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Become the official charity of the 2025 Chariots of Fire
HCR Hewitsons is welcoming charities to apply to become the official charity of the 2025 Chariots of Fire relay race. The application deadline is 5pm Friday, 15th November. Launched in 1992, the charity race follows in the heroic footsteps of the famous film –...
HCR Hewitsons, Magpas Air Ambulance and RunThrough Come Together to Celebrate the Launch of Chariots Of Fire Event with Local Dignitaries in Attendance
HCR Hewitsons, Magpas Air Ambulance and RunThrough Come Together to Celebrate the Launch of Chariots Of Fire Event with Local Dignitaries in Attendance Cambridge, UK: On Thursday, April 11th, at 6 pm, HCR Hewitsons, Magpas Air Ambulance and RunThrough gathered at the...
Chariots of Fire race officially launched for 2024 to support local air ambulance charity, Magpas Air Ambulance
Chariots of Fire race officially launched for 2024 to support local air ambulance charity, Magpas Air Ambulance Cambridge, UK: On April 11th, HCR Hewitsons, Magpas Air Ambulance and RunThrough officially launched the 2024 Chariots of Fire Race. With a celebratory...
Lawyers gear up for Chariots of Fire 2022
Lawyers gear up for Chariots of Fire 2022 As part of HCR Hewitsons’ commitment to invest in the communities in which it is based, a team of lawyers will be donning their distinctive teal t-shirts and trainers in support of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (ARHC) for...
Chariots of Fire is 30 this year – help us mark the special occasion
Chariots of Fire is 30 this year – help us mark the special occasion Chariots of Fire is back and better than ever, as it celebrates turning 30 this year – the hugely popular race is on Sunday 18 September and registrations are open! The race, which takes its name...
Dedicated Hospice nurses put best feet forward for Chariots of Fire relay race
Dedicated Hospice nurses put best feet forward for Chariots of Fire relay race Kind-hearted nurses from Arthur Rank Hospice Charity are fundraising for their much-loved Cambridgeshire charity. They have signed up to take part in the Chariots of Fire Race on Sunday 18...
Chariots of Fire postponed following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Chariots of Fire postponed following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, HCR Hewitsons Charitable Foundation trustees and Arthur Rank Hospice Charity have taken the decision to respectfully postpone the annual Chariots of...
Chariots of Fire Date Confirmed
Chariots of Fire Date Confirmed We are delighted to confirm that one of Cambridgeshire’s largest annual charity events will take place on 19 March 2023, after its postponement in September following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Chariots of Fire, a relay race...
On your marks, get set, go! Chariots of Fire is just six weeks away
On your marks, get set, go! Chariots of Fire is just six weeks away One of Cambridgeshire’s largest charity events, Chariots of Fire, is just seven weeks away! Taking their marks on Sunday 19 March, over 1500 relay runners are already signed up to take part but don’t...
Calling all charities applying for Chariots of Fire 2024
Calling all charities applying for Chariots of Fire 2024 Applications for charities wishing to be the official Chariots of Fire recipient charity in 2024 are now open! Over the course of its 30-year history, the charitable relay race has raised over £1.5 million for a...
Cambridge Community raises £61,250 for Arthur Rank in Chariots Dash
Cambridge Community raises £61,250 for Arthur Rank in Chariots Dash Cambridgeshire’s biggest charitable relay event, Chariots of Fire, saw 280 local businesses and organisations enter teams to take part in the 1.7 mile relay race, raising an amazing £61,250 for the...
Chain of Survival supported by Chariots of Fire
Chain of Survival supported by Chariots of Fire EAAA has been chosen as the benefitting charity for Chariots of Fire 2021. All funds raised will go towards their life-saving CPR training programme. To view the importance of the chain of survival, view the following...
Ready. Steady. Go….. Register your team for Chariots of Fire 2021
Ready. Steady. Go….. Register your team for Chariots of Fire 2021 East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is limbering up for this year’s Chariots of Fire after being selected as the official recipient charity for this year’s race on Sunday 19th September. Although sadly...
Chariots of Fire introduces new Super Vets category
Chariots of Fire introduces new Super Vets category Organisers of Chariots of Fire are proud to announce the introduction of a new team category this year, Super Vets. This category is for teams, consisting of six runners, each being over 60 years old This new...
Air ambulance crews getting busier with cardiac arrests top call out
Air ambulance crews getting busier with cardiac arrests top call out Last month (April 2021) East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) treated its highest number of patients for eight months, with cardiac arrests being the most common type of emergency in the region. In the...
Support for Chariots of Fire well under way with ‘no slow-coaches’ from Dews Coaches
Support for Chariots of Fire well under way with ‘no slow-coaches’ from Dews Coaches Support from Cambridgeshire’s business community for the 1.7-mile relay race has so far been positive, with over 50 teams signed up since the event launched to take part in the...
The race is on to save lives in Cambridgeshire
The race is on to save lives in Cambridgeshire Given recent events during the football the importance of CPR and its life-saving impact has never been so prominent. Cambridge’s Chariots of Fire 2021 will proudly support life-saving CPR training through East Anglian...
Life-saving CPR recognised with award
Life-saving CPR recognised with award Bystander CPR which saved a young man’s life has been recognised in Cambridge with a Resuscitation Certificate from the Royal Humane Society, a charity which promotes lifesaving intervention. The award was presented at the East...
EAAA Doctors, CEO and former patient to take on Chariots of Fire race
EAAA Doctors, CEO and former patient to take on Chariots of Fire race A team from East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) will be amongst hundreds of relay runners taking on the 1.7-mile race in September. Doctor Neil Berry, one of the charity’s frontline consultants, will...
CMR take on Chariots of Fire
CMR take on Chariots of Fire Despite the absence of Chariots of Fire in the calendar last year the organisers of this charitable relay race are delighted to see the steady sign up of team registrations. The appearance of regular supporters is an encouraging sign to...
Double amputee and former EAAA patient Shaun Whiter to start Chariots of Fire Race in September
Double amputee and former EAAA patient Shaun Whiter to start Chariots of Fire Race in September On Sunday 19th September Shaun Whiter, the Ipswich Town youth football coach, former Newmarket FC player and former East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) patient, will...
EAAA Chariots of Fire team to pass defibrillator instead of baton in city’s charity relay
EAAA Chariots of Fire team to pass defibrillator instead of baton in city’s charity relay The EAAA team will be running in Chariots with a defibrillator instead of the normal baton, to raise awareness for CPR and defibrillator training which the event is helping to...
Calling all runners for Chariots of Fire 2021
Calling all runners for Chariots of Fire 2021 Chariots of Fire is only a few weeks away. Should you be planning to enter a team but have not yet done so, you have until Wednesday 15th September before registrations close. Why wait? Dust off your trainers and...
Are you ready to receive funding from Chariots of Fire 2022?
Are you ready to receive funding from Chariots of Fire 2022? Applications for charities wishing to be the official Chariots of Fire recipient charity in 2022 are now open. Throughout its 29-year history, the Cambridge charitable race has raised more than £1.49m for a...
Chariots of Fire raises £44,527 for East Anglian Air Ambulance
Chariots of Fire raises £44,527 for East Anglian Air Ambulance Chariots of Fire 2021 saw 200 local businesses enter teams to take park in the 1.7 mile relay race and raise £44,527 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Over 1,200 people took part in the landmark race on...
Ready. Steady. Go….. Register your team for Chariots of Fire 2022
Ready. Steady. Go….. Register your team for Chariots of Fire 2022 The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (ARHC) is limbering up for this year’s Chariots of Fire after being selected as the official recipient charity for this year’s race on Sunday 18th September. The race is...
Charity Shop Manager Shares Story
Charity Shop Manager Shares Story Billie White-Fensom was 12 years old when her father David Fensom died. David was cared for by the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and 13 years on Billie has spoken about how important the care delivered to her family has been. David was...