Thames Bridges Trek 2024
Venture across the Capital with unrivalled views of the skyline. Setting out from Putney Bridge – it’s East towards the City, zig-zagging over 16 of London’s historic bridges!
Select “Sign up for a listed charity” and select Mikaere Foundation in the Registration form
When
14 September 2024
Minimum fundraising
Charity sponsorship – £240, Mixed funding £150
Reg fees: £10, Mixed funding £50
Minimum age
14+ for the 25km distance
and 8+ for the 10km distance.
All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
About the Thames Bridges Trek
Join 2500 walkers and trek 25 km across the Capital with unrivalled views of the skyline & landmarks. From a Putney Bridge start it’s East towards the City, zig-zagging over 16 historic bridges – each with a fascinating story – and a mid-point rest stop at The Oval Cricket Ground for snacks & drinks. 25 km later, beyond the majestic Tower Bridge, it’s a party style finish line celebration and afternoon picnic in Southwark Park.
You can choose from 25k and 10k options, and walk as an individual or a team.
25km (all 16 Bridges):
Start location: Bishops Park, Fulham
Start times: 10:00 – 12:00
Finish location: Southwark Park, East/ Central London
Finish times: 4 – 7 hrs (this is walking event only)
10km (4 bridges):
Start – The Oval Cricket Ground
Start Time – 10.30 – 11.00am
Route – follow the arrows! Crosses Millennium Bridge, Southwark Bridge, London Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Finish – Southwark Park
How much does it cost to sign up?
There are 3 ways to sign up for the Thames Bridges Trek.
Option 1 – Charity Sponsorship
If you sign up and fundraise for The Mikaere Foundation, you pay a small registration fee, do lots of fundraising, and we cover the cost of your event place.
10km Challenge: £10 Registration Fee and a £150 fundraising/sponsorship target
25km Challenge: £20 Registration Fee and a £240 fundraising/sponsorship target
Option 2 – Mixed Funding
In this option, you pay for half of the registration and we’ll pay for the other half. You’ll need to do a bit of fundraising, but with more achievable funding targets.
10km Challenge: £25 Registration Fee and a £75 fundraising/sponsorship target
25km Challenge: £50 Registration Fee and a £150 fundraising/sponsorship target
Option 3 – Full Costs
In this option, you pay the full cost of the event place and you can fundraise what you can.
10km Challenge: £49 Registration Fee and your best fundraising/sponsorship efforts
25km Challenge: £89 Registration Fee and your best fundraising/sponsorship efforts
What support will I get?
You’ll get:
- Midpoint rest stop
- Free snacks and drinks
Finishers Picnic - Medal, t-shirt, and glass of fizz
The Mikaere Foundation also offers all our walkers a fantastic support package, including:
- Loads of training and fundraising advice, with regular email updates
- A Mikaere Foundation t-shirt
- A dedicated event coordinator to give you information and support in the run-up to your event
Select “Sign up for a listed charity” and select Mikaere Foundation in the Registration form
Why we need you
The Mikaere Foundation needs your support more than ever. By fundraising, you’ll help fund:
- Groundbreaking research into effective treatment and gene therapy therapy for Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH) – drastically changing the outcome for children born with NKH.
- Support services for children and families living with NKH. With NKH comes seizures, dystonia, pain and developmental delay.
- Outreach to newly diagnosed families, so they have support in their corner, right when they need it.
- Getting NKH specific information to families, nurses, therapists, carers and doctors.
£50
could fund special restriction enzymes, used in NKH Research. These work like molecular scissors to cut up the long strands of DNA in our cells. This is vital in helping us learn more about the genetic mutations of NKH.
£100
could fund a months worth of outreach, providing NKH information to newly diagnosed families right when they need it most.
£1250
could fund a week of a post doc researcher, analysing sample assays, which tell us if NKH gene therapy is working in our models, getting us closer to a cure.
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