We’re aiming to raise £10,000 as part of our 50 Ways to Raise £50k campaign, and together we can do it, one mile at a time.

Our plan is to collectively cover 5000 miles – roughly five times the distance between the smell and taste clinics we work with in England. Our intention is to cover that distance between us to demonstrate the need for more smell and taste clinics across the UK, and indeed the world!

Originally, we planned this as a cycling challenge to be completed by June. However, thanks to feedback from our SmellTaste community, we are opening up our collective efforts to cover 5000 miles to make it more inclusive and give you more time to take part. You can now take part using any form of movement and we’re extending the deadline to the end of October.

Whether you’re walking, running, swimming, kayaking, skipping, pogo jumping or coming up with your own fun way to clock up the miles, we want you on the team.

To take part all you need to do is:

Decide how many miles you plan to complete

How you plan to reach your target (running, walking, swimming)

Set up your JustGiving page

Email sally.connick@smelltaste.org.uk with your miles completed – ideally at the end of each week if you are doing multiple activities, or after your one-off activity. Sally will then add them to the countdown on our website!