Events and Challenges

Our events booklet for 2013 is now available online, and features all of our biggest and best events. 

St Elizabeth Hospice Events 2013

More information on all of these events can be found on our website, or by contacting our fundraising team on 01473 723600 (fundraising@stelizabethhospice.org.uk).

Tandem Skydive

Freefall from 10,000 feet to raise money for the Hospice
When: 07/01/2013 - 31/12/2013
Where: Cambridge or Beccles airfields

Open Gardens

Open your garden in support of the Hospice
When: 20/03/2013 - 22/09/2013
Where: Across East Suffolk, North Essex and South-East Norfolk

Three Peaks Challenge

One of the best UK-based challenges out there!
When: 24/05/2013 - 26/05/2013
Where: UK

Open Gardens - Chelmondiston

One acre formal garden with mosaics for sale
When: 01/06/2013 - 09/06/2013 11:00 - 17:00
Where: 1 Anchor Mill Cottage, Main Road, Chelmondiston, IP9 1DP

East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival

The largest corporate team event in East Anglia
When: 02/06/2013
Where: Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 9JR

Nightrider

A 100km cycle from dusk until dawn taking in the City of London lit up by the night skies.
When: 08/06/2013 - 09/06/2013 18:00 - 07:00
Where: City of London

Open Gardens - Ipswich

Garden featuring roses, clematis, mixed borders, vegetable patch and more...
When: 16/06/2013 10:30 - 17:00
Where: Shelley House, Shelley, Ipswich, IP7 5QY

Open Gardens - Tattingstone

Eight gardens will be open and there will be plants for sale, a farmers market, BBQ and more...
When: 16/06/2013 11:00 - 17:00
Where: 2 Old Rectory Cottages, Tattingstone, IP9 2NE

Great East Swim 2013

An open water swim for swimmers of all abilities
When: 22/06/2013 08:00 - 19:00
Where: Alton Water,

Motorcycle Run

Calling all bikers!
When: 23/06/2013 08:30 - 17:00
Where: Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, IP14 6AT

Hangar Dance

Get into the wartime spirit and dance the night away
When: 28/06/2013 - 29/06/2013 20:00
Where: Ellough Airfield, Beccles, NR34 7XD

Open Gardens - Ipswich

This garden has rose beds, an orchard, vegetable area and a pond
When: 30/06/2013 14:00 - 17:00
Where: 428 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5DU

Open Gardens - Barham

Immaculate lawns, borders, ponds, waterfalls, woodland garden trees, azaleas and many wild flowers
When: 30/06/2013 14:00 - 18:00
Where: Barham Hall, Church Lane, Barham, Ipswich, Suffolk,

Open Gardens - Westleton

13 acre garden including a cocktail garden, optical garden and more...
When: 30/06/2013 14:00 - 18:00
Where: The Barn, Westleton, Saxmundham, IP17 3AN

London to Paris

194 miles cycling in three days!
When: 03/07/2013 - 07/07/2013
Where: London to Paris

Open Gardens - Felixstowe

Eclectic garden with water features
When: 07/07/2013 11:00 - 17:00
Where: 41 Westmorland Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9TJ

Open Gardens - Ardleigh

6 acre woodland with young maze orchard, vegetable garden and more...
When: 07/07/2013 14:00 - 17:00
Where: Hungerdowns, Hungerdown Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7LZ

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100

Be a part of the very first Olympic legacy event
When: 04/08/2013
Where: The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London

Suffolk Coast Bike Ride

A summer day's cycling through the countryside
When: 04/08/2013 08:00
Where: Glemham Hall, Little Glemham, Nr. Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0BT

Zambezi Challenge

Follow in the path of the Comic Relief celebrities and take part in the Zambezi Rafting Blast!!
When: 21/09/2013 - 13/09/2014
Where: The Zambezi River, Zambia

Hike the Himalayas

A challenging trek through the Himalayan foothills
When: 28/09/2013 - 08/10/2013
Where: The Himalayas

Climb Kilimanjaro

Take on the challenge of a lifetime!
When: 12/10/2013 - 21/10/2013
Where: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Conquer the Great Wall of China

Step up to the challenge!
When: 18/10/2013 - 27/10/2013
Where: China

Cycle Nepal

Discover the foothills of the Himalayas
When: 02/11/2013 - 11/11/2013
Where: Nepal

Christmas Day Dip

Join us for a dip in the North Sea - what a great way to start the festivities!
When: 25/12/2013 08:30
Where: Felixstowe