Naomi House & Jacksplace return as Lead Local Charity for Winchester Marafun

The Winchester Marafun will take place in the city on SundaySeptember 2023. For the 2023 event, local hospices Naomi House & Jacksplacewill be returning as Lead Local Charity Partner for a

Based in Sutton Scotney near Winchester, Naomi House & Jacksplace support families across the central south coast of England. The hospices provide expert hospice care for life limited and life threatened children and young adults, as well as their families.

Participants can run for Naomi House & Jacksplace by entering in the Half Marathon or Hilly 10K. There is also a Family Fun Run in the afternoon for all ages and abilities!

The routes travel through the historic city streets and scenic countryside past landmarks such as Winchester Cathedral and St Catherine’s Hill.

Thousands of runners are set to hit the streets for an exciting day of running in the city.

Abi Knapton, Events Manager at ReesLeisure commented:

‘We are delighted to have Naomi House & Jacksplace back on board forLead Local Charity at the event this year! We can’t wait to welcome theirawesome team of runners to the day who are raising funds for an amazing causeand taking on the hilly challenges.’

Gemma Rolfe, Events Fundraising Officer atNaomi House & Jacksplace commented:

‘It is a great pleasure to be Lead LocalCharity Partner for the 5 year in a row for the WinchesterMarafun. Every year our runners take on this hilly route and raise much neededfunds for the hospices. We couldn’t be more thankful to have such wonderfullocal supporters.’  

To sign up to the event to run for Naomi House & Jacksplace please visit https://www.naomihouse.org.uk/marafun

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