Mental Elf 2025

Mental Elf 2025

Mental Elf 2025

Mental Elf is back for 2025 – and better than ever. After sadly having to cancel our 2024 event owing to bad weather, we’re raring to go this year and have been busy planning how to make this year’s run an event to remember!

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Goal: £2,000

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It’s all about coming together with your local community to do something positive for yourself, while also giving back by helping to raise vital funds for Brecon & District Mind. You’ll have the chance to connect with others, enjoy some physical activity, spend time in nature and experience the feel-good factor of supporting your local mental health charity – all of which can give your own wellbeing a real boost. 

Take part in the festive family 5km fun run at The Promenade park on Sunday 30th November.
Registration opens at 10.30am and the run begins at 12 noon.

Join us at our festive fun run where you can walk, jog, skip or run our 5km route. As well as the fun run, there will be festive activities for the family, a hot drink station, a choir performance, a goody bag with your very own medal and more. And don’t forget your elf ears or Santa hats!

While Christmas fancy dress is not required, it’s very much encouraged and there will be prizes for best dressed on the day. Mental Elf is open to all abilities and ages and children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

Mental Elf is an inclusive and non-competitive event which focuses on bringing people together, not only to fundraise, but to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing. It promotes the benefits of physical activity, connecting with people and doing something to help others.

All donations raised during Mental Elf stay here in Brecon and District Mind to help fund our vital services to support people in our community with their mental health and wellbeing. Click here to see what services we provide. 

Give a gift this winter

After you’ve booked your place on our Mental Elf Fun Run, it’s time to set up your fundraising page and support your local mental health charity to continue delivering the vital services so many people rely on.

YOU can make a real difference to someone struggling with their mental health in South Powys this winter. Simply click Create Your Fundraising Page and set yourself a target. Every donation helps, but just £25 could fund a one-to-one wellbeing session – and many fundraisers go on to raise much more.

Together, we can go the extra mile for mental health this winter.

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Join the Virtual Mental Elf!

Can’t make it to the in-person Fun Run? No problem! Our Virtual Mental Elf lets you take part wherever you are; across South Powys, the UK, or even around the world.

Run, walk, dance, or complete your own festive challenge on a date and time that suits you. Then share your fundraising page to help raise vital funds for Brecon and District Mind, supporting local mental health services. Every step counts, and every donation helps someone in need.

  1. Buy a virtual mental elf ticket
  2. Set up your fundraising page
  3. Send us a picture of yourself as you run!
  4. We’ll have a medal and goody bag for you to pick up from our Brecon Wellbeing Centre.

Sign up, get moving, and be part of the Mental Elf spirit, no matter where you are!

 

Corporate opportunities

Supporting local people’s mental health has never been more important than it is right now. Your colleagues, customers, suppliers and the communities you want to reach all have mental health. There’s no better time to show your company’s commitment to improving mental health for everyone.

Partnering with us for Mental Elf 2025 would be an excellent opportunity to raise your business profile whilst supporting Brecon and District Mind’s vital work. We have a couple of sponsorship opportunities remaining – please see the ‘corporate sponsorship’ button on this page for more information – plus other ways you could support us.

Please contact ali@breconmind.org.uk for more information. 

Volunteering

We would not be able to make Mental Elf a success without the support of amazing volunteers.

We have various roles available, fill out this form to sign up.

The location

The event starts at the Bandstand at The Promenade park. The postcode is LD3 9LL.

Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving.

Parking may be limited and starts at £2.50. Free parking is available at The Watton car park by the bus station, follow the directions below for a mile long walk. Other town car parks are signposted which are no more than a mile from the start.

Course Description

The course is 5000m (5k) long and is at Y Promenâd (The Promenade), Brecon. The course is run on a mixture of grass and permanent paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. There will be marshals along the course and route signs in place.

Facilities

Toilets are available, there is a 20p charge. There is a children’s play area.

Getting there by bus

Buses arrive at Brecon bus station. Turn left past the Markets Tavern. First right to walk through town past St Marys church. Continue straight to Ship St. Down the hill to the traffic lights. Second turning right (glass shop on the corner). Look for the pedestrian entrance to the course on the left. Follow the river to the start.

Getting there on foot

As above. Pedestrian entrances to Promenade at Watergate, Kensington, and Fennifach Road.

Getting there by road

Enter postcode LD3 9LL into SatNav.

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From A470 South and A40 West:

At roundabout just outside Brecon follow for Llanfaes B4601. Continue for 1 mile, crossing the bridge. Then turn left at traffic lights. After 0.5 mile turn left onto FenniFach Road, brown sign for Parking Promenade.

From A470 North and A40 East:

At roundabout follow for Brecon B4601. Continue straight for 1.5 miles following the one-way system through town to traffic lights. Take slight right to Watergate (almost straight on). After 0.5 mile turn left onto FenniFach Road, brown sign for Parking Promenade.

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Buy a virtual mental elf ticket

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Set up your fundraising page

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Send us a picture of yourself as you run!

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Collect your medal and goody bag

Our Fundraisers

The Curzon Christmas Dash

The Curzon Christmas Dash

We’re the Curzon family, and this winter we’re taking part in the Mental Elf Fun […]
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Thank you to Beacons Glazing
for sponsoring our event.

 

 

 

Thank you to Lancashire Mind who created the original concept of Mental Elf.

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