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An Evening at Exeter College
An Evening at Exeter College

An exclusive evening at Exeter College, Oxford, on Thursday, 16th May To celebrate the end of our 75th Anniversary ... Read more

Bike or Walk Oxford
Bike or Walk Oxford

Sunday 23rd June Take part in this picturesque bike ride around Oxford and Oxfordshire countryside. Choose between a 26, 55, or 77 ... Read more

Blenheim Triathlon
Blenheim Triathlon

Saturday 1st and Sunday, 2nd June This is one of the most picturesque triathlons, taking place at a World Heritage Site and a ... Read more

Oxford Half Marathon
Oxford Half Marathon

This awesome course is fast and flat, it proudly guides runners through the pristine and winding streets of Oxford in all its historic ... Read more

Royal Parks Half Marathon
Royal Parks Half Marathon

This is the most spectacular half marathon that central London has to offer - it is a unique and inspiring event. Charity runners ... Read more

ASICS London 10K
ASICS London 10K

Dash past iconic central London sights Big Ben, the London Eye and the River Thames in a 10K race to remember on Sunday 14th July ... Read more

Hampton Court Palace 10K – May
Hampton Court Palace 10K – May

The Palace 10k is a flat and picturesque course which starts and finishes inside Hampton Court Palace. Running at this historic venue ... Read more

The Mulberry Bush Carol Service by Candlelight
The Mulberry Bush Carol Service by Candlelight

Enjoy a wonderful evening of carols, readings, champagne and canapes in the splendour of St Barnabas Church in Jericho, Oxford (OX2 6BS) Read more

The 2024 TCS London Marathon
The 2024 TCS London Marathon

Is running the TCS London Marathon on your bucket list? Are you looking for an amazing challenge for 2024? Join Team MB at the iconic ... Read more

A Celebration of Contemporary Choral Music at Bampton Church
A Celebration of Contemporary Choral Music at Bampton Church

A celebration of contemporary choral music at St Mary’s Church in Bampton Thursday, 10th October at 7.00pm Following the success of ... Read more

2024 Great North Run
2024 Great North Run

The UK's biggest and most famous half marathon. How can I get a place?  We currently have places available for 2024 so if you ... Read more

Blenheim 7k Fun Run
Blenheim 7k Fun Run

Use the code MULBERRY24 for a 15% discount when you register for any of the adult races at this family-friendly event Run, jog or ... Read more

Ready to Pick Your Own fundraising event and join supporters across the UK in our community fundraiser?

Setting a personal goal or planning a fundraising event can be a huge motivator and lots of fun, and there are plenty of events and activities for you to pick from! Whether it’s completing a challenge event from your bucket list like a gruelling Iron Man or running your personal best, to walking 10,000 steps every day for the next 30 days, completing 9 weeks of couch to 5k, gaming with friends online, painting, baking or anything else that you choose to Pick Your Own and achieve your goal, we’d love you to raise much-needed funds for The Mulberry Bush and celebrate your wins with others alike.

Creating an online fundraising page makes it a lot easier for your friends and family to support your challenge or send payment for event participation. Simply set up a JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving page to share with all your supporters and the proceeds will be sent directly to us.

We have a number of places in various sporting events, and would love for you to join our team. Take a look at our events calendar to see if anything inspires you!

Taking on your own challenge or organising a fundraising event? We’d love to hear from you and send you one of our Mulberry Bush sporting vests! Email us at  [email protected] to start the conversation.

Fundraise

Thank you for fundraising for The Mulberry Bush, we simply couldn’t do what we do without the fundraising efforts of our generous supporters.

We have lots of inspirational ideas, practical resources and friendly advice to help you with your fundraising.

This year, we’re asking all supporters to together join our Pick Your Own community fundraiser.

Whether you want to take part in a challenge event, organise your own fundraiser like a sponsored walk with friends or a wine and cheese evening, arrange a non-uniform day with your school, or host a bake sale with colleagues at work. We can’t wait to see what you’ll pick!

What will be your Pick You Own activity? Drop our friendly fundraising team an email to let us know what you’ve picked to do to support the charity [email protected]

From organising a coffee morning to walking the Ridgeway, our fundraising pack will help you along your way.

This pack includes items such as posters and invites to promote your event, decorative bunting, sponsorship forms and much more.

Download your pack today to print at home, or email [email protected] with details of where you would like your fundraising pack sent to.

Fundraise at school, college or university

School is the perfect place to start helping others. Whether your school has partnered with The Mulberry Bush or your child is fundraising with a small group of friends, there are numerous ways to make fundraising fun!

Need advice or ideas on fundraising events? Our fundraising team can come to your school, college or university to provide support and inspiration. Speak to your teachers and lecturer so everyone can get involved in helping make the event a success!

  • Mufti day (non-uniform day): Pupils and staff pay a small fee to come to school in either a special theme or just simple non-uniform.
    School disco: Put those dancing shoes on and donate ticket sales to The Mulberry Bush.
  • School fete: Speak to your school’s PTA to ask them to help you to organise a family fun day for all.
  • Sporting event: Organise a traditional sports day or challenge your school friends, teachers and even your parents to a rounders match or a football tournament, a day full of friendly competitive spirit! Don’t forget to invite people to watch and sell refreshments to boost your fundraising total.
  • Talent show: celebrate your school’s talents whilst raising money for the charity, simply charge an entry fee and sell tickets for the show.
  • Quiz fundraiser: Get your thinking caps on and organise a quiz. Collect an entry fee from every player and see which team will be victorious!
  • Bring and buy sale: Gather your unwanted books and toys and hold a sale in the school hall or playground. A great way for unwanted items to be treasured by someone else. This is also a great excuse to bake up some yummy goodies to sell as refreshments.
  • University and colleges – RAG (Raise and Give) week: We’d love for you to nominate us for your university or college’s RAG week.

We love hearing about all your fundraising activities, so please do tell us about what you’re doing, and don’t forget to send us your photos to [email protected] or Tweet us at twitter.com/MulberryBushOrg and find us on facebook.com/mulberrybushschool

What will be your Pick You Own activity? Drop our friendly fundraising team an email to let us know what you’ve picked to do to support the charity [email protected]

Fundraise at work

The support of businesses and organisations is essential to us and we welcome any opportunity to build mutually beneficial relationships. As a corporate supporter of The Mulberry Bush, you can increase staff engagement, raise your profile by creating positive PR and meeting your Corporate Social Responsibility needs while making a real difference and having fun.

We offer a number of opportunities for businesses to get involved and by this, helping us to provide care and support to children, young people and their families. From sponsoring an event and taking part in a challenge, to choosing us as your Charity of the Year, you’ll be encouraging staff to work together, improving morale, and demonstrating commitment to a worthwhile cause.

Ways you can support us

No matter the size of your business, your support will be greatly received and will make a true difference to the charity. Just a few ways that you can support us are:

  • Charity of the Year: Choose us as your Charity of the Year and we will work with you to create a bespoke calendar of fundraising events, activities and promotion to meet your needs
  • Sponsorship: Whether sponsoring one of our key events or sponsoring your employees through match funding, there are a variety of sponsorship opportunities for your organisation
  • Fundraise in your workplace: Hold a bake sale or coffee morning, organise a dress-down day or host a quiz night, corporate fundraising is great for team morale
  • Take part in a challenge: Enter a corporate team and complete the challenge together. Whether it’s a run, skydive, cycle ride or trek, we have the event for you.
  • Payroll Giving: Offering Payroll Giving to your employees will make your payday even more rewarding through a payroll donation to The Mulberry Bush.
  • Donate: Join us in a partnership, offering a percentage of sales as a donation to our charity
  • Volunteer: Encourage and allow your staff to volunteer for us – we have a range of exciting opportunities for team building.

Working with us will not only benefit your business, you can take comfort knowing that you are helping a worthy cause. Get in touch today to start the conversation, we’d love to hear from you [email protected]

Community fundraising

Over the years we’ve received invaluable involvement from various community groups and clubs.

From volunteering at our events, to making generous donations to support our work and projects, the involvement of our local community has been greatly appreciated. If you’re a member of a community group or club, we would be so grateful if you could nominate The Mulberry Bush as a charity to support in your local area.

Just a few examples of how your group can support us as are:

  • Raising the profile of our charity throughout the local communities
  • Volunteering and taking part at our events
  • Making a donation to a Mulberry Bush charity appeal or project
  • Organising a fundraising event on our behalf
  • Introducing us to other opportunities for support, such as businesses, schools, Trust and Grants, and other community clubs and groups

However you’d like to get involved, your support will make a huge difference to the work we do. Thank you.
Contact us today at [email protected] to get in touch with our Community Fundraiser.

Volunteer

Are you wanting to meet new and local people? Gain valuable and transferable skills to add to your CV? Or simply looking for a way to help a worthy cause?

Come and join our fantastic team of friendly fundraisers and volunteers. Contact [email protected] for more information