Become a Cheer Point Volunteer

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

Relive their stories

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 will 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 in the fun, and play an integral part in raising the profile of this important cause while you’re at it?

Then why not join us as a cheer point volunteer? We’d love to have you on board!

The events where we’ll be holding cheer points are as follows:

London Landmarks Half Marathon (12th April 2026)
Brighton Marathon (12th April 2026)
London Marathon (26th April 2026)
Edinburgh Marathon Festival (24th May 2026)
Thames Bridges Ultra (12th September 2026
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 for this exciting role:

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.
If you’ve volunteered before you may notice a few improvements to the sign-up process. We’d love to hear your feedback.

We have two application forms to make signing up as easy as possible. Please choose the one that best matches how you want to volunteer:

Apply to volunteer at any cheer point (excluding the London Marathon)

an image of a group of cheer point volunteers on race day

Apply to volunteer for any London Marathon role

Looking for more ways to be part of the London Marathon buzz? We’ve got you covered!

To add to the excitement of our cheer points, there are also opportunities to be part of giving our runners a much deserved hero’s welcome at the finish line and at our post race reception. Please note these opportunities only apply to the London Marathon event.

London Marathon cheer point volunteer

Meet and greet volunteer

Post race reception volunteer

Become a cheer point volunteer

Meet new people and make a difference by volunteering at running events across the UK

Key things to know before you sign up for this exciting role:

We have two application forms to make signing up as easy as possible. Please choose the one that best matches how you want to volunteer:

Apply to volunteer at any cheer point (excluding the London Marathon)

Apply to volunteer for any London Marathon role

Looking for more ways to be part of the London Marathon buzz? We’ve got you covered!

Join our campaigns

Other ways to get involved

Share your story

Become a cheer point volunteer

Meet new people and make a difference by volunteering at running events across the UK

Key things to know before you sign up for this exciting role:

We have two application forms to make signing up as easy as possible. Please choose the one that best matches how you want to volunteer:

Apply to volunteer at any cheer point (excluding the London Marathon)

Apply to volunteer for any London Marathon role

Looking for more ways to be part of the London Marathon buzz? We’ve got you covered!

Join our campaigns

Other ways to get involved

Share your story

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