A group of volunteers cheering at a cheer point, holding up posters

Become a cheer point volunteer

Meet new people and raise awareness by volunteering at running events across the UK 

In 2025, our amazing cheer point volunteers gave their valuable time and enthusiastic energy at running events across the UK including; the TCS 2025 London Marathon, Great North Run, Edinburgh Marathon Festival, and more! These fantastic individuals cheered on over 900 runners who raised over £3.1 million to fund our vital work. And we’re excited to have even more volunteers on board in 2026! 

Check out the inspiring stories from our 2025 cheer point volunteers, including volunteer Glenys in Brighton and some of our TCS 2025 London Marathon volunteers: 

photos of Volunteers at different Events for Pancreatic cancer UK

Read about their experience of volunteering 

Volunteers like Glenys and others ensure our cheer points for Pancreatic Cancer UK are the loudest and the most purple at all running events across the UK! Our incredible runners raise vital funds for our work, and as a cheer point volunteer you give them the boost they need to get across the finish line. By increasing our visibility, you’ll have a significant role in raising awareness of Pancreatic Cancer UK and the disease. 

Keen to join our cheer squads, and play an integral part increasing awareness of pancreatic cancer while you’re at it?  

Then join us as a cheer point volunteer! We’d love to have you join our team. 

Our remaining cheer points for this year are at: 

  • Great North Run (13th September 2026) 
  • Cardiff Half Marathon (4th October 2026) 
  • Royal Parks London (11th October 2026) 

Find out more about our cheer point volunteer role 

Key things to know before you sign up

  • We close recruitment around two weeks before each event or when all roles are filled.
  • If you don’t see an event listed, it means we don’t currently have a cheer point there – but this is reviewed regularly by our Events Team
  • We are committed to safeguarding everyone we work with. This is reflected in how we recruit and support our volunteers.

Recruitment for the two day TCS London Marathon on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April 2027  will begin in Autumn of this year. Please check back then when the application London Marathon volunteer application form will be ready for you to apply.  In the meantime, you can apply to volunteer at our remaining 2026 running events below.