Enjoy the most exciting run of your life with the Color Obstacle Run. On your 5km journey around Newcastle Racecourse, you’ll enjoy 20 obstacles, 8 colour stations, 20 music zones, foam and much, much more! Raising funds for babies, children and young people has never been so fun!

Not just for runners, the event welcomers walkers, dancers and everyone in between. From sponge ball oceans to space hopper races, learn what to expect on the event website.

Color Obstacle Rush isn’t specifically a fundraising event, but if you take part why not think about fundraising for Children North East? Our friendly fundraising team can support you every step of the way on your fundraising journey.

Participants must book tickets directly through the Color Obstacle Rush website.

Experience the only family muddy obstacle course in the North East! A fun 3km through Hedley West Farm Woodland. With a range of exciting obstacles to climb over, under and through; and a huge muddy water slide that’s a firm favourite with the little and big kids!

Clarty Bairns will definitely add the FUN to your fundraising for Children North East.

Visit the Clarty Bairns website for more details.

The UK’s biggest and best kids running event is back! Join the Children North East team this year at the ever-popular Junior and Mini AJ Bell Great North Run taking place on the 9th September 2023.

Not only is the race day set to be a fun day out for the entire family but by joining our team you’ll be helping babies, children and young persons throughout the North East region live a healthier and happy life!

Learn more on the Great North website.

Want to be able to say ‘been there, run that’? Join #TeamCNE today and take part in the world’s biggest half marathon, the Great North Run!

Have you ever wanted to hike the history steeped hills of Hadrian’s Wall? Then why not take part in the Children North East Milecastle Challenge! Our new walking challenge promises to be a breathtaking experience, whilst fundraising to provide life-changing services for babies, children and young people across our region.

Overview

The inaugural Children North East Milecastle Challenge with be set across the stunning Unesco World Heritage site of Hadrian’s Wall, in a striking walk that takes in 12 miles of breathtaking scenery.

From Walltown Crags we follow the wall remains, passing through Aesica Roman Fort, then along Windshields Crags, Highshields Crags and Hotbank Crags to reach Housesteads Roman Fort; a very scenic section with plenty of wall remains to be seen along the way.

Our walk starts from Walltown Crags car park and takes us up past the pond onto Walltown Crags. The route then stays close to the wall as it follows the contours of the land down to Caw Gap, then up onto Windshield Crags where we reach the highest point on the Hadrian’s Wall route.

Heading east onto the Wall at Steel Rigg, full of amazing views, film sets and historical wonders, Sycamore Gap is famous for the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood, one of the most pictured parts of the Wall.

After a quick selfie our route will follow the wall as it runs alongside Crag Lough, before climbing up onto Housesteads Crags. Here you will encounter several more significant accents and decent, offering a real feel of the environment the Romans endured nearly two thousand years ago.

Finally it’s a short walk to Housesteads Roman fort, where we leave the wall and finish at the information centre, for refreshments or a look around the fort before returning back at The Sill.

If you have any questions about the Milecastle Challenge our fundraising team will be very happy to support your enquiries, just email [email protected].

Join Children North East for a magical black-tie evening of fairy tales, fine dining, fun and fundraising, with all the proceeds supporting babies, children and young people across the North East to have a happy, healthy start in life.

Tickets can be purchased via the link (top right), but if you would like more information or to be involved you can contact Joanne King at [email protected].