Sponsorship FormFull Walk Training PlanHalf Walk Training PlanLetter written by Y7 Pupil
Welcome to our Hit the Road webpage where you will find all the information you need to enter our fourteenth fundraising walk for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Firstly, we would like to thank the 659 people who took part in last year’s walk through the Lea Valley and together raised an amazing £25,000 for TCT – a huge WELL DONE! If you can, please come back and do it all again this year.
For those who are new to the school community, this walk is one of several annual events that the school organises to raise money for the TCT in memory of sixth former Jack Chester, who died in September 2010. Jack was a leading ambassador for the TCT and an inspiration to everyone at the school. In January 2017, another Year 13 student, Mohammed Noor, lost his fight with the same condition as Jack. During his stays in hospital, he often had access to the TCT facilities that we have been raising funds for.
This year’s route
The 20-mile walk starts at Crystal Palace and passes through Norwood Grove, Rookery Gardens, Streatham, Tooting Bec Common, past the forbiddingly high walls of Wandsworth Prison, along the River Wandle, on to Wandsworth Park, over Putney Bridge, past Fulham Palace and into Bishops Park. This is the mid-point of the walk, where we will be joined by those doing the 10-mile walk. The route then continues through Fulham, Earl’s Court, Kensington Gardens and past Kensington Palace. Then through Hyde Park (the original location of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851), and through the fashionable streets and squares of the West End, past St Pauls and into the City, finishing at our regular haunt, the BrewDog at Tower Hill. In the second half, there are several places where you could join in if you prefer to walk a shorter distance and we will offer some suggestions nearer the time.
How to get to the start
We will provide detailed directions to the start and mid-point later but can tell you that Crystal Palace is on the Windrush Line, which can be picked up at Whitechapel on the Elizabeth and District Line and Putney Bridge station is on the District Line, so both points are easy to get to.
Cost of entry
Entry to the walk remains at £20 for adults, £15 for senior citizens (65+) and £10 for students/children. This includes a free t-shirt, if you sign up by Wednesday, 25th March, and a certificate.
How to enter
Click on the Racebest link to sign up and pay. If the t-shirt size you require is not available in the dropdown box, please enter it manually in the space further down the form. There is a ‘no t-shirt’ option if you do not require one. Please remember: you can enter right up to the date of the event but, if you want a t-shirt, you must sign up by Wednesday, 25th March.
Fundraising and training plans
Please share our Just Giving Page with your family and friends. Alternatively, you may prefer to download your own sponsorship form. Training plans for the full walk and half walk are also available.
If you require further information, please feel free to email bkenlin@thecampionschool.org.uk or cmeehanhtr@thecampionschool.org.uk
We look forward to seeing all our regular walkers again and to welcoming new parents, staff, students and friends.
Barbara Kenlin, Caroline Meehan, Peter Luck, Chris Connor
Hit the Road Planning Committee