ACTIVE Leisure Events has chosen its official charity partner for running races in Chester in 2023.

The official 2023 race charity has been named as Hope House & Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospices, which have been supporting families within the community, ensuring no-one faces the death of their child alone, for over 30 years.

They support more than 750 local families who are either caring for a terminally ill child, or whose child has died.

Nicky Eyes, Chester area fundraiser for Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for us, not only for the amount of money this will raise to help seriously ill local children, but also to raise awareness of what we do and the services we offer within the area.

"Having been a runner in these events in the past they really are the best organized in the area. Active Leisure Events offer fantastic support to their runners and this in turn means the runners want to support the chosen charity, Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospices, we feel very lucky."

The ambition of Hope House & Tŷ Gobaith Children’s hospices is to raise £2.5 million next year to make sure they reach every mum, dad, brother, and sister who needs help in the area.

Callum Shields, Active Leisure Events event director, added: "Our runners are the best on the planet. Year on year we successfully fundraise thousands and thousands of pounds for our official charities.

"This year will be no exception as charity and community is part of everything we do."

Fundraising options include donations, charity runners, green runners, and charity awareness campaigns.

Runners will be able to choose Hope House as a cause to raise funds for in the city's flagship running events in 2023:

  • MBNA Chester 10k – March 12
  • Essar Chester Half Marathon – May 21
  • MBNA Chester Marathon and Metric Marathon – October 8

To sign up for any of the races, which include children’s and family events, visit www.activeleisureevents.co.uk and, to run for or donate to Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospices or both, click to do so during the entry process.