Community Support and Charitable Donations

Steel City Striders is first and foremost a running club – but we are also committed to supporting charities and other good causes in and around Sheffield. We are in the very fortunate position of being able to do so financially by making donations to help the work of local organisations and groups.

This is in good part a result of the income we receive from the events we organise – the Percy Pud 10k and the Salt Cellar Fell Race, in particular. We have helped a wide range of groups, and hope to be able to continue to do so. Our members are always welcome to suggest who we should help in this way.

Recent donations

The majority of the donations come from the Percy Pud. This is in line with our general policy of donating a significant proportion of the race profits to local charities and causes. We donate most of the profits from the Salt Cellar fell race to Edale Mountain Rescue, in thanks for their support not only on race night but to the club and its members throughout the year.

2022-23 donations

  • Percy Pud donations:
    • Sheffield children’s Hospital £1000
    • Western Park Hospital £1000
    • St Luke’s £1000
    • Macmillan Cancer £1000
    • PACT( children’s cancer & tumour) charity £1000
    • Baby basics £500
    • Help and Care £500
    • Bradfield in bloom £200
    • Dungworth School £150

Total £6350

  • Salt Cellar – profits donated to Edale Mountain Rescue
  • £600 donation to sponsor Steel City 10 trail series. This will fund race licences, equipment and prizes.
  • £500 donation to the set up costs of a proposed junior parkrun in Norfolk Park.
  • Sponsorship of the Steel City 10 race series. This included loan of equipment and other non-financial support

The Steel City 10 encourages runners to donate to causes supporting locations around the city. These are not donations from the club but are listed here:

    • 16th April 2023 – Friends of Whirlowbrook Park – £94.30
    • 19th March 2023 – Wincobank Hill Fort trustees – £66.42
    • 18th February 2023 – Friends of Parkwood Springs £113.00
    • 15th January 2023 – Redmires trustees £109.64

2021-22 donations

  • Donations from Percy Pud:
    • St Nicholas Bradfield Church £1000
    • Weston Park Cancer Care Charity £1000
    • Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity £1000
    • Barnsley Hospice £1000
    • PACT( children’s cancer & tumour) charity £1000
    • Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice £600
    • John Birkhill ‘The Man with the Pram’ MacMillan Cancer Support £600
    • Local causes (Bradfield and Dungworth Primary School, Loxley Primary School, Ibbotson Trust, Loxley Silver Band) £700,shared

Total £6900

  • The 2021 Salt Cellar fell race proceeds were used to make a £1000 donation to Edale Mountain Rescue Team and £400 to the National Trust.

2020-21 donations

  • The “Percy Pud in Lockdown Supports Your NHS” T Shirts and the Percy Pud Face Masks raised £1530 for our three local NHS Charities. Steel City Striders made donations to:
    • Weston Park Cancer Charity (£510)
    • Childrens Hospital Charity (£510)
    • Sheffield Hospital Charity Trust (£510)
  • Woodhead Mountain Rescue – replacement vehicle fund (£100)

Percy Pud 2019 donations

  • Loxley School (£200)
  • Dungworth School (£100)
  • Ibbertson Trust (£100)
  • St Nicholas Church (£100)
  • SENCE (£1000)
  • Alzheimers Research (£1000)
  • Baby Basics (£1000)
  • Western Park Hospital (£500)
  • St Lukes (£500)
  • Sheffield Children’s Hospital (£2000)

Total £6500

Percy Pud 2018 donations

  • Loxley School – £200
  • Dungworth School – £100
  • Loxley Pavilion Childcare Centre – £200
  • Ibbertson Trust – £100
  • St Nicholas Church – £100
  • Sheffield S6 Foodbank – £200
  • Wisewood Juniors Football Club – £100
  • St Lukes – £1000
  • Sense – £1000
  • The Ethel Trust Community Barge – £1000
  • Western Park Hospital – £1000
  • Sheffield Childrens Hospital – £1000
  • Rivelin Valley Conservation Group – £500

Total £6500

Salt Cellar Fell Race 2019 donations

  • Edale Mountain Rescue – £1200

Salt Cellar Fell Race 2018 donations

  • Edale Mountain Rescue – £1500

Other donations in 2018-19

  • Millhouses parkrun – £1000
  • Alzheimer’s Society – £650
  • Eastern Moors Partnership – £500
  • Fencing in Limb Valley – £250

Total £2400