Welcome to the 12th Chew Valley 10k - Sunday 9th June 2024: 9.30am Start

We are back with the 12th Chew Valley 10k on Sunday 9th June 2024 at 9.30am, with our beautiful rural route and fabulous hill! We are delighted to be supported by our two main sponsors, Winford Ford and Brock & Houlford Expert Eyecare, two great local businesses, who share our enthusiasm to encourage activity in our community and raise as much money and awareness for our beneficiaries as possible.

Our Race Headquarters at Bishop Sutton Village Hall and the Village Field behind allow for plenty of space to warm up and catch-up with fellow runners - refreshments and delicious cakes will also be available, provided by our friends at Bishop Sutton Pre-School and Forest School!

What You Will Get:

• Bespoke event medal and option of technical t-shirt (enter by 10pm on 12th May 2024 for option of tech t-shirt)

• Reduced rates for 15-18 year olds

• Chip timed, UK Athletics licenced event

• For your convenience, if you enter by 10pm on 12th May, your race number will be mailed to you prior to the event. It will also be personalised with your name on it.

• Free professional event photos by Photo-Fit - available to download in high-resolution

• Free supervised kit storage at the Village Hall

• Free parking at Westway Farm, very close by

• Lead male & female prizes and organic veg box from our friends at The Community Farm, male & female age category prizes from 15 years + and including our 80 years + category, plus a very warm welcome back for all our runners

• The Team Cup has been re-introduced - teams of five maximum, with the fastest four times combined being included - simply enter your unique team name on the entry page when prompted.

• Friendly marshals and lots of local community support!

• A beautiful, rural route on undulating lanes with closed roads at the start and finish and minimal traffic - even 'the hill' at about half-way is very leafy and pretty...!

  This year, we are raising much-needed funds for Chew Valley School Society, Bishop Sutton School Society, NICU Support, based in Norton Malreward, (who support Neo-Natal units in the Bristol, Bath and surrounding area) and Black2Nature, a local charity based in Compton Martin, dedicated to connecting Visibly Minority Ethnic young people to nature in the Chew Valley through workshops, day trips, Chew Camps and other events. Find out more about our beneficiaries by clicking on their logos. Our refreshments and cakes will raise funds for Bishop Sutton Pre-School and Forest School.
   

• You can opt to give a Sportsgiving donation on entry, if you would like to - simply click on the drop-down box when prompted and you can round your entry up to the nearest pound, fiver or more. Or opt out of a T-shirt and donate the difference to Chew Valley Plants Trees, a local community organisation that aims to double tree cover in the Chew Valley by 2030 (www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk) You can also choose to set-up a Sportsgiving page at the click of a button on entry and raise further funds for one of our beneficiaries, or a charity of your choice.

Transfer/Refund Policy

Free transfers are available up to a cut-off point of Sunday 12th May 2024 at 10pm. As a small team raising money for our chosen beneficiaries and ordering medals and tshirts in advance, we are not able to make refunds.

Closing Date for Entries

The closing date for entries is 9am on Wednesday 5th June, if not sold-out before. There will be no transfers or entries on Race Day. Entries prior to 12th May at 10pm will have their race bib mailed to their home address - entries after 12th May will collect from Race HQ either at Early Registration the day before on 8th June), or from 7.30am on Race Day.

Additional Insurance Policy

You can purchase an additional Refund Protect insurance policy when you are completing your registration and this covers a number of reasons as to why you might not be able to make event day on 9th June 2024. Further details are available on the entry page.

Thank you for your support! We look forward to seeing you all again soon! You can keep up-to-date by following us on Facebook, Twitter @chewvalley10k and Instagram or can contact us at email@chewvalley10k.co.uk.