We are hosting a sponsored walk to celebrate the end of our 10th birthday year. The whole community is invited to walk alongside parents and carers who receive support from JIGSAW Thornbury for either a 5km or 10km loop around Thornbury.

You can sign up to take part as an individual or a team and collect donations with this fundraising page, or create your own linked to our team.

Exercise, spending time outdoors, and connecting with others are all important parts of managing and improving wellbeing. They are all things that parents who have caring responsibilities for their children with additional needs or disabilities have limited time, yet an increased need for. JIGSAW Thornbury saw a 45% rise in member numbers between April 2022 and March 2023, with this trend continuing since then. The event is an opportunity to raise essential funds and awareness for our cause.

''JIGSAW is a massive part of my life, a lifeline, especially through the dark times and most challenging times, I don’t know where I’d be if we hadn't been introduced to it.'' Parent carer feedback

The walk will be themed “Through the decades” as a nod to JIGSAW’s 10th birthday year, where walkers will be encouraged to dress up in clothes from their favourite decade. The route is an accessible 10km walk around Thornbury consisting of two 5km laps to give participants the option of the distance they would prefer to complete. The route has been designed in collaboration with Elite Fitness, who are supporting the event by offering a free week’s pass for everyone who signs up. Each person who completes the walk will receive a certificate and a commemorative 10th birthday JIGSAW keyring.

The walk will be taking place on Saturday 23rd March starting outside JIGSAW’s home in St Mary street. A fun personal trainer led warm up will begin at 7:30pm with the walk starting from 8pm and finishing late.