Action on Addiction Events

Have fun, test your limits, make new friends or entertain your business contacts whilst helping Action on Addiction raise vital funds. Alternatively, why not organise your own event and raise funds for Action on Addiction. You'll find plenty of ideas in our 'organise your own event' section.

Register your interest in one of our events...

Run into Action

Action on Addiction has a variety of running events on offer in 2012. You might not be able to join Team GB in the Olympics but you can join Team Action on Addiction! By taking part in one of these runs you could really help people turn their lives around for the better.


If you are interested in getting involved please contact Katie on 020 7793 1011 or email katie.blower@actiononaddiction.org.uk.

The Bupa Great North Run - Sunday, 16th September 2012

This is the first year Action on Addiction has places in the Great North Run - we are very excited and hope you are too!  We'd be delighted if you would like to join our team and take on this iconic half marathon in Newcastle.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon - October 2012

 Join us for the second year running in the beautiful Royal Parks for this autumn run on Sunday, 7th October. Thousands of runners take to the streets of London and enjoy the sights during this half marathon. Be part of our team and really make a difference.

 

The Bupa Great South Run - October 2012

This promises to be a great day out in Portsmouth. Take in the fantastic festival atmosphere along this 10 mile route and join thousands of other runners doing their bit for charity.

 

For further information and to sign up, contact Katie on 020 7793 3414 or email katie.blower@actiononaddiction.org.uk.

Virgin London Marathon 2012 - Sunday 22nd April

 

Action on Addiction had a team of 26 runners who completed the gruelling 26.2 mile challenge.

Read about the day





Thank you so much to the whole team for running on behalf of Action on Addiction, we are extremely grateful for your support.  They were:

Mark, John, Emily, Alastair, Dave, Jonathan, Mark, Michael, Rhys, Iain, Nikki, Viktoria, Ricky, Jon, Matt, Tom, Paul, Phil, Mandy, Laki, Jackie, Colin, Jan, Zoe, Nick and Charlie.

Yogathon

In October 2010 over 80 people took on the challenge of a Yogathon at yoga centres across the UK. So far, we have raised £11,000; a big thank you to all those people who took part, we really appreciate your support and yoga efforts!

The idea of a Yogathon can take on any form you choose.  Your day/session could have a challenge element - how may yoga poses you can do in a certain time or a yoga day with various types of yoga.

A Yogathon works really well for Action on Addiction because of the links between yoga and recovery. Yoga has been shown to benefit individuals in recovery because it creates a feeling of being in control of mind and body.

If you attend yoga classes every week, why not ask your teacher to host a Yogathon on behalf of Action on Addiction?  Or, if you're a teacher and want to get involved, please contact Katie Bower on 020 7793 1011 or katie.blower@actiononaddiction.org.uk

Spin-A-Thon

Angela Barton very kindly organised a Spin-A-Thon in March 2011 in Oxley Sports Centre, Sherborne, in aid of Action on Addiction's M-PACT Project and she's doing it again!

The second Spin-A-Thon is once again going to take place at Oxley Sports Centre on Saturday, 24th March.  This Spin-A-Thon will be a 6 hour time session rather than a distance target.

Angela said, "I hope to complete the whole 6 hours continuous spinning on the bike - 1 hour for each decade I have been around"!

Please support Angela in this amazing challenge by sponsoring her at www.justgiving.com/Angela-Barton2012

If you'd like to join Angela's team, please get in touch with Katie on 020 7793 3414 or katie.blower@actiononaddiction.org.uk

Alternatively, if you go to spinning classes at your local gym and want to help raise vital funds for Action on Addiction by organising your own Spin-A-Thon, then please get in touch with Katie at the details above.
 

Past Events!

Action on Addiction Benefit Class at Jivamukti

Jivamukti kindly hosted a Benefit Class to support Action on Addiction on Sunday 6th November.  The Jivamukti London Collective and hair colourist to the stars, Josh Wood, all did such a wonderful job and raised £2,000.  We are so grateful they chose to support Action on Addiction and to everyone who took part, thank you.  Fantastic energy all round.

Royal Parks Half Marathon 2011

On Sunday, 9th October 2011 Action on Addiction's team of 20 superb runners ran in the Royal Parks Half Marathon and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of London's Hyde Park.  Thank you to everyone who took part and raised nearly £8,000 for Action on Addiction, we are so grateful for all your hard work.

The Bupa Great South Run 2011

On Sunday, 30th October 2011 we had another dedicated team out on the roads taking part in another big challenge.  15 brilliant runners all finished this 10 miles road race and raised over £4,000 in the process.  Thanks again to everyone who took part and those who made a donation and made this such a success.

The Sport Dinner - March 2011

'The Sport Darren Gough - 2011 Sport DinnerDinner' took place on Thursday 24th March 2011 at The Grange St. Paul's Hotel and was a great success!

The evening was filled with sports stars, an exquisite three course meal, entertainment, a Live and Silent Auction with fabulous prizes and a fun Sports Parade celebrating the sporting achievements of our sports personalities. To find out more about the 2011 dinner, visit our 'past events' by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.

Spin-A-Thon

Thank you so much to Angela Barton who organised a Spin-A-Thon on Sunday 13 March 2011 in Oxley Sports Centre, Sherborne in Aid of Action on Addiction's M-PACT Project.

This was run with Oxley staff support, several of whom formed a team, and they 'spun' for 151km. They all cycled extremely well and raised a fantastic total for Action on Addiction's M-PACT programme.

If you go to spinning classes at your local gym and want to help raise vital funds for Action on Addiction by organising your own Spin-A-Thon then please get in touch with Katie at katie.blower@actiononaddiction.org.uk or on 020 7793 3414.

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