Put the fun in fundraising and join us on Sunday 14 June for Race for GNCH – the official Great North Children’s Hospital (GNCH) takeover of the Town Moor Junior Parkrun.
Parkrun is a free, friendly, weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds).
We ask you to aim to raise as much as you can for GNCH! Every step will make a difference for the children and their families at The Great North Children’s Hospital.
It’s free to take part – but please also register with Parkrun before. Only ever register with Parkrun once and don’t forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode. If you forget it, you won’t get a time.
Event details
Date: Sunday 14 June 2026
Location: Newcastle Town Moor (to the west of Exhibition Park), Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4PZ Start time: Arrive 8:45am for 9am start
All registered GNCH runners will get:
- A digital fundraising pack bursting with fundraising tips and tricks
- A free charity t-shirt for you child
- A special GNCH pencil
- A cheer squad on the day and the opportunity to meet our charity mascots Fudge and Blaze
To see the event run route and more, please visit the ParkRun website.
Please note: It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in Junior Parkrun, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to and from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
Please also read our terms and conditions before signing up.
Who you’ll be helping
It is thanks to the generosity of our supporters that we are able to fund projects across The Great North Children’s Hospital to help improve the hospital experience for children and their families. Often families choose to take on a personal challenge to fundraise for us as a way to say thank you for the care and support their loved ones have received in our hospitals.
Ivy and mum Chelsea completed the Mini Great North Run in 2025 in support of The Great North Children’s Hospital after the care little brother, Arlo received. Here Chelsea shares her story and why she and Ivy chose to fundraise.
“Our son, Arlo was born in May 2024. At ten days old he was taken into Cramlington Hospital after he was unable to breathe and feed and was then transferred to The Great North Children’s Hospital where he was cared for, for a week.
“It was such a scary time for us all as I was readmitted to hospital with a secondary PPH and being in one hospital with our baby in another was unbearable. My husband, James, stayed with Arlo in the GNCH and I visited every day when I was able to be discharged myself. This was also a worrying time for Ivy, who was 3 at the time, and was suddenly away from her mam, dad and new baby brother.
“The hospital cared for Arlo brilliantly and always made us feel welcome and kept us informed of his progress. Thankfully he is now safe and well thanks to their amazing care. We will be forever grateful for the care and support at such a scary time. Ivy wanted to say thank you to the doctors and nurses for saving her brother and wanted to help other poorly babies and children by running the Mini GNR to raise money to support the hospital.”
We are so grateful to our fundraisers like Ivy and YOU who choose to support us and help us make a difference to the lives of thousands of children, young people, their families and our staff at The Great North Children’s Hospital.
