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Relay For Life

Join Relay For Life and celebrate the power of community fundraising in the fight to beat cancer.

Teams of friends, families and colleagues fundraise for research to save and improve lives, then unite as a community at an event to honour everyone affected by cancer and celebrate the progress we’re making to beat it.

Find your local Relay

How can I get involved?

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Step: 1

Relay For Life is free to enter! Start your own team, join an existing one or take part as a cancer survivor. 

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Step: 2

Fundraise across the year for world-leading cancer research.

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Step: 3

Unite with your Relay to honour everyone affected by cancer and celebrate your fundraising achievements. 

Relay For Life is open to everyone

Sign up team, four people at Relay For Life - Photographer Paul Heyes.

Team Captain

Build your team by rallying family, friends, colleagues and even the kids! Set a target and lead your team to fundraising success. Team Captains must be over 18.

Join a team, a lady and her baby at Relay For Life - Photographer Brian Thompson.

Team Member

Join an existing team and encourage others to do the same! You’ll have fun and gain an amazing sense of achievement as you celebrate smashing your fundraising target at an unforgettable event.

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Survivor

Anyone who has ever lived with cancer is invited to join us as a Guest of Honour. Survivors can create their own team, join one as a team member, or register as an individual for their local Relay event.

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Meet Lynn

Sign up survivor.

I didn’t feel like a Survivor, but that changed as I watched a sea of purple walk around the track and realised that people do survive cancer.

- Lynn

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How your fundraising helps

We’re the world's largest charitable funder of cancer research. We were a key player in the development of radiotherapy, which now benefits millions of cancer patients worldwide. We exist to beat cancer to make breakthroughs tomorrow, we need your help today.

In 2024, Relay For Life raised over £1 million. Every Relay, every team and every pound you raise is helping bring about a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

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Contact us

If you have any questions about Relay For Life or the website, please contact us on the details below. The helpline is open Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm.