Fabulous 1st Official Virtual Event a resounding success!

Fabulous 1st Official Virtual Event a resounding success!

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Take 10 volunteers and 303 energetic generous people and what have you got – Mad March Hare 2021 1st Official Virtual Event! As all Mad March Hares leap in to April the team would like to say a massive THANK YOU.  Walkers, Runners and Children’s Activity Trailers showed great support for our event and have helped us raise over £2,500 so far for our chosen charity Breast Cancer Now.  Sponsorship is still arriving at the Mad March Hare burrow so our total will rise. A big thank you to our supporters and sponsors who have helped us ensure 100% of registration fees goes to Breast Cancer Now. Keep an eye on the website and local media for an announcement of our final total soon.

Amazing Fantastic Achievement – Cheryl’s Story

Amazing Fantastic Achievement – Cheryl’s Story

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This is Cheryl Williams’ Story Hey everyone! As some of you all know I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Sept 2019 and I finished my treatment in Jan 2021. It was very lucky that they caught the disease in its early stages and I went on to have the best possible treatment available to me which resulted in me getting the news in Jan that there was no evidence of disease. Having had 15 months of intense treatment has taken its toll on me but I wanted to do something to raise money for Breast Cancer Now. I would love to be able to raise as much as I can for a charity that supported me through what has been the hardest…

Watch out, Watch Out, there’s a wild Mad March Hare About!

Watch out, Watch Out, there’s a wild Mad March Hare About!

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Sightings of a wild Mad March Hare reported in Swindon Reports are coming in from Swindon of multiple sightings of a wild, human sized Mad March Hare. Although large it is said to be very friendly and happy to pose for selfies. Here we find the wild Mad March Hare in it’s natural environment. Have you guessed what the Mad March Hare is trying to tell us? We believe it’s telling us to get out and about, get some exercise and at the same time raise some money for Breast Cancer Now. How do you do that? Well, by registering for this years Virtual Mad March Hare Event. Click the button below to go to our Events Page.

First Registration for 2021

First Registration for 2021

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The first registration has arrived at Mad March Hare HQ. Yes, Mad March Hare 2021 is underway with registrations now coming in from across the world. First to register was Jane Rodens from Ipswich. Originally from Swindon Jane has completed our event several times, often timing her trips back to see family so she can take part. The route it takes through Swindon is one of my favourites, I may not be able to run the same hills and views in Suffolk but I will give it a go. As soon as I saw the link on a friends’ Facebook page I thought it would be a good opportunity to support the charity. Jane Robens We’re delighted to have you on board Jane. Lots more…

Happy New Year 2021

Happy New Year 2021

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Happy New Year 2021 to all the Mad March Hares out there and welcome to the new website. The Mad March Hare Team would like to wish you all a Happy New Year 2021. The Team have taken the opportunity offered us by various lock-downs to completely redesign our website. We have a whole new look and feel on the site and have introduced a more friendly registration and payment system. We hope you like the new website. If you have any comments on the, please let the Team know via our Facebook page. Just to remind everyone, this year due to Covid-19, we are running a Virtual Mad March Hare for the whole of March 2021.  We’d love you to join in our fun…

COVID didn’t stop the 13th Mad March Hare

COVID didn’t stop the 13th Mad March Hare

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Thirteen wasn’t an unlucky number for the Mad March Hare Event as the team were determined to do all they could to continue their fundraising quest! The annual event based at Lydiard Academy welcomes over 500 participants walking, jogging or running a 5k or 10k route around West Swindon and raises money for Breast Cancer Now.  Our fundraising up to 2019 stood at over £113,000. However, this year in response to the Government guidance around COVID 19 and after taking advice from organisers of other large events, the Team took the sad decision early in March to cancel the event scheduled for Sunday 22nd March. We were very disappointed to have to take this action but we considered it was appropriate under the circumstances. Registration for the event closed…

Pictures of Our Virtual Finishers

Pictures of Our Virtual Finishers

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The Virtual Event Continued On… In response to the guidance around COVID 19, early in March the Mad March Team took the sad decision to cancel the event scheduled for Sunday 22nd March 2020.  However, the virtual event had been running for the past few years and had proved really popular, so we thought it would be a good idea to offer people the opportunity to do this instead (following social distance advice of course). Images of happy families completing their runs began to fill our Facebook page and we busily started to deliver the medals which had been so deservedly earned. Here are just a few of the many pictures we received.

Mad March Hare 2020 T-Shirts available to order

Mad March Hare 2020 T-Shirts available to order

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Great News – Mad March Hare T-Shirts and Vests are now available in 2020 Orange This year we are pleased to announce that you can pre-order your T-Shirts and Vest in fabulous 2020 Orange.  These will be available to collect at the event but you must get your orders in no later than 10th March 2020. T-SHIRT ORDERS NOW CLOSED FOR MAD MARCH HARE 2020