Prices for Great North Run places "up by 50%"
Howard Lake | 19 January 2005 | News
The cost of runners packages for the 2005 Great North Run, a popular fundraising event, have risen by 50% in a year, according to Third Sector magazine.
Third Sector reports that “charities are now being charged £3,750 for 75 runners’ places, compared with £2,500 last year.”
As such, some charities, including large national organisations, are reviewing whether to continue to take part in the event.
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Event organisers Nova International encouraged charities to think of themselves as “investors” in the event and recognise the need to help improve the quality and standard of the race.
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