The event held on 15th May at Sawston Village College will be a great family event with many attractions as well as the charity walk and run. The course, of 7.7K (4.8 miles) around the residential areas of Sawston, is flat and suitable for all ages and abilities and walkers, wheel chaired entrants, fun runners and running clubs are all expected to take part.

How to enter:
Each entrant, including, those in fancy dress, walkers must complete an entry form.

There are 10 individual categories by age and gender and a team category.

Full details are provided on all the entry forms and are available here

The Rotary Club of Sawston District

A century of service by the world's largest volunteer organisation

Rotary International has grown, from four Chicago businessmen meeting regularly in 1905, to become the world's largest service organisation of business and professional men and women with approximately 1.2 million members in 31,000 clubs across 166 countries. It is a non-political, non-religious humanitarian organisation and in Great Britain and Ireland there are over 58,000 members in 1,846 clubs.
Regular fellowship helps Rotarians share a common vision for a better world and find the inspiration to serve others in many different ways under the broad headings of:-

• Community Service
• Vocational Support for Young People
• International Humanitarian Aid

Something for the whole family.

Everyone who completes the course will receive a Certificate. All adults will receive a complimentary day’s membership of Greens Health & Fitness Centre and children a commemorative medal. A tombola, raffle draw, bouncy castle, face painting, cake stalls, a fire engine, refreshments will all be at the college and the band of the Sawston Youth Group will provide entertainment in the village centre.

Aerobics warm-up

Marlene will get everyone ready for the start following a ‘musical warm-up.’ It will get everyone relaxed and ready for the run - it’s quite a sight seeing hundreds doing a warm-up!

Photos available - by Cambridge commercial and portrait photographer Alex Orrow.
Posed and action shots of competitors will be taken by Alex and images will be available at www.sawstonfunrun.co.uk a few days after the event. If you would like a posed portrait or group photograph to purchase then find Alex close to the stage prior to the race start

Timetable for May 15th 

• 8.45am Car parking opens
• 9.00am On the day registration
• 9.45am Car park access closes
• 9.50am Fancy Dress competition
• 10.00am Control & closure of roads into Sawston
• 10.15am Registration for entries closes
• 10.20am Start of walk
• 10.30am Start of race
• 11.45am (approx) Presentation of trophies
• 12.00pm Roads re-opened
• 12.15pm Event closes

Fourteen local charities have welcomed the news that they will be the beneficiaries of this year’s Sawston Fun Run on 15th May. In addition to the Rosie Maternity Hospital, the local Marie Cancer Care and MS branches there are seven Sawston based organisations that will benefit as well as youth groups in Shelford/Stapleford and Whittlesford/Duxford.

The organisers, the Rotary Club of Sawston District, aim to raise at least £17,000 to help the local charities and organisations. So, everyone is asked to put the date in their diaries, be ready to enter the run or walk and to get as many sponsors as possible as soon as they enter.

Rosie Maternity Campaign

One of the UK’s best performing maternity hospitals; the Rosie provides women and babies in the Cambridge area with first-class maternity, neonatal and gynaecological services in a safe, clean and friendly environment. After almost thirty years, demand for maternity care in Cambridge and the surrounding area has outgrown the capacity of the Rosie. So a new £30 million purpose-built, three-storey facility is planned; £7 million of which must be found from charitable sources.

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides nursing to terminally ill patients in their own homes or in their hospices, while offering support to their families.

• Sawston Community Centre towards its refurbishment costs

• Friday Night Club, Sawston for special activity sessions for those with learning disabilities

• Sawston Toy Library for soft play equipment for pre-school children

• Sawston Scouts for a mess tent

• Sawston Guides for a patrol tent

• Sawston Cinema Club  for a video camera for the young members

• Shelford & Stapleford Youth Group for IT equipment for the youth group

• Cambridge Joint Playschemes for an ‘Activity Day’ for young people with severe learning disabilities

• Fledglings, of Wendens Ambo to support the charity that helps children with disabilities

• Whittlesford & Duxford Scouts for equipment for the Beavers