The Superhero has proudly raised over £1.34 million for local Norfolk charities!
Huge thanks to our splendid participants, Pink Ladies, sponsors and supporters who have made this possible
We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Superhero raised over
£200,000
The Norfolk Superhero Challenge is proud to have raised more than £1.34 million for charities across Norfolk - and in 2025 alone, over £200,000 was raised to support children and young people across the county.
In partnership with the Norfolk Community Foundation, we launched the Norfolk Superhero Fund with an ambitious goal: to raise £500,000 over three years to improve the physical health, wellbeing and confidence of children in Norfolk.
Why does this matter?
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One in five children leaves primary school obese
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One in three children cannot swim
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Eight percent of schoolchildren have mental health needs
The Norfolk Superhero Fund helps remove barriers to participation by subsidising essential kit, coaching, memberships and opportunities that many families simply cannot afford.
Thanks to your fantastic support, the 2025 event raised more than £200,000, already funding 25 projects and reaching more than 800 young people across all seven Norfolk districts. These include wheelchair basketball, youth coaching programmes, and outdoor adventures for young carers and children with SEND.
See the impact for yourself:
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Hoopstars CIC: https://vimeo.com/1174006850/99b4d97845
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BikeActive: https://vimeo.com/1187651581
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Swan Youth Project: https://vimeo.com/1167743388/b39fa82a34
To find out more about the Norfolk Superhero Fund, please contact carlotta@norfolksuperhero.co.uk
APPLY
APPLICATIONS FOR
FUNDING ARE NOW OPEN!
Click below to find out how to apply for grants available to charitable, voluntary and community groups, community amateur sports groups, and CICs in Norfolk who get children
and young people active in their communities.
Deadline for applications: 13th July 2026
PREVIOUS CHARITIES THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED
We are happy to announce the Superhero raised a total of
£231,000
for our two chosen charities in 2024
2024
Burnham Overy Harbour Trust (BOHT)
The Burnham Overy Harbour Trust has been managing and caring for the Overy creek for over 40 years for the benefit of all users. Run by volunteers, it is embarking on a once-in-multi-decades project to restore the groynes to stop the creek from silting up, and to prevent the erosion of the precious saltmarsh - thereby safeguarding its unique biodiversity for future generations.
Money Raised: £181,000
The charities we have supported
2024
Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue (NORSLAR)
Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue are a team of highly trained volunteers who are deployed by the police and other emergency services to assist with the search for vulnerable missing individuals throughout Norfolk. The charity was founded in 1999 and we bridge the gap between HM Coastguards and Mountain rescue teams, known as `from hill to highwater`.
Money Raised: £50,000
The charities we have supported
2023
Nourishing Norfolk
Nourishing Norfolk is an innovative response to providing lower-cost food for people struggling to make ends meet. Food insecurity poses a significant challenge to thousands of people living in Norfolk. Until we tackle the basic need of being able to eat, we cannot address the wider challenges that many communities face in Norfolk.
Money Raised: £221,000
The charities we have supported
2022
Holt Youth Project
The Holt Youth Project was established by Julie Alford in the town of Holt in North Norfolk and is a charity that provides a safe environment for young people to socialise and learn vocational skills. They support young individuals with mental health, learning disabilities, NEET’s and Asperger’s or Autism.
Money Raised: £117,000
The charities we have supported
2020 -2021*
East Anglia Children's Hospice
EACH care's for children & young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambs, Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk and support their families. This can be at home, in a hospital or at one of three hospices at Milton, The Treehouse and The Nook. We rely on voluntary donations for the majority of our income.
Money Raised: £30,000
*Event cancelled in 2020 & 2021 due to Covid-19
The charities we have supported
2019
The Benjamin Foundation
The Benjamin Foundation is a charity which originated in North Norfolk in 1994 and has since grown to support over 2,500 people across Norfolk and Suffolk each year. It helps local children, young people and families dealing with challenges across a diverse range of issues.
Money Raised: £103,000
The charities we have supported
2018
Heritage House Daycare
Heritage House is a daycare centre less than 4 miles away from Burnham Overy Staithe. It offers day care to the frail and elderly of North Norfolk.
Money Raised: £75,000
The charities we have supported
2017
Norfolk Superhero Foundation
The Norfolk Superhero Foundation was set up for us to support a number of small mental health and well being charities in Norfolk this year.
Money Raised: £73,000
The charities we have supported
2016
East Anglian Air Ambulance
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is a charity providing a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the people of East Anglia. Since their launch in 2000 they have attended over 20,000 lifesaving missions, touching the lives of many thousands of people.
Money Raised: £86,000
The charities we have supported
2015
RNLI Wells Lifeboat
Wells-next-the-Sea RNLI Lifeboat Station houses an all-weather lifeboat and an inshore lifeboat to save lives and assist with emergencies around Wells and off the North Norfolk coast. Manned by volunteer crews, the boats are ready to launch within minutes, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Money Raised: £62,000
The charities we have supported
2014
Nelson's Journey
Nelson's Journey are a Norfolk charity that supports children and young people up to their 18th birthday that have experienced the death of a significant person in their life. We offer one-to-one support and opportunities to meet other children of a similar age who have also experienced a bereavement.
Money Raised: £67,000
The charities we have supported
2013
Tapping House
For four decades, Tapping House has been at the heart of the community, providing specialist palliative care, comfort and unwavering support to thousands of individuals and families in their most difficult moments.
Money Raised: £23,000
The charities we have supported
2012
The Big C
The Big C are a local, Norfolk-based people-first charity, committed to working collectively to provide outstanding cancer support, when and where people need it, now and for the future.
Money Raised: £20,000
2011
The Mermaid Appeal
Money Raised: £20,000
2009-2010
EACH
Money Raised: £13,500
2008
Nelson's Journey
2007
Burnham Market School
Money Raised: £1,500