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Struggling to raise money for your school? Run Norwich Schools is here to help.

As the official organisers of Run Norwich – Run Norwich Schools is an exciting, ready-to-go fundraising event that brings the spirit of the race straight to your school.

What is Run Norwich Schools? 
👉 A simple and fun fundraiser, where your school keeps 50% of all funds raised
👉 Held onsite at your school, fully organised by the Community Sports Foundation
👉 Personalised event – from timings to the name, once confirmed your event will be personalised to you

By taking part, your school will:
✓ Boost school funds through a 50/50 fundraising model
✓ Receive all resources to make running the event easy and engaging
✓ Encourage health and wellbeing through physical activity
✓ Promote school spirit as pupils support and cheer each other on
✓ Support the wider community, with a portion of the funds raised helping the Community Sports Foundation’s vital programmes across the county

Run Norwich Schools is more than just a fun event – it’s a powerful, practical solution to help your school raise vital funds, while inspiring your pupils and supporting your local community.

To find out more:

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How it works
Event Timings
Event Format
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We recommend a 6-week delivery timeline. However, as this event is customised for your school, the final schedule will be bespoke to meet your specific needs.

Week one
- Kick off assembly | The Foundation team will attend your school to hold an assembly to explain what the event is and why the run is taking place
Week three
- Set up | A team from the Foundation will set up equipment and branding on the agreed location within the school’s grounds the day before the event.
- Event day | Foundation staff will arrive from 8am to finish off any set up
Week five
- Collate fundraising | The school to request that all pupils return their fundraising and sponsorship forms for collation. Amount will then be confirmed and agreed between the Foundation and school
Week six
- Presentation assembly | The Foundation team will return to the school to present prizes and announce the total raised

To find out more email csf.[email protected]

The final event day schedule will be determined to meet your school’s requirements. Suggested timings below.

To find out more email csf.fundraisi[email protected]

The event follows a structured timetable, with timed running sessions tailored to each age group.

Suggested timings:

Reception | 5 minutes of running
Years 1 – 4 | 10 minutes of running
Years 5 – 6 | 15 minutes of running
Years 7 & above | 20 minutes of running

To find out more email [email protected]

Sponsorship Pack
- Each child will receive a sponsorship pack to take home. The pack will be personalised to highlight your school’s fundraising need
Cheer Cards
- Supplied to the school for pupils to design and use on the day to support their friends
Race Bib Templates
- Supplied to the school to print, giving pupils the opportunity to design their very own race bib
Fundraising incentives
- The following incentives can be made available to your pupils at the cost of approx £2 per item:
  - Raise £20 – Run Norwich drawstring bag
  - Raise £40 – Medal
  - Raise £50 – Water bottle
  - Raise £100 – Signed Norwich City FC artwork

To find out more email [email protected]

The Community Sports Foundation uses the power of sport to support and inspire our community. Our charitable objectives are to:

drive inclusion for people with disabilities
boosting mental health and wellbeing
and supporting disadvantaged people to raise their aspirations

Signing up to one of our fundraising events will support our efforts to drive inclusion for people with disabilities across Norfolk. Our life-changing provisions include:

Your support will impact thousands of children and adults. Help us to change lives in Norfolk. Thank you.

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"We had the amazing Foundation team in to help run our event and it was flawless from start to finish. The staff are all so professional, full of fun and really engaged all our children. The event was incredible and the sound of the children cheering each other on could be heard all day. Sporty came to add some extra fun and the children loved every minute of the event. The children are still talking about it, constantly running and we now even have a running club! We raised a great amount for the school and thoroughly enjoyed the whole event, build up and prizes!

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Claire Singleton

PE Lead at Hethersett Woodside