Events

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, run or cycle a route for us.

As this is our 40th anniversary year, our walks for this year are being called Anniversary Walks.

Currently we have the following walks scheduled in.  Should you wish to join with one of these, please email Damian or call him on 07912 308000.

• Chingford
• Basildon
• Southend
• Forest Gate
• Chelmsford
• Woodford Green

How you can help

If you are taking part, you can download your 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 donation page here  and include the name of the person you are sponsoring as the reference on your donation.

• If you prefer to send your donation by cheque payable to us, 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

Sort Code: 40 13 22

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 or posting 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.

We are looking for some daring individuals to fundraise for BCCS by taking part in our exhilarating Tandem Skydiving Challenge on Saturday 28th of September 2024 at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent!

Feel the thrill by taking to the skies for a breathtaking experience of a lifetime. A tandem skydive is the easiest and most popular of all skydives. It requires only 30 minutes of training before you jump - strapped to your instructor!

The BPA (British Parachute Association) qualified tandem instructor does all of the hard work for you, allowing you to enjoy the exhilarating feeling of flying through the clouds from over 10,000 feet at up to 120 mph! It is a truly unforgettable experience.

To reserve your place, simply register here 

Registration fee: £70.00 (Payable direct to Skyline on booking).

Minimum fundraising required: £450. If you reach this minimum fundraising target, you’ll get to jump for free (excluding registration fee).

Date: Saturday 28^th September 2024

Location: Headcorn Aerodrome, Maidstone, Kent.  Click for further details about the airfield.

Get in touch: For any questions or to find out more, please email Charlotte or call her on 07986841178

Alternatively, if you are unable to jump on 28^th September, Skyline Charity Skydives are available to book at 18 airfields across the UK, with various days and times to choose from. Register and book your skydiving place here.

Current participants:
If you would to sponsor our current skydivers, please visit their fundraising pages below:

Danielle Walker - https://www.justgiving.com/page/danielle-walker-1994
Angela James - https://www.justgiving.com/page/angela-james-1716487419904

We look forward to welcoming you to our Challenge 40 Team, celebrating our 40th Anniversary during 2024.

We have registered to take part in The Fun Walk again this year and are looking for willing volunteers, families or clubs and groups to take part.

The 5k Fun Walk can be done anytime, any place during September and donations can be collected to help support our work. 

If you would like to join our Fun Walk team, please email Damian to let us know when and where your walk is taking place, and download our Sponsorship Form which is available here. 

Send our sponsorship form to as many friends and family members as you can and encourage them to join in too. All sponsorship is gratefully received no matter how small.

For more information about the walk itself, take a look at The Fun Walk Trust page here.

We look forward to having lots of walkers during the course of the month and to sharing photos on our social media channels. 

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

We have 5 Gold Bond Charity places available for runners who may not have been successful in the ballot and who would like to raise much needed funds to support children's mental health and wellbeing.

To apply for one of our places, you will need to complete an application form which will be subject to a selection process. Please download our application form here and return it to us as soon as possible by email to Damian or by post to:

BCCS, 133 High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9AB

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 6^th September 2025 and you will be notified towards the end of September.

If successful, we will ask you to raise a minimum of £1800 in sponsorship (before Gift Aid).

If your application is not immediately successful, we will put your name on our reserve list in case one of our places becomes available at a later stage.

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!'

Our Christmas Craft and Gift Fair will be held at The Mill Hall Arts & Events Centre, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh SS6 7ED on Sunday 5th 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 £32 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 make or bake any goodies which we could sell on our stall? Christmas cakes, chutneys, Christmas tree or house decorations, or any knitted or embroidered crafts - any or all are welcome.

Please email Damian who will arrange to have your donation collected from you if you are unable to drop off at our office in Billericay.

We are very grateful to one of our long-standing supporters who has organised this for us and are looking forward to a very successful even. We hope to see you there!