Children’s Cancer Run and Children’s Cancer Run At School programme raises £300,000

The Sir Alan Craft Outstanding Achievement Award

Professor Sir Alan Craft, one of the founders of the Children’s Cancer Run, presented the Sir Alan Craft Outstanding Achievement Award to Children’s Cancer North trustee, Ian Birtwistle, in recognition of his 12 years supporting the run and his ongoing work with our charity. A childhood cancer survivor himself, Ian has cheered on more than 100,000 runners at the start line of the Children’s Cancer Run since 2011.

We also heard from Simon Bomken; part doctor (at the Great North Children’s Hospital) and part researcher (at the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre), who talked about the various ways the fundraising from the Children’s Cancer Run is spent to make life better for children with cancer – including funding an animations therapist and music therapist on the wards, and parties for the children, young people and teenagers who are in treatment on the wards.

Children’s Cancer Run 2024

The Children’s Cancer Run celebratory event ended with an official cheque presentation for £300,000, made out to Children’s Cancer North.

The Children’s Cancer Run is our biggest fundraising event of the year. More than 10,000 runners and spectators come together at Newcastle Racecourse to help raise hundreds of thousands of pounds to support children and families affected by cancer.

This hugely important event wouldn’t happen without the help of hundreds of volunteers and corporate partners, not to mention the thousands of runners, spectators, and fundraisers. Thank you to each and every one of you.