What is the route for the Men's Walk?

We have a scenic route planned for the walk.

The eight-mile walk will start at Prospect Hospice in Wroughton and finish at the County Ground in Swindon. Along the way, you will pass local landmarks including the Old Town Railway Path, Wilts & Berks Canal, the Designer Outlet and Railway Village. Download the route map.

Do I need to pay to take part?

Yes, there is a small registration fee of £28 per person. This helps cover the costs of the event, including food, drink, t-shirt and your ticket to the football match.

Do I need to fundraise to take part?

Yes, we encourage you to fundraise or donate a minimum of £50. This will go towards our essential services, including supporting men and families through bereavement.

What else do I need to know?

We have created a helpful guide with everything you need to know for the day.

It includes key information about the walk, including timings, facilities and refreshments along the way. We recommend taking a few minutes to read through it. Download the essentials guide.

Volunteers

We’re looking for volunteers to help on the day!

There are plenty of roles available, whether you want to marshal along the route or help at the finish line. We even offer complete flexibility, so you can volunteer for a few hours or the whole day. Without volunteers, we simply couldn’t put on events like this.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please get in touch with our Fundraising and Events Team on fundraisingandevents@prospect-hospice.net.

Sponsorship form

You can download a sponsorship form here.

Corporate partners 

We’re looking for corporate partners to get involved!

By sponsoring the event, you could show your support for men’s health and wellbeing. You could even encourage your employees to take part, helping to raise awareness for hospice care in the local community.

If you’re interested in partnering with us, please get in touch with our Partnerships Lead, Sinéad Nolan-Martin. You can email her at sineadnolan-martin@prospect-hospice.net.

Terms and conditions

All paying registrants (PR) must complete and sign a registration form or enter online before taking part. Each PR needs to ensure that every member of their party has given the PR their permission to enter them into the event and given permission to submit their name and contact details. These details will be held by Enthuse (for online entrants) and Prospect Hospice for the purpose of administering this event.

All children aged 18 and under must be accompanied by a participating adult who will be responsible for their safety throughout the event. Children must remain with their responsible adult during the event and not separate from them.

Participants must be aged 8+ to take on the 8-mile route.

All participants are expected to raise sponsorship, a minimum of £50, or make a personal donation in lieu of sponsorship.

The non-refundable entry fee is to cover the cost of administration and resources for the event and entitles each walker to a meal, a drink, a T-shirt and a match ticket.

Places on the event are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Dogs are only permitted on the walk and are not permitted within Swindon Town Football Club.

Sensible footwear must be worn and care taken. The course is multi-terrain.

If you have a medical condition which could be affected by exercise, please obtain your doctor’s approval before participation.

While all reasonable action has been taken by Prospect Hospice to ensure the safety of participants, the charity cannot be held accountable for any injury, loss or damage sustained during this event.

By taking part in the Men’s Walk to Support you are representing Prospect Hospice and antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated. Those who exhibit antisocial behaviour will be asked to leave the event.

8-mile route:

You enter the walk at your own risk and should not take part unless medically fit to walk 8 miles and complete the distance within four hours. We reserve the right to withdraw marshalling for any participants who take over four hours to complete the course.

Entrants will be responsible for making their own way to Prospect Hospice for the start of the event and arranging suitable transport to get home from Swindon Town Football Club.

The charity may take photographs of the event and use them in publicity material including on their websites. If you do not want your photograph to be used, please contact the Fundraising and Events Team on fundraisingandevents@prospect-hospice.net.

The event start time is based on a 12.30pm kick-off time, which is subject to change. This change could be last minute but will be communicated as soon as possible to all participants.

In the unlikely event that we do need to cancel the event; you will be notified by email. If we are unable to re-arrange the Men’s Walk to Support event for another date, we will contact you about refund options.

Will there be car parking?

Parking isn’t available at the hospice on the day (we have very limited space which must be reserved for clinical staff, patient visitors as well as event day staff and volunteers). However, we will be operating a drop-off only system in the overflow car park to help participants arrive safely and smoothly. We’ll share clear information in advance about nearby parking options, including the Ellendune Centre, as well as suitable bus links for both the start and finish locations. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own transport to and from the event at times that work best for them - whether you plan to stay for the football match or head off a little earlier. Full travel details will be included in your final event information closer to the day.