Stride for Stories
Your steps can spark a love of reading
We’re challenging you to run, hop, wheel, or stride for stories.
Complete 12 hours of extra activity in a month – that’s 43,200 seconds, the same number of Bookstart Baby packs we deliver to families every month.
By exercising for just an extra 23 minutes a day, you’re helping to share the magic of reading with thousands of children.
How it works:
- Sign up to receive your fundraising pack and tips to get started
- Choose your activity: run, walk, hop, wheel – whatever suits you!
- Exercise for an extra 12 hours in a month (or 23 minutes a day)
- Share your progress and spread the word using #StrideForStories
Your £10 registration fee helps cover your fundraising materials and ensures more of the money you raise goes directly to helping children discover the joy of books.
Every pound you raise helps deliver life-changing reading support to families who need it most. From Bookstart Baby packs to storytime sessions, your efforts will help thousands of children start their reading journey.
Terms and conditions of signing up to Stride for Stories.
How your fundraising makes a difference
Did you know that 58% of children in the UK don’t have a bedtime story?
Through our Bookstart Baby programme, over 500,000 families received their baby’s first book
2.7 million books and reading support resources were given to families and partners in 2023/24
For full information, please view our Impact report.