Take on one of the world’s most iconic marathons while making a difference for patients, families and staff at Great Western Hospital.
Whether you’ve secured your own place through the public ballot or are hoping to run with a Brighter Futures charity place, we’d love to have you on Team Brighter Futures.
Our charity places for the 2027 TCS London Marathon are currently full.
If a place becomes available, we will offer it to people on our waiting list in the order they joined.
To join our waiting list, please email gwh.fundraising@nhs.net with your name and contact details, and we’ll be in touch if a place becomes available.
If you’ve secured your own place through the London Marathon ballot, we’d love for you to run for Brighter Futures.
By joining Team Brighter Futures, you’ll receive fundraising support, encouragement and resources to help you make the biggest impact possible.
Register as a Brighter Futures ballot place runner here:
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/BrighterFuturesBallotPlaceRunnerLondonMarathon2027
We ask all Team Brighter Futures runners to aim to raise a minimum of £1,000.
Every pound you raise helps Brighter Futures continue supporting projects that enhance care for patients across Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Our fundraising team will support you every step of the way with:
If you’re running with your own ballot place, you’ll be able to set up your fundraising page when you register using the link above.
Yes, if you received a ballot place. If you’ve secured your own place through the public ballot, you can still join Team Brighter Futures by registering using the link above.
Our Charity places are currently full, therefore we are operating a waiting list. If a place becomes available, we’ll contact people in the order they joined the waiting list.
Yes. To join our waiting list, please email gwh.fundraising@nhs.net with your name and contact details, and we’ll be in touch if a place becomes available.
Yes. We ask all runners to aim to raise a minimum of £1,000.
Absolutely. Our fundraising team will be with you throughout your marathon journey, providing advice, ideas and encouragement to help you achieve your fundraising goal.
If you already have your own marathon place, we encourage you to register as soon as possible so we can support you from the start of your fundraising journey.
If the London Marathon isn’t the right event for you, there are plenty of other ways to get involved.
Browse our latest fundraising events and challenges:
We’d love to welcome you to Team Brighter Futures, whatever challenge you choose!
