St Swithun's Way Challenge

* Over 18s only

Please complete all details on the form below.

All U18s will need to be accompanied by an adult. If you would like our help in allocating an unaccompanied U18 to a group, please e-mail [email protected].

There is no entry fee but the aim is to raise as much as possible for the BBF. We hope that each pupil taking part will raise £18.84 or more to commemorate 1884, the year when St Swithun's was founded. Similarly we hope adults will raise £184 or more.

Please encourage sponsors to Gift Aid, which can add 25p to every £1 you raise. Gift Aid is not included in the sponsorship target, in line with the policy of many other charities.

We are working with Pledgit which allows participants the option to pledge their own money to match the money they raise in sponsorship (with an upper limit). There is no obligation to do this. Pledgit also allows users to keep a track of their own fundraising target and what has been raised collectively. 

Set up your campaign by clicking the image below

On the page that opens, scroll down and click create a campaign for this event, then follow the instructions to create your own campaign and tell your story. The start and end dates relate to your fundraising campaign rather than the event, so choose to start from now and to end when you think you will have collected your donations: we suggest 31 October.

Set your personal fundraising target (you can edit this later) and choose whether you would like to match fund your sponsorship donations, setting an upper limit (form example to donate up to £500 type in 500.)

Tick the appropriate consents and finally click create campaign. You can now upload photos and video, personalise your message to donors and add any donations you raise offline to your Pledgit total.

PLEASE NOTE: when you set up your campaign, the school will receive a notification to approve your campaign (this is an online safety measure). There will be a small delay before your campaign goes live.

If you wish to raise funds using a paper sponsorship form, please email Veryan Vere Hodge [email protected].

Top fundraising tips

Create a compelling campaign page explaining why you personally are raising funds for the Bramston Bursary Foundation and what makes this event a challenge for you.

Upload engaging photos or a training video.

Ask a generous sponsor to be the first to place their pledge on your page. A larger amount encourages other people to be generous too.

Share your campaign link via social media.

Think of creative ways to fundraise offline too. Bake sales are very popular ways to raise money.

Do you know anyone who works for a company that might be able to support you?

Always say thank you to your sponsors.

Simply make a donation

If you would like to make a donation, rather than raise sponsorship, please find our online donation and gift aid forms here.

The St Swithun's Challenge is a perfect opportunity to kick-start a new fitness regime or to freshen up an old one, and endurance coach Toby Leyland is here to help you prepare. Toby is the founder of The Endurance Habit. You can download his 15 week training guide here to help you build up the mileage. He has also kindly offered access to a specialist programme for those participants taking on the full 33 miles distance. Each week has a particular focus and the overall plan is designed to build you aerobic endurance and ability to sustain  a steady pace in order to complete the challenge. Please find information and details of how to sign up for your training plan here.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

If you would like to be involved but don't want to take part in the challenge, we would welcome your help at registration and marshalling points, as a group leader (to walk or run with a group) or to lend a hand at the post-event party.

To volunteer please e-mail [email protected]. Thank you.

There are a number of ways for organisations to get involved in the fun and support the St Swithun's Challenge event:

Team-building: enter a team of employees to take on one of the challenges. Toby Leyland, founder of The Endurance Habit has kindly offered to lead a running clinic especially for the employees of companies supporting this event.

Sponsorship opportunities: contact Veryan Vere Hodge [email protected] to find out about the opportunities for brand exposure.

Match funding: match what your employees raise

Donate time: volunteer hours to demonstrate your commitment to this cause.

To find out more about any of the opportunities for organisations, please e-mail [email protected].

Help us change lives and give more children the chance to reach their full potential by joining the 1884 Club.

Members of the 1884 Club commit to donate a regular gift of £18.84 every month, quarter or once a year to commemorate the school's founding year and Anna Bramston's vision of a school providing education for girls irrespective of their background.

St Swithun's match funds donations to the 1884 Club so that every £1 donated is doubled when a full bursary place is offered to a girl.

To join the 1884 Club, click here.

We aim to finish at school by around 14:00 where we encourage all participants to join us for food, drink and music to celebrate our achievements.

Participants can park at St Swithun's but there is no parking available on the route. If you require transportation from school to your start point, please indicate on your registration form.

For all questions about logistics, please e-mail [email protected].

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