Ready, set, GO! Beaverbrooks sponsors 10K fun run

Beaverbrooks is once again sponsoring Blackpool’s 10K fun run, which will take place this week on Sunday 10 May.

The route has been set to cover Blackpool’s iconic landmarks and sea views — 1,500 runners will line up at the start line outside The Savoy Hotel to support local hospice care.

The event, organised by Trinity Hospice, raised more than £100,000 for the Fylde coast charity last year.

According to the hospice’s events team, this year’s fun run is estimated to raise £80,000 from runners raising sponsorship or making donations.

Events Manager, Kayleigh Penn, spoke to the Blackpool Gazette: “The Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10k Fun Run is the first major event in our calendar, and we’re delighted that so many runners have already signed up to join this iconic run down the prom.

“That so many of these wonderful people have also made a donation as part of their entry or committed to raise money in sponsorship through their run means so much to us.

“Every pound raised or donated through this event means that we can continue to provide outstanding hospice care to people who need us in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.”