Walk With Purpose 2026

This Autumn, we’re inviting our community to come together for Walk With Purpose, a month‑long challenge designed to make every step count.

Our amazing participants will be walking or running the distance of a marathon, 42 kilometres, over 31 days. Just a little over 1km a day.

We’re asking participants to raise £42, a pound for every kilometre covered. It’s achievable, meaningful and most importantly, it changes lives right here in Worthing.

Why Your Steps Matter

Guild Care has been Worthing’s trusted social care charity since 1933. For over 90 years, we’ve supported thousands of local people to live fulfilling, safe, and connected lives. Today, more than 3,000 people and their families rely on our services each year.

But one challenge is growing faster than ever: loneliness.

In Worthing, 22.3% of residents are aged 65 or over, meaning isolation affects a huge part of our community. Many older people go days, or even weeks, without meaningful social contact.

That’s why our community services are so vital. Through one‑to‑one befriending and weekly group activities, we help older adults stay active, social, and part of a community. From seated exercise and bingo to live music, dancing, and our much‑loved Sunday Lunch Club, these sessions offer more than entertainment, they offer belonging. For many people, these moments are the only time in their week when they can laugh, chat, and feel truly seen. They are a lifeline in every sense.

As a charity, we rely on fundraising and donations to keep services like Creating Connections running. Without community support, we simply couldn’t reach the people who need us most.

By taking part in Walk With Purpose or by donating to someone who is, you’re helping us to support older people, people living with dementia, individuals with learning disabilities, unpaid carers, and families who depend on our care and wellbeing programmes.

A big Thank You

Whether you are taking on Walk With Purpose or sponsoring someone who is, all of us here at Guild Care hugely appreciate your kindness, generosity and dedication to our charity.

Without you, we simply could not continue the important work we do throughout the Worthing community. Thank you. 💙