The Superhero has raised over £1 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 is supporting
The 2025 Norfolk Superhero Challenge is supporting Norfolk Community Foundation's 'A Better Childhood' mission to get children active in Norfolk!
In Norfolk, around 1 in 5 children are leaving primary school obese and 8% of school children have a mental health need. Meanwhile, local statutory spending on youth services is just £6.50 per head each year. This compares to upwards of £150 per head in some inner-city boroughs in other parts of the country.
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We want to take action to help more children and young people in Norfolk become healthier and more active.
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Together with Norfolk Community Foundation, the Norfolk Superhero Challenge has created this Fund and set an ambitious goal of raising significant sums to make a real, lasting impact on the physical health and wellbeing of local children and young people facing significant challenges.
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To find out more about the Fund or are a charity interested in applying for funding please contact carlotta@norfolksuperhero.co.uk
The charities 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.
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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`.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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​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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Money Raised: £67,000