Walk For A Cure

Thank you so much to everyone who took part or donated to Walk For A Cure 2023! Details for 2024 events will be announced here soon.

Past events

The Stray
Harrogate

Sunday 23 July

A 4.7k walk through beautiful parkland, and one of Harrogate’s best known landmarks.

Holyrood Park
Edinburgh

Sunday 30 July

A mixed terrain 5k walk through one of Edinburgh’s most naturally beautiful locations.

Fundraising leaderboard

Choose your fundraising target

The minimum fundraising target for this event is £100.

£100

could help fund research to improve MRI brain scanning.

£125

could help researchers build on our knowledge of Alzheimer’s genetics.

£250*

could pay for a genetic test to help identify dementia risk genes.

£500

could help to fund vital clinical trials on new dementia treatments.

*Most people choose this fundraising target.

Supporter stories

I'm walking for someone I love, affected by dementia.

"We don’t want other families to go through this heartache. We must all Walk For A Cure." - Hat, London

I'm walking for someone special to me, taken by dementia.

“I know that one day there will be a cure for the diseases that cause dementia and I’m proud to be doing my bit to help us get there.” - John, Yorkshire

I'm walking for people like me, living with dementia.

"I'm so excited to take part in Walk For A Cure and I hope lots of people will join me at the events around the country." - Olive, Scotland

Volunteer at Walk For A Cure

If you'd like to join us at a Walk For A Cure event but don't want to walk, why not join us as a volunteer? There are a number of ways to get involved. Click the link below to find out more about volunteering in London, Harrogate or Edinburgh.