AJ Bell Great South Run

18 Oct 2026

Run For Charity

Alzheimer’s Society has been proudly selected as the official charity of the AJ Bell Great Run Series. Together we’re investing in a world without dementia. Together, we’ve got dementia on the run. As the country’s biggest killer, someone develops dementia every three minutes in the UK.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we know the steps it will take to create a future where dementia no longer devastates lives. By delivering vital support services, funding pioneering research and campaigning relentlessly for change, we’re now so close to lifechanging treatments being available for people who need them most. For the first time, we’ve truly got dementia on the run.

​Hope is on the horizon but to get there, we need everyone on the team. Because it will take a society to beat dementia. The money we raise from the AJ Bell Great Run series will help us get there faster. Join us.

Join forces with the team that will get you to the finish line. We’re the only ones fighting over 200 cancer . Our life-saving work is funded entirely by the generosity of our supporters, so every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, and every runner. One in two people now survive cancer. Together we’ve achieved so much, but we won’t stop until we’ve beaten it altogether. Join the team today and we will beat cancer.

The Bobby Moore Fund was set up in memory legendary footballer Bobby Moore, who sadly died from bowel cancer aged just 51.To date the Bobby Moore Fund has raised over £20 million. The funds are spent on world class bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. With your support, bowel cancer stands no chance. Let’s make Bobby proud and help beat it sooner. Join the Bobby Moore Fund team today.

Show your support for the 10,000 people a year diagnosed with leukaemia by joining Leukaemia Care, the UK’s leading leukaemia charity. By running for Leukaemia Care you are helping to ensure that everyone affected by a leukaemia diagnosis, receives the best possible information, advice, treatment and support.

At Macmillan, we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. If you’re diagnosed, your worries are our worries. We will move mountains to help you live life as fully as you can. And we don’t stop there. We’re going all out to find ever better ways to help people with cancer, helping to bring forward the day when everyone gets life-transforming support from day one. We’re doing whatever it takes, but we couldn’t do what we do without you, thank you so much for your support.

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association is an award-winning charity with royal approval committed to improving lives, opportunities and outcomes by providing friendship, information and a wide range of some of the UK’s best specialist educational services and social opportunities for children and young adults with Down syndrome across the south. We work hard to raise awareness, champion inclusion & celebrate diversity because when people with Down syndrome are given opportunities to participate & be fully included, the whole community benefits.

Pompey in the Community support the lives of over 36,000 people of all ages every year, but we want to support more. The cost-of-living crisis has meant our services are becoming more integral to the lives of those we support. You will help us harness the motivational power of Portsmouth Football Club to enable and empower individuals to thrive, foster social integration and create a community where people can flourish and belong. 

Join Team Pompey in the Community to create lasting, positive change. 

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour. We’re set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And we’re doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour – a cure really can’t wait.

When you run for BHF, you can help us achieve our vision of a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. You run for the people you love. You run to help us fund lifesaving research and support people affected by heart and circulatory diseases. You run to help keep families together for longer.

It’s because of you, BHF-funded research is possible. Together, we can make the impossible possible. Thank you.

Run for Portsmouth Hospitals Charity and help support the local Hospital to enhance patient care and support staff wellbeing. From innovative medical equipment, to patient experience to research each £1 will make a massive difference locally. Come and join the team!

The Parenting Network is an award-winning family support organisation based in Portsmouth. We believe every parent deserves the confidence, support and community they need to give their child the best start in life. We listen, we walk alongside families, and we shape our support around real lives and real challenges.

Last year, we supported over 27,000 people across our region. From the Portsmouth Baby Bank and Families stay and play groups, to Dadzclub supporting men’s mental health, Bump & Baby perinatal sessions, young parents’ groups and Embrace groups for those affected by childhood trauma, our services are there when families need them most.

By running for us in the Great South Run, you’ll help us be there for even more parents and children. Every step you take helps build stronger families and brighter futures.

Rowans Hospice is a local charity providing free, specialist palliative and end-of-life care for adults with life-limiting illnesses across Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire. From diagnosis through bereavement, their compassionate team supports patients and families free of charge. Care is delivered via the In-patient Unit, Hospice-at-Home team, Living Well Services, and bereavement support, including the Meerkat children’s bereavement service. Donations, fundraising and volunteers enable this vital care, helping people live as well as possible with dignity and comfort every day.

Samaritans is the only support service open 24 hours a day, every day. We’re here for anyone facing an emotional problem of any kind. Every year we receive over 5 million calls for help, across our 201 branches. When people get in touch, we listen – in confidence and without being judgemental. Whether it’s online, over the phone or face-to-face, we give people the space and time to work through their problems in their own way and move forward.

Solent Mind is Hampshire’s leading mental health charity, supporting thousands of people every year across Hampshire. From crisis support and employment services, to wellbeing centres and outreach in schools, we’re here to make sure no one faces a mental health problem alone.

Every day, our services help people rebuild their confidence, stay well at work, connect with people in their communities, and find hope during their toughest moments.

Alongside our frontline services, we campaign to challenge stigma and empower communities to talk more openly about mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem, our work has never been more vital.