Northstowe Running Festival is proud to be able to continue to support our partner charities this year, welcoming Blue Smile and Cam Sight alongside Care Network Cambridgeshire and continuing to support our local schools.

Care Network Cambridgeshire and Cam Sight share our values of inclusivity and improved well-being in local communities.  These charities work to improve the lives of a huge range of individuals, groups and communities.  From inclusive sporting events to supporting people making the transition from hospital back to independent living; from helping communities to build resilience and social connections to giving people recovering from mental ill health the confidence and self-belief to make a positive contribution to their community; we’re excited to be building partnerships with local charities that have so much to offer our community and are looking forward to seeing their success with support from the Festival.  

We are happy to be continuing our support of our local schools too.  The hugely popular family mile will be back again in 2023, with the profits split between the four schools, and further to this, each school has the opportunity to raise funds with a presence at the event and sponsored places in the runs.

Charity Partners for the Northstowe Running Festival 2023

Blue Smile is a leading children’s mental health charity in Cambridgeshire dedicated to transforming the life chances of young people aged 3 to 13 through expert, arts based therapy and counselling in local schools. The charity also provides workshops for groups of children and staff as well as parent support. Read more >>>

Care Network Cambridgeshire (CNC) was founded 37 years ago by Sheila Stephenson, a local vicar’s wife, following a stay in hospital, where she met another patient, who despite having no family nearby, was not worried about a lack of support following discharge from hospital, as her friends within a local community group were going to help her. Read more >>>

Every day 250 people start to lose their sight in the UK.  More than 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives, such as not being able to drive.  An estimated 30,000 people live with sight loss in Cambridgeshire and 1 in 12 adults live with a sight-threatening condition.  Unless there are bold interventions, these figures are set to increase significantly by 2030. Read more >>>

Welcome to Hatton Park Primary School!

We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on! Situated in Longstanton we have a beautiful building and lovely grounds. Now part of Meridian Trust, we are a growing school and a thriving hub for the local community. Read more>>>

Northstowe Secondary College is a brand-new secondary school at the heart of the Northstowe Education Campus, that opened to Year 7s in September 2019. Our aim is to provide world-class education to the developing community. As a CMAT school, Northstowe Secondary College benefits from having an experienced team that is creating an inclusive, innovative and aspirational learning environment for the young people and families it serves. Read more>>>