join our 500 Miles challenge
We're doing a fundraising challenge to walk 500 miles in May.
What is it?
We want people to walk, run, cycle or scoot 500 miles between them as a family/group of friends/colleagues/sports team during the month of May and get people to sponsor them for achieving this momentous distance.
If you have group of five people doing the challenge, that means 100 miles a month for each person or just over 3 miles a day. You can measure this using an app on your phone.
We will be organising some led walks, with CASBA staff, Ambassadors and Trustees. You can come along on these and talk to us about whatever you want while getting some miles in, or you can just do your own walks, bike rides or whatever you want with family, friends or colleagues.
How do you take part?
If you want to take part in any of the led walks, look at the list here and just come along.
Scheduled walks for CASBA’s 500 miles in May programme
We want people to walk, run, cycle or scoot 500 miles between them as a family/group of friends/colleagues/sports team during the month of May and get people to sponsor them for achieving this momentous distance.
If you have group of five people doing the challenge, that means 100 miles a month for each person or just over 3 miles a day. You can measure this using an app on your phone.
We will be organising some led walks, with CASBA staff, Ambassadors and Trustees. You can come along on these and talk to us about whatever you want while getting some miles in, or you can just do your own walks, bike rides or whatever you want with family, friends or colleagues.
How do you take part?
If you want to take part in any of the led walks, look at the list here and just come along.
Scheduled walks for CASBA’s 500 miles in May programme
- 2nd May 12:00pm – Edgbaston Reservoir Walk led by Heather Baseley from Midland Sailing Club
entrance, Icknield Port Road, Birmingham, B16 0AA (2 miles or more if you do more than 1 lap). - 7th May 2:30pm – Tolkien Walk in the Shire country park starting at Sarehole Mill led by Joe Peacock. Length 5km (3.1 miles) https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/3419/shire_country_park_5_kilometre_walking_route
- 8th May 2:30pm - Monyhull Walk led by Sior Coleman. Starting at Monyhull Church and walking through Druids Heath around the former grounds of Monyhull Hospital. Revd Coleman will talk about the history of the site to participants on the walk. Length TBC, but around 3 miles with a cup of tea in the church at the end.
- 12th May 5pm - Manor Farm Park Walk led by Becky Jones. An early evening walk around the Manor farm and Leyhill Park in Northfield. Length TBC
- 19th May 12pm Northfield Common Walk led by Tracy Morris. Join us for a leisurely lunchtime walk around Northfield Common – less than 1 mile.
- 21st May 10:30am Kings Norton to Birmingham city centre sponsored walk – challenge yourself to walk the 6 miles from Kings Norton to the centre of the city away from the traffic along the canal. Starting from Kings Norton Playing field and including a warm up with a fitness coach before starting the walk. Sign up on the form at the bottom of the page.
- 25th May 11am – Canon Hill Park walk led by Martyn Spooner – length TBC. Enjoy a walk with CASBA’s Ambassadors around one of Birmingham’s most beautiful and historic parks.
If you want to join in with the 500 miles challenge, but can’t make the walks, you can join in virtually by signing up on Just Giving. Choose your distance, how you’re going to do it, tell all your friends, family and colleagues and start supporting CASBA. Please contact Joe Peacock joe.peacock@casba.org.uk if you have any questions, or contact us via Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook to let us know how you're getting on.
