RISE's charity race to return for 13th year

RISE has consistently received over three times the number of calls to its helpline than before lockdown.

To give it a fundraising boost the charity is pulling out all the stops to hold its annual fundraising race: RISE’s signature 8K Undercliff Run for Women. This will be welcome news for runners, who have seen pretty much every single mass participation event cancelled since the government announced the national lockdown in March.

In fact RISE is confident that the race, taking place on Sunday, October 11 from Saltdean to Brighton Marina and back, will be one of the city’s first post-Covid events.

There are only 500 places available and RISE has been closely following the advice of Public Health England, the World Health Organisation, and central government to ensure the event will be Covid-safe – through measures such as social distancing onsite, volunteer PPE and a pulsed start of five runners at a time will be implemented.

Marcella James, a service user of RISE, said: “I suffered horrendous abuse and violence at the hands of my perpetrator and spent the first half of lockdown in a refuge. Without RISE I wouldn’t be here today, so it’s brilliant news that the 8K Undercliff Run for Women is going ahead this year, to raise money for their vital service.”

If running isn’t your thing, the RISE Superheroes Summer is another way you can help support this important charity. All wannabe superheroes are invited to don their capes and masks to

learn a new talent or discover an old one. To become a superhero all you need to do is dust off your cape (or fashion a makeshift one from whatever you have lying around the house!) and film yourself doing a challenge.

Be it a sport, a language, a new yoga pose, a magic trick, something creative, or something involving one of your pets, it’s the ideal challenge for the whole family to get involved with, whilst helping support people affected by domestic abuse in Brighton and East Sussex.

Six-year-old Ce-Ce Royal from Portslade got a new camera for her birthday, so her challenge is to take 24 pictures in 24 hours.

“I did the Heroes Run last year which was really fun. It isn’t happening this year because of the coronavirus but I’m looking forward to doing a different challenge to win my medal!” she said.

For more information and to take part, visit www.riseuk.org.uk/heroesrunFor more information about entering the run, and the safety measures in place, visit www.riseuk.org.uk/8KUndercliff