby. Donuts and cookies at the end!

We are in need of some volunteers to help out at this event. Tasks include route marshalling, helping at the start and finish line, and car park management. If you are interested, please drop us a line at [email protected]

“I had a great day and it was my first time running a long distance race. I enjoyed the route and everybody’s cheers really helped. The Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity was my first choice of charity, and I thought of my friend when it got really tough at 18-19K!”

Lucy Ferguson – 2024 participant

 

“Was mega, can’t wait for the next one! Enjoyed every second, thank you.”

Joshua Taylor – 2024 participant

The Norwich City Community Sports Foundation’s annual 10km event, Run Norwich, returns for its 10th year on Sunday 7th September 2025.

The award-winning road race takes place in the heart of Norwich’s beautiful and historic city centre. Capacity for the event is set at 8,500 entrants and general entry opens at 9:00am on Wednesday 5th March here.

If you secure a place and would like to use it to fundraise for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity, we would be delighted to have you on our team! Please get in touch with our Community Fundraiser, Emma, at [email protected].

We will supply you with a free fundraising pack, a branded t-shirt or vest to run in, and support you every step of the way with your fundraising!

Get ready for the Inflatable 5K – a fun-filled, action-packed run like no other!

Imagine bouncing, sliding, and jumping your way through 30 massive inflatables, all while raising funds for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity.

Grab your friends, family, and colleagues for a day of laughter and fun. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or a first-timer, this epic event is designed for everyone. There is no pressure – run, walk, or bounce your way around the course.

Finishers receive a medal and goody bag.

Our group start time is 11:30am, but if this doesn’t suit you, please just let us know and you are welcome to set off separately at a different time.

If you can raise at least £125 in sponsorship, we can offer you a FREE place and branded t-shirt or vest!

If you would like children’s places, we can discuss this with you when you enquire.

Please e-mail our Community Fundraiser, Emma, at [email protected], or call 01603 854102 to book your place.

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“We had a fantastic time completing the 5K inflatable run, and even better, it supported the Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity! The numerous obstacle courses made it feel like we weren’t running 5 kilometres. After our team regrouped at the finish line, we agreed that we would have to do this again next year!”

Shane Julian, 2024 participant

 

“We all had a blast, thank you to all who organised the event!”

Emma Cole, 2024 participant