Mental Elf Festive Fun Run 2025

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 The Mental Elf Festive Fun Run 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. 

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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