GLOW Night Walk | Birmingham
Sat 28 Sep 2024 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Fundraising required

GLOW Night Walk | Birmingham

GLOW up and join a 20km night walk through Birmingham with lights and glowsticks to mark World Mental Health Day, taking in the bright lights and iconic buildings for Mental Health UK.

  • Sat 28 Sep 2024
  • Fundraising required
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham

GLOW Night Walk | Birmingham

16:00

All ages

Sign up £10

Fundraise £200

  • 20 km walking

Overview

Join the second year of GLOW Birmingham to fundraise and make a difference.

GLOW mental health charity walk is a unique and vibrant 20km night walk through the city of Birmingham, and it is open to all abilities.

You can take part solo or get friends and family together as a team. Bring some lights and glowsticks, see some Birmingham sights and unite with others who want to help raise vital funds for people affected by mental ill health. 

This 20km walk will take on average four hours to complete from the early evening into the night and the circular route through the city is sure to get you GLOWING!

Highlights

  • City sights

    Walk through the heart of Edinburgh, taking in its iconic sights and sounds from a whole new perspective.

  • All fitness levels

    Corporates, small teams, families, couples and individuals.

  • Glow up

    Be one of the city’s featured sights that night, so dressing up is encouraged! Be it glow sticks, luminous face paint, fairy lights, or fun clothes. Friendly dogs are welcome - they can dress up too!

  • Support Mental Health UK

    Do something special to mark World Mental Health Day.

Event video

  • All fitness levels
  • Dogs allowed
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers
  • Teams
  • Wheelchair users

Timetable

  • 15:00 | First wave assembles.
  • 16:00 | First wave starts.
  • 16:30 | Second wave assembles.
  • 17:30 | Second wave starts. It will take around 4 hours to complete the circular route, and at the end of it there will be a medal waiting for you as well as fantastic memories and a well-deserved feeling of achievement.

Dogs

Friendly dogs are welcome - they can dress up too!

Dog with light-up collar

  • Urban

Event HQ

Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3
UK

  • Flat
  • Mass start
  • Out and back
  • Toilets
  • Water stations

The exciting route will be announced soon and may include:

  • St. Paul's Square
  • The Mailbox
  • Bullring and Grand Central
  • Chamberlain Clock
  • St. Martin's Church
  • Selly Park
  • Edgbaston Stadium
The Bullring at night
THE BULLRING AT NIGHT
A modern landmark and shopping centre.

  • Public transport links

Mental Health UK are committed to ensuring this event is as environmentally friendly as possible. All communications are digital and by email. We encourage all participants to travel by public transport on event day. T-shirts are sent only to those who request them. Water on the day will be provided in recyclable cans and will be available for people bringing re-usable bottles.

  • Map
  • Medal
  • T-shirt

Included

  • Unique GLOW medal
  • Route map
  • Fundraising pack with sponsor form
  • Fundraising inspiration from the team
  • Branded online fundraising page
  • T-shirt

  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising required
  • Fundraising support

Each walker pledges to raise £200 sponsorship for Mental Health UK and will get plenty of help and inspiration from the team!

Mental Health UK

Helping Mental Health UK to support the nation’s mental health.

The money you raise in the run-up to Glow will help support more people across the UK whose lives have been affected by mental health problems.

  • All ages
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required

Children

Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Children (age 17 and under) do not need to fundraise, but getting your family together to support your fundraising efforts can be a fun and rewarding experience!

I liked the idea of walking in the evening with a few glowing accessories on me.. of walking through London and discovering new routes which allowed me to see many iconic places.. of testing my resilience to see if I could walk 20K (something I’ve never done).. of being part of a crowd who have compassion and understanding of mental health issues. Kiran, GLOW participant 2022 

I enjoyed seeing my fundraising increase on a weekly basis, the events that I organised pushed me out of my comfort zone, I talked to people about Mental Health in a way that I would never have done otherwise. Louise Greenwood, Lloyds Banking Group

I was totally elated when I crossed the line and so glad I’d given it a go! Helen Taylor

Mental Health UK was a friendly partner to have. I received lots of motivational encouragement via email which maybe doesn’t sound like much but knowing people are rooting for you really helps. Richard Gray

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