Walk For Wards

We are thrilled to see the return of Walk for Wards on Saturday 11 June 2022 at Glynde Place in Lewes.

Tucked away in the heart of the South Downs, Glynde Place is a rural estate and offers a beautiful backdrop for all the walkers and runners for an event that is proving to be a very remarkable day.

NHS Charities in Sussex, including Heads On (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s charity), East Sussex NHS Charity, Sussex Community NHS Charity and SASH Charity (Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity) are uniting to launch the event; asking participants to select the NHS Charity that means the most to them.

The charities are challenging participants to take on either the 5km or 10km route all whilst raising vital funds.

We are asking YOU to walk, run or jog for Sussex Community NHS Charity and raise funds to provide extra support to enhance patient care at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Event details

Date: Saturday 11 June 2022

Location: Glynde Place, Glynde (nr Lewes)

Registration Fee: £10 for an adult, £5 for a child and £25 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children. (This fee includes entry to the event, a t-shirt and a medal!).

Fundraising Target: We ask our participants to raise as much as they can and set a personal fundraising target of at least £50.

We understand that some people would like to take part without fundraising, we therefore ask you to make a suggested donation of at least £20 (excluding entry fee) instead. Donations and fundraising pages can be made through our JustGiving campaign.

Why walk for Sussex Community NHS Charity?

By walking for our charity, you will be helping us to continue providing grants to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust to:

Improve the physical and mental health of patients, staff and volunteers
Support staff development to help them provide excellent care
Improve the equipment and facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of our patients.
Create patient and family friendly care environments
Advance our understanding through medical research

Join our team today and support your local NHS!

£50 could help fund additional equipment or diagnostic tools to enhance patient care, a team building day to boost staff morale, essential goodies for patient discharge gift baskets or even spruce up a waiting area to improve patient experience.

How to join the team

We would love to have you on the team!

To be part of this exciting event and to raise funds for your local NHS, click here to register.

Please note, unless you are registering for a family or child entry, each participant will need to register independently.

During registration, you will be asked whether you would like to use your challenge to raise funds for all the participating charities as a whole, or for one in particular. If you would like to raise funds for Sussex Community NHS Charity only, please select us from the list. You will also have the option to make a one off donation to the charities as a whole if you do not wish to fundraise.

Please note, Heads On, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s charity are coordinating the event for the NHS Charities in Sussex. You will be redirected to their website to register for the event, we will then contact you to provide fundraising support and help setting up your JustGiving Page.

Heads On will be managing all event logistics for the Walk for Wards only (including entry fees that will be used to cover event costs).