Since 1989, the Marlow Striders Half Marathon has donated over £334,000 to charities

We are proud to be supporting the following charities from the proceeds of the 2026 Marlow Half Marathon:

Brighter Futures Together: Brighter Futures Together is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) supporting young people to build confidence, connection and opportunity. They combine youth-led delivery, training and consultancy to strengthen both young people and the systems around them. Rooted in real-world experience across the youth sector and health services, their work is practical, relational and inclusive. Every project, partnership and training session is designed to create safe spaces, strengthen support networks and reinvest back into the communities they serve.

Stamp Out Suicide: Stamp Out Suicide (SOS) is a UK-registered charity dedicated to suicide prevention and mental health support. The charity provides free, confidential telephone counselling for people experiencing suicidal thoughts and works to raise awareness of suicide prevention across communities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Through counselling, education, and training, SOS aims to offer hope, support, and practical help to those affected by suicide and mental health challenges.

Marlow Sports Club: Our home base as Marlow Striders running club, is also the base of many Sports Clubs in the town. MSC have been looking to improve the facilities in the building for some time and have recently submitted planning permission to redevelop the entire club house facilities. These are exciting times for all of the clubs at the site, BUT the changes come at a cost. As such, we are committed to doing out part from the Half Marathon to raise funds to help support this vital redevelopment within our community.

Our members nominate and vote at our AGM in May for the charities that are meaningful to them to benefit from the proceeds of our event in November.

2025 Charities

Bucks Vision

BucksVision has been supporting people with sight loss for over 100 years. 

They offer a wide range of services delivered by our small, dedicated staff team and fantastic team of volunteers working across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. 

All of thier staff and volunteers understand the practical consequences and emotional impact of sight loss. It is important to remember that you can carry on with most, if not all, aspects of your life with appropriate support and encouragement.

Dementia Action Marlow

DAM run 3 social sessions every week to provide support and facilitate social interaction, both for the person living with dementia and their carer. ​

Within these sessions DAM run ‘Let’s get Moving’ once a week to encourage better movement and coordination. As well as addressing the “not moving enough” problem we have fun! They also have two sessions a month that include music, singing and sometimes dancing for those who wish to express further and Tai Chi once a month.

Marlow Sports Club

Our home club is Marlow Sports Club (MSC) and we are happy to support the on-going plans to update the facility so our club is a fit for purpose and a great place to meet and socialise after a long run.

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Marlow Half Marathon

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