The 21 Crisis Square Mile Run Series The 21 Crisis Square Mile
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The 21 Crisis Square Mile Run Series The 21 Crisis Square Mile
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Remember, if you have an event that you want to organise or take part in we would love to hear from you. Call Becky on 020 7036 2852 or email events@crisis.org.uk 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 18 19 Welcome Registration Fundraising The eight steps to fundraising success The Route: Crisis Square Mile Relay The Route: Crisis Square Mile Run Getting ready for race day Getting there Useful information What we do and why we do it Campaigning for Crisis 4 5 n relay. Run solo. Ru melessness. ho Race to end un last year quare Mile R S e th d e rt a “I st hing it...) It sier than finis ity folk doing a e h c u m o (s C h. see so many was great to elp people sleeping roug it h b to a g 's in it th ah some to be Mo Farr ar - maybe d e e n 't n o d You is ye ot sign up th risis of fun. Why n colleagues - and help C r o s d n with frie in its work?” an Jeremy Paxm Square Paternoster e se to t ai w hit the “I can’t ners ready to icking to n ru h it w g n heavi l be st Mile route. 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K U hout the people throug for good. s es sn homeles the difference our u remember line I hope yo sands of people who use both h is n fi e th u ss o o ss th cr ro e u th ac yo t s to A e par ation will mak eople to take your particip e expecting over 2,500 p e of you enjoys the run. ar on services. We . I hope each and every ar ye is th ts even y OBE Leslie Morph e of Crisis iv ut ec Chief Ex 6 7 Registration Fundraising This year, you can register to take part in the Square Mile Run by purchasing one of the four Crisis Kit options below. Each kit represents a service provided by Crisis such as expert counselling, support and advice, health check ups and the chance to learn new skills. Our services are more important than ever. After years of declining trends, 2010 marked the turning point when all forms of homelessness began to rise. It is likely that homelessness will increase yet further, as cuts to benefits and other reforms all start to bite. You can register and pay as an individual or a team through the Crisis website at www.crisis.org.uk/smr: Homelessness is an isolating and destructive experience and homeless people are some of the most vulnerable and socially excluded in our society: • Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice. The main cause is relationship breakdown, often caused by the strain of financial worries • Rough sleeping is the most extreme form of homelessness, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg. In London alone, 13,000 homeless people live in hostels or B&Bs and thousands more are sleeping on the floors of friends and family. • Most single homeless people have no right to shelter. Although councils should give advice and assistance, 43% say that the support they got was “useless” or “unhelpful” • Homeless people are 13 times more likely to be a victim of violence than the general public • People go to desperate measures to get a roof over their heads and a fifth have spent a night in A&E just to get shelter. £20 Starting Kit £50 Training Kit £20 per person £20 could help provide a warm welcome, a guided tour of our Skylight centre and a cup of tea; an initial needs assessment to see how Crisis can best help and expert support for anyone who is distressed or troubled. £50 per person £50 could help provide advice to work out which skills to learn and how best to learn them; access and support for accredited qualifications like IT, English and Maths and workshops for practical skills, like bike maintenance. 38% of homeless people said they spend their entire day alone. Only 2% of homeless people are in full time employment but 77% want to work now and 97% want to work in the future. £30 Sports Kit £30 per person £30 could help provide a homeless person with a range of health checks; tailored counselling and workshops for improved mental health and opportunities to take part in sport and exercise. The average age of death for a homeless person is 47. £100 Home Run Kit £100 per person £100 could help provide housing advice and support with looking for and assessing places to live; ‘moving in’ items like sheets, pots and pans and second-hand furniture and training on how to set up house and cope with a new life in your new home. 5,678 people slept rough in London last year, a 43% rise on the year before. The Square Mile Relay will cost £50 per team of 4 to enter. You can do your bit by raising money through your participation in the Crisis Square Mile Run. We want to raise £140,000 from the 2013 Crisis Square Mile Run and Crisis Square Mile Relay and we will need every single one of you to help us achieve this. We need you to fundraise! If every person who took part in the events raised just £50 we would reach this target and could give Changing Lives Grants of £2,000 to 70 people. This would give them the chance to study or train for a new job or provide them with the skills and tools to become self employed and most importantly break the cycle of homelessness. What £50 means to Crisis £50 could help: • pay for a member to take their Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) test and purchase their CSCS license to work on a construction site • a member buy a shirt, tie, a pair of shoes and trousers for newly secured job • buy a pair of steel cap boots to allow an individual to start work on a construction site • buy chef whites, trousers, a chef hat and shoes for a member who has secure employment as a chef. Raise £50 and change someone’s life forever. There are plenty of ideas to help you on the next page… 8 9 The eight easy steps to fundraising success Fundraising needn’t be stressful. Be creative with your fundraising and most of all, have some fun with it. 1) The easiest way to collect sponsorship is to set up an online fundraising page. Remember to set your individual target on your page as £50 and personalise the page with your photo and some text explaining why you are supporting Crisis. If you are part of a team set up a team fundraising page. You can do all of this at support.crisis.org.uk/event/smr13 2) If you prefer doing things the more traditional way you can download a sponsorship form from our website www.crisis.org.uk/smr. Don’t forget; put your most generous sponsor at the top to encourage others to match it! 3) Get the most out of social media. Share your fundraising page on Facebook, send out updates and reminders by Twitter or chart your training and donations to date by writing a blog. 4) Organise a Sweepstake. Encourage people to predict your finishing time and ask for a suggested donation of £2 a guess. A sweepstake form is also available to download from the ‘Useful documents’ section of our website. 5) Ask your company or place of work to match your total sponsorship. Ask your Human Resources, CSR or charities representative for more information. 6) Have a car boot sale. Sort out old clothes or unwanted gifts, then ask for donations or sell them on ebay or at a car boot sale. If you tell people where the money will be going, they may even chip in a bit more for the things you’re selling. Returning Sponsorship Please do not bring any sponsorship on the day of the run as we won’t be able to store it securely. There’s a money return form available to download from the ‘Useful documents’ section of our website. Use this to send us your sponsorship. For more ideas, spare sponsorship forms and advice on fundraising call the SMR hotline on 020 7036 2852 or email smr@crisis.org.uk 7) Organise a local pub quiz, music event or comedy night and have some fun while you’re fundraising. You could even ask the venue to donate the prize. 8) Arrange some master classes. Share your skills with friends, family or colleagues and charge a fee for doing it. 9) Ask for birthday donations. If you’ve got a birthday coming up, why not ask your friends and family to donate to your fundraising page instead of buying you a present – money they’d be spending anyway. 10)Do the run in fancy dress. Letting your sponsors know that you intend to do the run in a fabulous outfit should be worth a few extra quid. Dave’s story Dave has been homeless on and off for all of his life. When he first left school he joined the Army as a junior soldier at 16 but when he went back home it felt like everybody and everything had changed. Dave moved around a lot but he never felt like he really belonged anywhere. Eventually he ended up on the streets. “I spent my whole life trying to find myself and trying to be like people around me, like proper normal people, normal job, normal house, stuff like that – as much as I tried it never seemed to really work for me.” It’ll be five years in March since Dave joined Crisis having seen adverts for the courses offered at the London Skylight Centre. Since joining, he has started song writing and performing and is living in a flat in East London. He says he finally feels settled and is the happiest he has ever been. Dave is now volunteering for Crisis and takes part in the Square Mile Run every year. 10 11 The Route: Crisis Square Mile Relay Route Commentary Starting in front of Tate Modern you will run around to the rear of the gallery into Holland Street and via Sumner Street onto Southwark Bridge Road. After crossing the bridge turn left on the pavement at Upper Thames Street, until reaching the Blackwall Underpass where you will turn left into Broken Wharf and right on Paul’s Walk going under Millennium Bridge. After passing under Blackfriars Bridge take a U-turn to take you up onto Blackfriars Bridge west side and continue across the bridge to Upper Ground. Turn right into Upper Ground then soon after right into Marigold Alley and right again on Queens Walk, passing under Blackfriars Bridge. If the building work obstructions have been lifted continue on to Bankside and the finish in front of the Tate Modern. If the diversion is still in place at the time of the event you will turn right up the steps to Blackfriars Bridge Road, left into Southwark Street and left into Hopton Street, and on to the Tate Modern following the pedestrian diversion signs. One lap is just under two miles in length. Check In Registration will take place in front of the Tate Modern. Please check in as soon as you arrive at the Tate Modern. Check in will be from lunchtime so come down early if you can to avoid the queues. You will also receive an exclusive Crisis Square Mile Run t-shirt to race in. Please leave extra time for checking in your baggage in our storage facility, which will be open from 5pm. You will be sent your team’s race numbers, chip timing and safety pins in the post prior to the race. You will need to affix your team’s race numbers to your t-shirts and your timing chips as instructed. Please affix them in the order you wish to run (from A to D). Tuesday 4 June 2013 Mansion House Cannon Street Blackfriars Assembling for start of race You will be able to collect your running t-shirt from the registration tent at the Tate Modern from lunchtime. If one of you are collecting on behalf of your team please make sure you know what t-shirt sizes your runners will want. Start/ Finish Southwark Bridge Tate Modern A baggage tent will be open in front of the Tate Modern from 5pm. If your office is close by we suggest leaving your belongings there if you can as this will ease congestion. Please make sure that your entire team is assembled at the start area by no later than 6.30pm. The start area will be in front of the Tate Modern. There will be a briefing to all teams at 6.45pm which will explain the relay procedures and rules. The first ‘leg’ runners with ‘A’ on their race number will be called to the start together. For subsequent ‘legs’, teams will then be called out in number order to start - stewards will call you by team number and guide your next runner to the start area, ready for you to touch hands with the incoming runner. Once hands are touched the next runner goes. This will continue until all four of your runners have completed a lap. Millennium Bridge Blackfriars Bridge The winners of the Crisis Square Mile Relay will be the team with the fastest time. Times will be available on a screen at the finish and we will also post all the results on our website. Please remember that the race does not take place on closed roads so be aware of cyclists and pedestrians After the race After finishing the race head back to the baggage tent and collect your exclusive Crisis Square Mile Run Kit Bag. Meet up with friends, fellow runners and colleagues and bask in post race glory in one of the many cafes, bars and restaurants along the South Bank. The Globe Theatre What’s happening and when 12.00pm Check in at Tate Modern - 6.45pm 5.00pm Baggage Tent opens 6.30pmTeams to assemble in front of Tate Modern 6.45pm Briefing to teams 7.00pmCrisis Square Mile Relay Starts! 8.30pm Last team to finish 8.45pm Prize Giving 12 13 The Route: Crisis Square Mile Run Route Commentary The 2013 Crisis Square Mile Run will take in some fantastic London sights. After starting at Paternoster Square you will run along the Thames, crossing the river at Blackfriars Bridge and passing the Millennium Wheel, the South Bank Centre and the Oxo Tower. As you cross the river again you run back down the river to Southwark Bridge, where you cross and pass the Tate Modern, finishing just after crossing the Millennium Bridge. The total distance is just over 3.75 miles. Check In You will be able to pick up your exclusive Square Mile Run T-shirt from Paternoster Square from midday so come down early if you can to avoid the queues. Please leave extra time for checking in your baggage in our storage facility, which will be open from 5pm. Staggered Start In order to minimise any congestion a staggered start will be implemented. You will be asked to arrange yourself at the start line into three clearly marked areas that correspond to your predicted running speeds. 1) Fast Runners - 8 min mile or faster 2) Medium Paced Runners – 8-10 minute mile 3) Joggers and Walkers – 10 minute + per mile This means serious runners will set off promptly at 7pm, with the medium runners Thursday 13 June 2013 and joggers and walkers being set off at 6 to 10 minute intervals thereafter. Start Alternative Route Unfortunately, sometimes unforeseen circumstances can disrupt the route of the run. We will do our best to avoid this but if we need to make a change to the route we will inform all runners via email (if practical) beforehand and will let everyone know via the public address system on the day. Please remember that the race does not take place on closed roads so be aware of cyclists and pedestrians What’s happening and when 12.00pm Check in at - 6.45pm Paternoster Square 5.00pm Baggage Tent opens 6.45pmAerobic warm-up and race assembly 7.00pm Crisis Square Mile Run starts! 7.15pm Finish at Peter’s Hill - onwards St. Pauls Paternoster Square Mansion House Temple Charing Cross Waterloo Bridge OXO Tower Blackfriars Cannon Street Finish Blackfriars Bridge Millennium Bridge Southwark Bridge The National Theatre Royal Festival Hall Waterloo Tate Modern The Globe Theatre 14 15 Getting ready for race day Not only will taking part in the Crisis Square Mile Run help homeless people across the country, it will help you get fit too! Training The Crisis Square Mile Run is just over 6km long (about 3.75 miles), an easily achievable distance for any ability or fitness level. The Crisis Square Mile Relay will consist of four laps of a 3km course (or just under two miles per lap for each runner). Here are some tips to make sure you achieve what you want to on race day. Getting there 1) If you are new to running or haven’t exercised in a while make sure you take a few weeks to get to the level of fitness you will need to complete the run. Start slowly and set yourself achievable targets each week. 2) It’s important to rest in between training runs, make sure you don’t push yourself too hard. 3) Feed your body correctly with a diet rich in carbohydrates. 4) Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water and try to avoid alcohol the day before the run. 5) Run at your own pace, you should be able to comfortably hold a conversation while running. 6) Try and run the full distance one or two times before the run. 7) At the Crisis Square Mile Run, make sure you warm up and down to avoid injury. Make sure to join the aerobic warm up with Fitness First before the run to get those muscles started. 8) When taking part in the relay, decide in advance which order your team will run. This will help you stay relaxed at the start of the race. Please note: these tips are only suggestions and are provided for guidance only. If you have any doubts regarding your participation in the event we recommend seeking medical advice from your doctor. St. Pauls Paternoster Square Mansion House Temple Charing Cross Waterloo Bridge OXO Tower Cannon Street Blackfriars Blackfriars Bridge Millennium Bridge Southwark Bridge Embankment The National Theatre Tate Modern The Globe Theatre Royal Festival Hall Waterloo Directions to the Run Parking Paternoster Square is in the heart of the City of London in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral. Please remember that the area will be subject to the London congestion charge until 6pm and parking will be very limited. The nearest NCP car parks are in London Hillgate House, Seacoal Lane/ Limeburger Lane, EC4M 7HY and London Aldersgate, 158-170 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HR. Underground and Rail links The closest tube station is St Paul’s on the Central Line. Take exit 2 out of the station and turn immediately left towards St Paul’s then turn right into Paternoster Square. Mansion House, Blackfriars and Cannon Street are just a short walk away. Head for St Paul’s Cathedral with Paternoster Square being just north of St Paul’s. We recommend avoiding travelling by car if at all possible. 16 17 Useful information How do I sign in on the day? There is no barcode system again this year. Participants of either event will receive a chip timing tag in the post prior to the race. You must present this to the registration tent on the day of the race and you will receive your SMR t-shirt. Can I run in both events? How do I register? You may certainly take part in both events, but we do ask that you register separately and there is no discount for joint registration. The registration pages are www.crisis.org.uk/smr If you have registered late and there hasn’t been time to get your chip out to you in the post you will be able to collect it at the registration tent. Can I bring my sponsorship money with me on the day? No, there is no secure facility to store it on the day. It must be sent to Crisis in a cheque or sent to us through their online sponsorship page. I have forgotten/lost my chip timing, what can I do? Please come to the registration desk and we will tick you off our list and give you a t-shirt. There will be a very limited number of spare chips on registration but these will be allocated on a first come first served basis. How much do I need money do I need to raise to take part? The suggested amount is just £50 per person. I can no longer take part in the event, what do I do? Please send an email to smr@crisis.org.uk informing us. Can I give my place to a friend/colleague? No, once registered you cannot swap your place with another runner. Are there toilets? There will be portaloos at the Tate Modern for the relay and public toilets in Paternoster Square for use by runners. These are limited and can get very busy. Is there a changing tent? No, runners should turn up ready to race on both days or use the public toilets. Is there a baggage tent? Yes, there will be a baggage marquee on both days. For security reasons you will not be able to leave any baggage in the marquee unless it is clearly marked with your name and runner number on a luggage tag that will be posted to you. If you can leave your belongings in your office if it’s nearby it’s advised. I am taking part in the Crisis Square Mile Relay, can I check in on behalf of my team? Yes, as long as you have your chip timing tags. You will also need to know the t-shirt sizes of your team mates. Will refreshment be provided? Water is provided before and after the run and everyone taking part will be offered a banana at the finish. Food and drink is also available for purchase at the many outlets along the Southbank or in Paternoster Square. What happens if I injure myself? First Aiders will be on hand to help throughout the run and in Paternoster Square. Should you need assistance alert the nearest marshal or come to the event information desk near the start line. How do I get my race timing results? All race timing results will be posted as soon as possible at www.crisis.org.uk/smr after the race. They are also available on screen on the day. Can friends just come along and run on the day? If the event isn’t full there will be a small number of places for late entrants, however these will go very quickly, so to avoid disappointment please get your friends to enter before the day if possible. Entrants on the day should make their way to the separate ‘New Entry’ where registration will cost £30 for the Run and £60 per team for the Relay What shall I wear? Wear your Crisis Square Mile Run t-shirt which you will receive on race day. Make sure you are also wearing comfortable running gear and some proper trainers. How can I celebrate after the run? There are numerous bars in Paternoster Square for you to use with your colleagues, team mates and friends. Will the run still take place if it rains? Most certainly! If it does rain please come prepared in suitable clothing. If weather conditions are such that it is deemed unsafe to hold the event we reserve the right to cancel. 18 19 What we do and how we do it Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people to transform their lives. We measure our success and can demonstrate tangible results and value for money. We are determined campaigners, working to prevent people from becoming homeless and advocating solutions informed by research and our direct experience. We know we won’t end homelessness overnight or on our own. But we take a lead, collaborate with others and together make change happen. Campaigning for Crisis Crisis Skylight, our award winning and accredited education, training and employment centres for homeless and vulnerably housed people. Crisis Employment Services, our dedicated employment team, helping homeless people to prepare for, find and keep jobs. Crisis Skylight Café, our inspirational social enterprise that provides on the job training and experience for homeless people and ex-offenders Crisis Changing Lives, our highly successful national grants scheme which helps homeless people achieve their education and career goals. Crisis Mental Health Services improves mental well-being through a person-centred approach offering advice, counselling, health promotion and signposting to appropriate services. Crisis at Christmas temporary centres providing companionship and vital services to 2000 homeless and vulnerably housed people at Christmas. Crisis Policy, Research and Campaigns influences national and local Government through research, using insights drawn from our services, and campaigning for change. Richard’s story “I had pneumonia three years ago. I was sleeping rough in a hut then but there was a lot of dust. I was there for weeks. I think the pneumonia was partly from the cold, but partly the dust.” “I woke up in the hut – I’ll never forget this – and I had this pain in my back. And I knew it wasn’t just a normal backache – one where you’ve slept rough – and it continued all day. They took me to the hospital in the end, and they did tests and I had pneumonia. I spent six days in the hospital. When I came out of hospital I went straight back to the hut - I had nowhere else to go. There are lots of holes in the system when it comes to accessing healthcare. If you went to a normal GP they just wouldn’t see you – you have to have ID and you have to have proof of address.” Why we campaign Unfortunately Richard’s case is not unique. Far too often homeless people are left unable to register for a GP or access the specialist services they need. The average age of death for a homeless person is just 47. In the last two years Crisis campaigning has helped secure £20m of Government funding to help tackle single homelessness and helped block a cut that would have put thousands of young people at risk of homelessness. Today we are demanding that NHS reforms take the health needs of homeless people seriously. Become a Crisis campaigner Help us to end homelessness and speak out for people like Richard. Become a campaigner and take action today at: www.crisis.org.uk/campaigns www.crisis.org.uk/smr #SquareMileRun Facebook.com/crisis.homeless Select photos by Sam Mellish and David Holmes. Crisis, 66 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT 0300 636 1967 www.crisis.org.uk Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094.