Category: Sport

Royal Sutton Fun Run Presentation Evening 2025

Last week saw the annual presentation evening for the Royal Sutton Fun Run

Participants in this year’s 42nd Royal Sutton Fun Run have chosen 154 charities and voluntary organisations to benefit from the £285,570 they have raised in 2025. The fourth highest total on record since the event began in 1982.

Event Director, Tracey Spare said: “Fun Run participants have raised another staggering sum of money for their chosen charities & voluntary organisations, which is particularly pleasing when you consider the challenging domestic financial challenges.

The total raised and distributed since the first Royal Sutton Fun Run in 1982 has now reached over £5.68million.

Picture 1:

Dominic Robson, [Headteacher] Claire Bolton [Business Development], Nyla Baig & Jonas Echeta [Charity Captains] – Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School presented to Rachel McNair & Kerrie Henry-Edge, BIRMINGHAM MIND

Picture 2:

Andy Perks [Inktree] & Giles Edmunds & Lakhdeep Kaur [Directors, Specsavers Sutton Coldfield & Mere Green] & Karl Rowntree [MD, RotoSpa] presented to Jackie Price, Centre Manager & Trevor Saadi [Chair] SUTTON COLDFIELD CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE.

Picture 3:

Mark Thomas, Director, Gemini Wealth Management presented to Vicky Burford, CEO PANS PANDAS UK

Cheque 4:

James Pike, Vanessa Hoe & Nicola Davies [RSFR Directors] presented to Elle Huguet, Assistant Fundraising Manager, GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL CHARITY

Picture 5:

Kira McClure, Dave Steggles & Abbi Brown – Charity Leaders, Sertec & Amy Cox, Owner FIT Sutton Coldfield presented to Amanda Devlin, Regional Fundraiser, BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.

GOLD for Ladies Gymnastics Team

Last night the Ladies team matched that of their male counterparts in winning Gold in a hard fought contest with the Australian team

The team included local girl Alice Kinsella who has now added the Commonwealth Gold to her tally of medals

Congratulations to the whole team and their trainers and good luck in the all round and individual events coming up

Listen to our interview with Alice which we did after her success in the at the Tokyo Olympics when the team won Bronze.

Fantastic Turn Out for The Queens Baton Relay

Yesterday saw The Queens Baton relay start its penultimate leg in Sutton Coldfield. Huge crowds filled the Parade. After a few pictures with the Mayor Cllr Jan Cairns. The baton was then handed over to our own home grown sporting superstar Laura Unsworth who has won three olympic medals one gold and two bronze. She will be going for gold at the commonwealth games  along with the rest of the England Hockey Team.

Laura carried the baton down the parade which was full of cheering well wishers young and old she passed the baton onto Leon Edwards who is a mixed martial artist from Erdington he carried the baton along Holland Street and then handed over to Julie Mitchell who helps people with mental health issues across the West Midlands. The baton was then handed over to Judy Simpson, who then passed it over to Michelle Stammers who carried along Upper Holland Road skipping at dancing as she proudly held the baton. Michelle then passed the baton on to Raaj Shamji who took the baton into New Hall Valley Park where it started its journey to Pipe Hayes Park, a number of community champions including Olivia White (co-founder of Kids Club Kampala)  continued to take the baton through the park to Pipe Hayes Park  where the celebration event was being held

Pictures from Birmingham Live

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