Celebrate Beacon’s 150th Birthday with Every Step You Take!

Beacon Centre for the Blind has been supporting people living with sight loss for 150 years, this year we’re celebrating our milestone birthday.

To mark the occasion, we’re inviting you to take on our Run 150 Challenge, a way to get active, raise funds, and be part of our history.

Choose Your Run

Join one of the many organised running events through Beacon’s Run for Charity programme in 2025.

Whether it’s a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or full marathon, there’s an event for every level.

📍 See the list of organised runs on our Run for Charity page here:

https://beaconvision.org/challenge-events/

Prefer to run at your own pace and place? Take on a Virtual Run and complete your chosen distance on your terms, walk, jog or run in your own time and location throughout the year.

Fundraise for Beacon

Pledge to raise £150 in honour of Beacon’s 150th year. Your support helps us continue providing vital services to the sight loss community.

We’ll provide:

• 🎁 A Fundraising Pack to help get you started

• 🌐 Promote your challenge on Beacon's social media channels

• 📱 Social media graphics and tips to help you spread the word and hit your target

👉 Create your unique Just Giving page now:

https://www.justgiving.com/create-page?charityId=19522&eventId=9248007&utm_source=website_cid19522_eid9248007&utm_medium=eventlinking&utm_campaign=eventlinkingurl

A Big Thank you from Beacon

As a token of our appreciation for your incredible support, you will recieve;

🎖️ A unique Beacon Thank You Medal

📜 A Commemorative Certificate

📌 A Beacon branded 150th Pin Badge

For those superstars who raise over £150 you’ll also receive a Beacon

T-shirt as a special thank you for going the extra mile.

Together, let’s make every step count for Beacon’s 150th year.