"The challenge is accessible for everyone. You can decide what a challenge is to you and set your own targets."
Christel Thompson 'We Walker' 2024 and 2025Walking to fund life-saving cancer research
This May, we’re walking 35,000 miles to fund life-saving cancer research. Sign up, get your T-shirt and enjoy Yorkshire’s great outdoors.
Let's walk for new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. Let's walk for the people who need them now and for those who will benefit in the future.
Every step counts, so let’s walk Yorkshire together.
We Walk for Yorkshire - Frequently asked questions
Getting started
When can I sign up?
You can sign up now. The sooner you sign up, the more time you have to plan your challenge and then get those miles in. The challenge starts on 1 May, but you can sign up any time before 31 May 2026.
How do I sign up?
Select 'TAKE PART' and follow the instructions to register and create your fundraising page.
You will have the option to create or join a team, but you can skip this step if you want to. If you’re part of a workplace, consider getting together with colleagues and forming a workplace team. More information about joining as a team can be found below.
If you need any further help, please contact us on events@ycr.org.uk or call 01423 877210.
How do I join the Facebook group?
Joining the We Walk for Yorkshire Facebook group is a great way to ask questions, meet others taking part in the challenge and share your own updates.
To do this, simply request to join the Facebook group. Once your request has been approved, you can start sharing!
The event
When can I start tracking my miles?
You can start tracking your miles as soon as the challenge begins on 1 May 2026.
How do I track my miles?
To keep your friends and family updated on your progress you can add your miles to your fundraising page.
Track your miles automatically:
If you track your miles with Strava, Garmin or mapmyfitness, your distances will automatically be added to your fundraising page.
1. Download the relevant app and set up your account.
2. Log into your We Walk for Yorkshire fundraising page.
3. Under the heading ‘My Fitness Activity’ click your chosen app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your account.
When you next want to track your miles, start your workout in your fitness app. As soon as you have finished, save your workout and your distance will automatically be published to your fundraising page within 24 hours.
If you are using an alternative method to track your miles you can manually add your distance to your fundraising page.
Manually add your miles:
1. Log into your We Walk for Yorkshire fundraising page and select ‘My Fitness Activity’.
2. Under ‘Add activity’, enter the date and distance.
3. The number of miles will now appear on your fundraising page.
Can I change my target distance?
You can change your target distance at any point during the challenge.
To do this, go to your dashboard and select 'My Fitness Activity'. Here you can log your miles, connect a fitness app and change your target distance.
Don't forget to update the title and description of your fundraising page with details of the challenge/distance you are taking on so friends, family and colleagues can support you.
Are there any age restrictions?
How do I disconnect my tracking app when the event is over?
- Log into your We Walk for Yorkshire fundraising page.
- Under the heading ‘My Fitness Activity’, click your chosen app.
- Follow the prompts to disconnect your account.
Can I use another form of travel/movement to complete my miles?
Teams
Can I take part as a team?
How do I join as a team?
1. Setting up a new team
If you’re getting together with friends or/and family, select ‘Team’ in the drop-down menu on the sign-up form. If you’re joining forces with colleagues, select ‘Workplace team’ from the menu.
2. Joining an existing team
How you join a team on this website will depend on whether the team is public or private.
If the team is public, you can search for the team’s name and click the 'JOIN US' button.
If the team is set to private, an existing member of the team can invite you by sending you a joining link. Click the link and follow the steps to become a member.
Why is Yorkshire Cancer Research taking part?
General
How can I contact you?
The best way to contact a member of the Events Team is to email events@ycr.org.uk or call 01423 877 210.
We'll do our best to respond to you within 24 hours (Monday to Friday).
Can I accept cash donations?
If you receive a cash donation, please pay it into your personal account and make a donation to your fundraising page.
If you receive a cheque donation, please post it to:
Yorkshire Cancer Research
Hornbeam Square West
Harrogate
HG2 8PA
Make sure to add ‘We Walk for Yorkshire’ as the reference.
Will I get a We Walk for Yorkshire T-shirt?
If you would like a free branded T-shirt, you can choose your size when you sign up. When you have received over £10 in donations, we will send your T-shirt to you. Please allow 10-14 days for delivery. If you do not want a T-shirt, please select this option during the sign-up process.
If you have not received your T-shirt within 14 days of reaching £10, please email events@ycr.org.uk or call 01423 877 210.
The T-shirt sizes are:
S 34/36"
M 38/40"
L 42/44"
XL 46/48"
My T-shirt is the wrong size. Can I change it?
Of course. If you find your T-shirt is the wrong size, please drop us an email at events@ycr.org.uk or call 01423 877 210.
We will arrange for you to send the wrong size back to us and we will send you out the correct size. To try and avoid this situation please take a look at the size guide below.
S 34/36"
M 38/40"
L 42/44"
XL 46/48"
How can I claim a pair of Yorkshire Cancer Research sports socks?
If you have not received your socks within 14 days of reaching £100, please email events@ycr.org.uk or call 01423 877210.
Getting started in three simple steps
1. Become a 'We Walker'
2. Walk your way
You decide how far, how often and where you want to walk! Every person and every mile makes an impact.
3. Start fundraising
The funds you raise will help save lives. Ask friends, family and colleagues to support you - your fundraising page will tally up how many hours of research your donations could fund.
Together we can walk for a Yorkshire free from cancer
Yorkshire Cancer Research
About the charity
Saving lives through research
Thanks to supporters, Yorkshire Cancer Research funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services, so more people survive cancer - in Yorkshire, and beyond.
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Yorkshire Voices
Fundraisers, volunteers, researchers, people with cancer and their loved ones share their experiences and why they support life-saving research in Yorkshire.
