Brentwood a Becket - events

Holding regular (and ad hoc) events forms an important part of our Brentwood à Becket Rotary Club. We are always open to new ideas for fund-raising events and new ideas is what new members could bring to the club – come and join us now!

Get involved

Brentwood half marathon

Every year in March we hold this amazing event, which has raised around £4million so far since its inception in 1981. Anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 runners have entered each year, and the atmosphere is amazing. As a member, you have the opportunity of being involved in the organisation and running of the event, or simply by just helping out on the day as a marshal or helper in some way.

We are supported by three new members of the consortium: Brentwood Running Club, Saint Francis Hospice and Brentwood Theatre all of whom take on a different aspect of the organisation. We also rely heavily on our sponsors without whom the event couldn’t happen.

The main sponsor for the 2026 event is Barry Hearn from Matchroom Sports, in association with Baker Labels who have supported us for the last ten years and continue to do so. In addition, sponsorship from Rainer Hughes Solicitors, Blueprint Property Group, Hilbery Chaplin Estate Agents, Richlee Motor Company and SV Sports Therapy add to our goal of eventually covering all of the expenses through generous donations. Our grateful thanks goes out to them all. We also rely on a huge number of volunteers who act as marshals all around the course, and manning all the water stations dotted around the course. For more information about this amazing event, please go to: www.brentwoodhalf.org

Quiz night

Our annual quiz night has been going on for 32 years during with time we have raised over £75,000 pounds! We attract anything from 225 to 350 people (our record is 388!). The current beneficiaries are SNAP Special Needs and Parents) who are a locally based charity who look after children with special needs who have specific learning difficulties with the emphasis on the parents who are able to get together giving them a little respite. If you are a keen quizzer, you can enter by phoning, 07739 277 998.

Christmas collection

In the fifteen years we have been collecting we have now exceeded £40,000 which is generally donated to two designated charities each year. These have included Essex Air Ambulance, Marillac Hospital, Daily Bread, St Francis Hospice and sometimes it is just allocated to Rotary charities which means it can go towards any specific cause which the Rotary club has in the pipeline.