Events

The 2025 TCS London Marathon will take place on Sunday 27th April.

We are delighted to have five marathon runners running the iconic London route this year.

If you would like to support their fundraising, please click on their link below, pledge an amount and send them your message of support:

Mark Butcher  https://www.justgiving.com/page/mark-butcher-2025

Sarah Adams  https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/sarah-adams-d9a0c

Philip Booth  https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/philip-booth

Michael Bond  https://www.justgiving.com/page/michael-bond-1972

Kieron Stubbings https://www.justgiving.com/page/kieron-stubbings-1

Do you already have a place?

If you are lucky enough to have secured a place through the race organisers’ ballot, we’d love you to join 'Team BCCS'. We only have a limited amount of guaranteed places available, so we really appreciate any sponsorship money raised by people who have already secured their own places.

For further information, please email Damian who will be happy to help.

Our previous Marathon runners are our best ambassadors - here's what they have to say about being part of the event for BCCS:

'The London Marathon was one of the best days of my life; 26.2 miles of deafening support from the crowd as you pass Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and, at last, Buckingham Palace is something I’ll never forget.

It was an honour to do my bit for a charity like BCCS and help them continue to provide such amazing support to a large number of children in the local community.

Trust me, being part of the amazing atmosphere on the streets of London for that day makes all those training runs in the cold worthwhile.

I would strongly urge anyone even considering running the London Marathon to go for it. Just make sure you’ve got yourself some comfortable trainers and your name on your purple BCCS vest for the big day; the crowd will do the rest of the work for you!'

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a Summer Luncheon at a new venue on Friday 13^th June.

The Lawn is an elegant, grade II listed Georgian house in a unique rural setting in Rochford and will be available to us exclusively for the afternoon.

A delicious two-course luncheon will be served in the stunning Orangery overlooking the beautiful, landscaped gardens.

This event is open to everyone and tickets are available to purchase now at £37.50 per person by clicking our link here.

Menu for the day

Main course

Roasted garlic & thyme chicken with a white wine sauce

(gluten free & can be made dairy-free)

or

Pesto & goat’s cheese risotto with pea shoots

(can be made vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free)

Dessert

Baked honeycomb cheesecake with dark chocolate sauce 

or

Fresh fruit salad with sorbet

(can be made vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free) 

To follow

Coffee or tea infusions & chocolate mints

If you have any specific dietary requirements, please purchase your tickets using the link above and then email these to Julie or call her on 07912 277413.  Please also let us know if you are coming along in a group so that we can seat you together. We expect guests will be seated at tables of 10.

We expect that this event will sell out quickly so do purchase your tickets early.

Guests are kindly invited to arrive for 12.30pm to be greeted and seated in good time for luncheon service at 1pm. 

For SAT NAV purposes, the full address of the hotel is: The Lawn, Hall Rd, Rochford SS4 1PL

Parking: There is ample parking available at the hotel. Guests with mobility issues can be dropped off at the main entrance.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our Christmas Craft and Gift Fair will be held at The Mill Hall Arts & Events Centre, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh SS6 7ED on Sunday 16th November from 10.30-4pm.

There is free parking at the venue and admission is only £1.50 for adults and free for children under 14.

There will be lots of stalls selling crafts and gifts so come along and pick up a few early Christmas presents and enjoy some refreshments while helping us to raise vital funds for our work.

If you are interested in having a stall at our event, please email Damian or contact us on 07912 308000 for further information; pitches are £35 after which all proceeds made on the day are your own.

Otherwise, stall holders can complete our booking form here and send to Damian at ddillon@bccs.org.uk

Get Crafty for BCCS!

Do you have something which we could sell on our stall? Christmas cakes, chutneys, Christmas tree or house decorations, candles, floral centrepieces or wreaths, unused gifts - any or all welcome!

Please email Damian who will arrange to have your donation collected from you.

We are very grateful to one of our long-standing supporters who has organised this for us and are looking forward to another very successful event; we hope to see you there!

We are delighted to be holding our Diocesan sponsored walks again this year during the summer months in line with our original walks' calendar, and are looking for willing volunteers to walk a route for us.

Currently we have the following walks scheduled in our diary.  Should you wish to join with one of these, please email Damian ddillon@bccs.org.uk who will be delighted to hear from you.

• Chingford - 21st June
• Basildon - 5th July
• Canvey to Benfleet - September TBA
• Woodford Green - September TBA

Dates for Chelmsford, Colchester and Romford are to be advised.  Register your interest with us by emailing Damian.

How you can help

If you are taking part, you can download the Sponsorship Form here and begin asking for some support for your walk.

Sponsoring a walker

If you would like to sponsor a walker who is undertaking one of our routes, please use our Donate button here: https://www.bccs.org.uk/ways-donate/

Please put the name of the person you are sponsoring as the reference on your donation so we can let them know how much they have raised.

• If you prefer to send your donation by cheque payable to BCCS, please send by post to: BCCS, 133 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9AB
• Using your on-line banking, you can transfer your donation directly to our bank account using the name of your walker as the reference:

Account Name: Brentwood Catholic Childrens Society

Account Number: 31094130

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If you would like to Gift Aid your donation at no extra charge to you, please complete our fillable Gift Aid Donation Card here and return to us by emailing headoffice@bccs.org.uk or sending to us at the above address.

Thank you for helping us with our Sponsored Walk initiative; with your help we will continue to make a difference to young lives throughout Essex and East London this summer.