# Seven fundraising events encouraging better health & wellbeing in 2018 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/09/seven-fundraising-events-encouraging-better-health-wellbeing-2018/ - Published: 2018-01-09T10:00:22+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Here is a round up of some of the fundraising events taking place over the next few months, for a variety of charities including Samaritans, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, and Save the Children.**     ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   > London Winter Walk (14th Jan) [https://t.co/40RVxQ4tBc](https://t.co/40RVxQ4tBc) > [@ultrachallenges](https://twitter.com/UltraChallenges?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#Fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/BGqj6JidEk](https://t.co/BGqj6JidEk) > — Charity Events UK (@CharityEventsUK) [January 4, 2018](https://twitter.com/CharityEventsUK/status/949029094930436098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   #### The London Winter Walk 2018   People can fundraise for a variety of charities in this year’s [London Winter Walk](https://www.londonwinterwalk.com/) on 14 January, including [Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity](http://www.gosh.org/), Alzheimer’s Society, and Mind. The 20km walk starts out from Southwark, going across Tower Bridge and along the river towards the city, passing by St Pauls, the Millennium Bridge, Big Ben and Westminster to the Vauxhall pleasure gardens before returning to Southwark.       > It's day 4 of [#DryJanuary](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DryJanuary?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > Why not do some fundraising for our partner charities, or donate the money you > save from not drinking? That way you can help others, whilst doing yourself some > good too! [https://t.co/mH3dNmkCwE](https://t.co/mH3dNmkCwE) [pic.twitter.com/2T0yx5oNCW](https://t.co/2T0yx5oNCW) > — Dry January (@dryjanuary) [January 4, 2018](https://twitter.com/dryjanuary/status/948831364966748160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ####  Dry January   [Dry January](https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/fundraising-dry-january) is asking people to ditch the booze for the whole month to improve their health and raise funds for seven charities. Organised by [Alcohol Concern](https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/), 80% of the money raised goes to its partner charities: [Action for Children](http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/), Breast Cancer Now, British Liver Trust, Crisis, Hospice UK, and WCRF, and 20% to itself. Alcohol Concern also offers an app to support people through the month and beyond.       > You can take action against the growing problem of [#homelessness](https://twitter.com/hashtag/homelessness?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)& > [#poverty](https://twitter.com/hashtag/poverty?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > Why not sign up and do the [#BigNightWalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BigNightWalk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > on the 2nd March 2018 with a group of friends and make a huge contribution to > fighting this issue? [https://t.co/2zShUeO84l](https://t.co/2zShUeO84l) [pic.twitter.com/bxPlBbuvbK](https://t.co/bxPlBbuvbK) > — Big Issue Impact (@bigissueimpact) [December 2, 2017](https://twitter.com/bigissueimpact/status/937035018341404673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ####  Big London Night Walk   [The Big Issue Foundation](https://www.bigissue.org.uk/) is holding its eighth [Big London Night Walk](https://www.bigissue.org.uk/event/big-london-night-walk) on 2 March this year. The 13-mile walk raises funds for the Foundation’s work with Big Issue vendors, and starts and finishes at Shoreditch Town Hall. There will also be talks from those whose lives have been positively impacted by the work of The Big Issue Foundation, including James Bowen & Street Cat Bob and Big Issue vendor [Bill](https://www.bigissue.org.uk/our-vendors/bill-s-story).       > Don't forget to book your early bird ticket for the Sarsen Trail and Neolithic > Marathon- [https://t.co/20DFXUs384](https://t.co/20DFXUs384) > — Wilts Wildlife Trust (@WiltsWildlife) [January 5, 2017](https://twitter.com/WiltsWildlife/status/817033370668597248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   #### Sarsen Trail, Neolithic Marathon & Bike Trail   [Wiltshire Wildlife Trust](https://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/) has announced that this year’s [Sarsen Trail, Neolithic Marathon & Bike Trail](https://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Pages/Events/Category/sarsen-trail-and-neolithic-marathon) will take place on 27 May. Participants can run, walk or cycle a variety of distances and routes, from a 26-mile walk to a 30k or 50k bike ride, and a 5k run. All take place on the beautiful Salisbury Plain.       > Put a little love in your brew on Monday 15 January by getting together with friends, > family or colleagues for a cuppa, and help us turn [#BlueMonday](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueMonday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > into [#BrewMonday](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrewMonday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > ☕️💚☕️ [https://t.co/nocjRgtGup](https://t.co/nocjRgtGup) [pic.twitter.com/BCXtZryOM1](https://t.co/BCXtZryOM1) > — Samaritans (@samaritans) [January 9, 2018](https://twitter.com/samaritans/status/950608088704274432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   #### Brew Monday   On what it is seen as the hardest day of the year, 15 January, otherwise known as Blue Monday, [Samaritans](https://www.samaritans.org/) is holding [Brew Monday](https://www.samaritans.org/media-centre/our-campaigns/brew-monday), and asking people to put the kettle on and have a brew with a friend or a colleague. Samaritans has also teamed up with Network Rail, whom they work with to reduce suicide across the railway networks, to give out 20,000 teabags to get the Brew Monday message across.       https://twitter.com/EBHearingDogs/status/934496913570885633   #### Great British Dog Walk   [Hearing Dogs for Deaf People](https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/) is holding a series of 20 [Great British Dog Walk](https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/greatbritishdogwalk) events across the UK in March and April, to raise money to train more dogs. The first two walks take place on 18 March in Tyne & Wear, and Ledbury, and there’s a free doggie bandana with every adult ticket.       https://twitter.com/PeppaPigGB/status/950500002371022849   #### Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddle Walk   Between 23 and 29 April 2018, nurseries, early years groups, families and children up and down the country are once again being encouraged to take part in a [Muddy Puddle Walk](https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/events-and-fundraising/muddy-puddle-walk) to raise money for [Save the Children](https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/). Last year saw 160,000 children across the UK take part, raising £243,000. * **[iBuy2Give launches phase 2 to attract new bargain hunter audience](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/10/ibuy2give-launches-phase-2-attract-new-bargain-hunter-audience/)**( 10 January 2018) * **[Seven new corporate fundraising partnerships](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/17/seven-new-corporate-fundraising-partnerships/)**( 17 January 2018) * **[One Knit Wonder knitting kit raises £12,600 for Welsh homelessness charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/30/one-knit-wonder-knitting-kit-raises-12600-welsh-homelessness-charity/)**( 30 January 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)