August 2024
Support our runners – Rob and Lisa!
With less than two weeks until GNR 2024, our runners need your support now more than ever! We’re excited to introduce two new members of #TeamActionFoundation, both of whom are run club regulars and [...]
Support our staff runner – Mark!
As the Great North Run approaches, Action Foundation is gearing up for another successful year with the support of a dedicated staff member running as part of our 25-strong team. “I think the Great [...]
Why we’re running for our fellow refugees
Each year, Action Foundation takes part in the Great North Run in its home city of Newcastle, with a dedicated group of participants eager to run and raise money for refugees. This year, #TeamActionFoundation [...]
Helping children and young people through the current crisis
Children and young people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds have been particularly badly affected by the recent riots. Bridget Stratford MBE, who manages our Young Lives project, said: “Children are feeling afraid and [...]
Action Foundation statement on anti-migrant riots
We have been deeply saddened and angered by the shocking violence and disorder we have witnessed here in the North East and across the country. The violent incidents we have seen are not protests, [...]
July 2024
Meet our youngest Great North Runner
We’re delighted to introduce our youngest entrant in this year’s Great North Run series – Byron Oxley! Byron is just five years old and is amongst 10,500 children taking part in this year’s Junior [...]