Sponsors and celebrities

We really like to thank the companies and individuals who help us deliver Challenge events to the highest standards, in the most cost-effective way, giving our participants the greatest support.

Thank you also to those celebrities who take on a challenge themselves, not only putting in the training and fundraising but also helping us promote our events.

Thank you to all of you!

Corporate supporters

• Royal Mail Group support Barnardo's Big 5km and are a Barnardo's long term corporate supporter
• Britvic donated 2000 bottles of water for the Nuns Run, plus hundreds of bottles of various drinks for our London Marathon post-race party
• Polar donated 3 top of the range RUN Training Computers as incentives for the Great North Run
• Runners World donated a year's subscription to Runner's World magazine, plus a free pair of trainers to the top fundraiser from the Royal Parks Half Marathon

Celebrity supporters

Daley Thompson – CBE Double Olympic Gold Medallist, Challenge Events Patron and host of our London Marathon Training Days. For all commercial, sponsorship and media requests please contact JCCM Ltd: office@jccm-uk.com 020 7384 6313
Floella Benjamin, OBE DL - Barnardo's Vice President, actress, broadcaster, writer and children's campaigner, finisher of 10 consecutive London Marathons for Barnardo's and now Great North Run participant!
Snowy Brooks - former Barnardo's boy, ex-Olympic decathlete, host of our London Marathon training days
Andrew Lincoln - Barnardo's Ambassador, actor, London Marathon finisher and now Great North Run participant
Charlotte Jackson - TV presenter, London Triathlon participant
Roger Johnson - BBC South presenter, Great South Run participant