Walk 30km in Northampton for 30 Years of Maggie’s
In celebration of 30 years of Maggie’s, who offer support to anyone affected by cancer, we are asking walkers to join us on a 30km charity walk in Northampton on Sunday March 29.
Maggie’s Northampton are hoping that over 150 people will join us on the day to walk 30 kilometres around Northampton, through the parks, university grounds, delapre Abbey and down the canals of the town. The walk will be lead by Dave Askew of Northamptonshire Walks.
The walk will start and end at the beautiful new Maggie’s Northampton Centre, just off Billing Road in the grounds of Northampton General Hospital.
We hope the event will raise over ?16,000 for Maggie’s in Northampton.
It costs just £10 to register for a place on the walk, and we encourage people registered to fundraise through sponsorship ahead of the day. All participants will receive a commemorative medal on the day. You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/30km-walk-for-30-years-northampton-march-2026-tickets-1980555449665?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us for the full day, or meet us at various points along the way. Make sure you have registered to get a full break down of times and locations to meet us.
Timings (including What3word locations) –
- Depart 08.00am Maggie’s Northampton, Billing Road - odds.kind.discepancy
- Becket's Park Cafe - forgot.ages.busy
- The Engine Shed Uni Campus - snap.trains.blur
- Delapre Abbey - local.boxer.skin
- Waterside Cafe - bottom.fears.track
- Abington Park Cafe - fixed.along.hiking
- Eastfield Park - putty.swing.cats
- Bradlaugh Fields Barn - freed.mock.perky
- Racecourse Pavilion herds.soak.booth
- Victoria Park - flash.learns.bolt
- Duston Mill Lane Car Park - lakes.hone.influencing
- All Saints Church - bronze.level.rats
If you can’t make the walk or would like to do it your own way, Maggie’s would be delighted to support anyone to complete a 30km challenge in their 2026 anniversary year.
Links to register for the walk or the 30 km your way challenge: 30KM Your Own Way Tickets, Northampton | Eventbrite
What is Maggie’s?
The leading cancer support charity, providing free practical, emotional and psychological support to people who are living with cancer, as well as their family and friends.
From benefits advice and mental health support to help with exercise in nutrition, Maggie’s has a wide range of help available for people impacted by cancer.
Maggie’s opened its 27th centre in the grounds of Northampton General Hospital with thousands of people across the East Midlands set to benefit from its wide-ranging support. It is expected that the centre will support approximately 15,000 visits* a year. There are 150,000 people in the East Midlands area living with cancer.
Maggie’s is there for everyone who needs it, and we are free with no appointment or referral necessary. We know this makes a huge difference to helping people cope with their diagnosis - from getting ready for cancer treatment, help with potential side effects, support after treatment, benefits advice or support coping with advanced cancer.
Maggie’s has 30 years of experience and expertise providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK. Built in the grounds of NHS cancer hospitals, the centres are warm and welcoming and are run by expert staff, who help people live well with cancer.
Why Walking in Northampton?
We want to be noticed! We’re hoping that a large crowd of over 150 people will draw attention to our new centre and charity.
To find out more about Maggie’s Northampton and how you can support the centre please visit www.maggies.org/maggies-northampton/