What a Weekend WAT a Run 2026!

What a spectacular weekend! Over 100 dedicated runners from across the Windsor Academy Trust family laced up their trainers to tackle an epic 85km route.

Connecting all 15 of our schools, the event proved that even a little rain cannot dampen our incredible community spirit. The energy was unmatched from the very first step to the final finish line, highlighting exactly what happens when our communities come together for a shared cause.

Why We Run: The Bed & Breakfast Campaign

Every single kilometre conquered and every pound dropped into a donation bucket drives us closer to our ambitious £70,000 target for the Bed & Breakfast campaign.

We want to completely eradicate bed poverty across our communities. Ensuring our young people have a warm, comfortable bed of their own eases financial pressure on families. Most importantly, a proper night of rest guarantees our students arrive at school energised, focused, and ready to unlock their academic and personal potential.

Highlights from the Route

Our schools went above and beyond to bring their own sunshine to the route and keep our runners smiling. Here is a glimpse of the magic:

A Musical Start: Day 1 kicked off with brilliant events from the Greenways PTFA and Milton, followed by fantastic tunes from the Sir Thomas Boughey school band.
A Festival Finish: Newcastle Academy provided a wonderfully warm welcome before runners finished Saturday at the Clayton Carnival, sung over the line by the massive Staffordshire Rocks Choir.
Community Milestones: Day 2 started bright and early at Kingswinford. The Halesowen community turned out in force, and we celebrated the opening of the new cycle path at Windsor Olympus on Black Patch Park.
Cool Treats and Loud Cheers: Following raucous, high-energy stops at Goldsmith and Rivers, Great Wyrley Academy supplied much-needed ice lollies just when the runners needed a boost.
The Ultimate Celebration: We reached our grand finale at Cheslyn Hay for 'Chezfest', surrounded by hundreds of incredible supporters.

Watch the 2026 Event Film

Relive the determination and community spirit that made our best event yet:

A Massive Thank you to our Sponsors!

We simply could not run this event without our amazing partners. Their backing covers our logistics, guaranteeing that your donations go straight to the children who need it most.

A massive thank you to our headline sponsors: PLMR, CHG Meridian, SYNC, and the Edwin Group. We also extend a special thank you to The Sports Shop for providing our fantastic official WAT a Run t-shirts and vests.

Help Us Cross the Finish Line

We are getting so close to our target. If you loved following the journey this weekend, please help us make a lasting difference.

There's still time to donate here

A Massive Thank you to our Headline Sponsors

PLMR Midlands is an award-winning communications consultancy helping organisations tell their story, protect their reputation and build meaningful relationships with the people who matter most. Rooted in the Midlands for over 20 years, the team offers a full suite of services including public relations, media training, crisis communications, digital communications, public affairs, planning communications and stakeholder engagement — always with a focus on impact, clarity and connection.

Our purpose is to make a positive and sustainable impact for our clients, our people and society. We support our clients to create better futures through their work in diverse sectors, including professional services, charity and the third sector, education and training, health and social care, science and technology, sustainability, construction, property, leisure and tourism. We are socially conscious and values-driven and donate 5% of net profits to charitable causes every year.

Edwin is a trusted partner to 6,000 schools and 800 Multi-Academy Trusts nationally. We empower leaders to take control of supply staffing, people strategy and organisational growth and empower education professionals to have a thriving career. As a strategic partner, we help attract, develop and retain exceptional teams.

CHG-MERIDIAN offer customised and sustainable leasing solutions to help schools and trusts to acquire technology for students and teachers.

We offer leasing and parental contribution schemes including carbon offsetting.

Focusing on IT technology in the UK alone, we lease equipment to more than 2,000+ local authorities, schools, academies as well as supporting many HE/FE institutions, universities and other public sector entities.

Furthermore, we are ISO-certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 and are a member of the Finance & Leasing Association as well as a recognised lessor on several leasing frameworks including;

The Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) and Crown Commercial Services – DPS Lease & Loans framework.

Fundraising Pack 2026

Find all event details inside. Route maps can be found on page 6 and 7, the leg timings on page 8.

Our Sponsors

We are currently finalising our headline sponsors for 2026. If you know an organisation is interested in supporting this mission and making a real difference for children and families, please contact us at mlopez@windsoracademytrust.org.uk.