March 4 CENS
Walk 1 million steps throughout the month of March and help put an end to homelessness

Gather your friends, family and colleagues and step up for CENS’s March walking challenge. You will be raising vital funds to support homeless people and helping them take their first steps forward towards secure, safe, independent living.

You can take part as a team, or if you are super-fit, go it alone! All you have to do is take 1 million steps throughout March. That’s just over 32,000 steps each day! Or only 16,000 if you take part as a pair and just over 10,000 in a team of 3.

You might want to walk, you may fancy a bit of running, or maybe you’ll take to a treadmill. However you do it, it all counts.

Here's how it works

Step 1

Choose your team and give it a name.

Remember the bigger the team, the fewer the steps each of you needs to take.

Step 2

Register your team.

Registration fee is £25 per team member/ticket. You will receive a free March 4 CENS vest each and a welcome pack*. As the purchaser you will be the team leader and will need to register all your team mates, so have their email addresses ready?

Register your team

Step 3

Get fundraising.

This is optional, but it all helps raise funds to help the homeless. You can sign up for JustGiving by clicking on the logo or you can download our sponsorship form. You can also set up a fundraiser on Facebook.

Download CENS Sponsorship Form

Step 4

Join our Facebook Group and start stepping.

Search for March 4 CENS on Facebook to start sharing your experiences, photos, inspiration and progress with other steppers.

CENS Facebook page

Last year we raised much-needed funds for CENS with the first ever March 4 CENS and now we are inviting you to join us. What will you call your team? Need some inspiration? A few of last year’s team names were Captain CENSible, The Blister Sisters, Stepping Crewe and Cirque de Sore Legs.

What people have said about March 4 CENS

“Just being outside and discovering new routes and experiencing the fresh air and nature was in itself, great for the body and mind”
“Meeting up with friends for walks was great fun and we got amazingly fit without even noticing”
“We had so many laughs throughout the challenge… and raised money for a great cause along the way.”
“Signing up for the challenge meant I had to get outside for a walk every day. It was a real incentive and helped me get my fitness back ready for the Summer.”
“I made some great friends and loved chatting on the group with the other steppers.”

Register and take part

• Select up to 20 tickets •
• Enter the details for each member of your team •
• Click ''Buy Tickets Now" •
• Proceed to purchase your tickets •

* Please note: all welcome packs and event vests will be sent to the address of the person buying the tickets

Please allow up to 10 working days to receive welcome packs and vests

Registration tickets are emailed to the email address entered for each individual member. If you wish to have all registration tickets sent to one email address, please enter the same email address for each team member.

March 4 CENS Registration

£25.00

When selecting more than 1, Scoll down on the tickets to see multiple tickets

SPONSOR

Lanswood

Residential and Commercial Developments

March 4 CENS 2023 is sponsored by Lanswood, a leading property development company.

Lanswood is committed to delivering positive, economic, social and environmental impacts through its developments.

Their charitable contributions include sponsorships, donations and creating special experiences. They have donated just under £50,000 to local charities and community projects.

Huge thanks to Lanswood, who have made the running of this fundraising event possible.

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