dash for darts 2026 Press Release
Local Charity Calls on Runners to Lace Up for Doncaster 10K to Support Vital Creative Programmes
After their most successful community fundraising event to date, Doncaster charity, darts, is calling on local runners to help beat their 2025 total, which raised more than £6,000 for vital creative opportunities for local residents.
darts, Doncaster’s award-winning participatory arts charity, delivers creative health and learning programmes across the city. The organisation is now recruiting a team of committed fundraisers to join the darts Run Club and take on the Doncaster 10K to ensure these much-loved programmes can continue.
Organised by Curly’s Athletes, Doncaster City 10K is an award-winning event starting and finishing at Doncaster racecourse, with a fast and flat route winding through the city. Runners will pass The Point – darts’ purpose-built arts centre - twice, where a dedicated cheer squad will be out in full force to support those who are “dashing for darts”. Runners will also be rewarded with a finishers medal, hot chocolate and the famous Toppings pie.
Whether runners are taking part for their wellbeing, aiming for a personal best, or simply looking to be part of a vibrant community event, every step taken will make a real difference to people across Doncaster.
“The dash for darts was one of the hardest yet most rewarding things I have maybe ever done! It was so great to cross the finish line knowing I’d done my best to raise money for a cause that impacts my community so greatly.”- dash for darts runner
As registered charity for over 30 years, darts relies solely on fundraising to continue its work. With rising costs and increasing demand for services, community fundraising initiatives like this are more important than ever as Director (Fundraising and Development) at darts, Sophy Sylvester, notes:
“I can’t emphasise enough how important and valuable it is for community members to raise funds to keep our opportunities running. It’s getting more and more difficult to secure funding for our vital work that Doncaster residents rely on each week. You can make a huge difference to people’s lives by lacing up your trainers and giving the 10k a go – it's great fun and massively rewarding in so many ways!”
Funds raised will directly support a range of creative programmes, including weekly singing groups for adults living with dementia and their families, art sessions for people experiencing mental ill health, and visual arts workshops for Disabled children and young people. The impact of these sessions is clear:
"I suffer from depression and anxiety, being among this great group of people helps. The singing uplifts me." – Quirky Choir participant
"Tuneful Chatter sessions are such a welcoming, safe space for my son to learn and play. The artists are so skilled at tailoring the sessions to be age appropriate." – Parent
dash for darts is a fun and accessible way to support a vital local cause at a time when it is needed most. To sign up to the darts Run Club, email sophie@wearedarts.org.uk. For more information about darts, its programmes and upcoming events, please visit: https://wearedarts.org.uk
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Notes to Editors
For more information about darts or The Point and any images or interviews, please contact sophy@wearedarts.org.uk or grace@wearedarts.org.uk.
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darts is Doncaster’s award-winning creative health and creative learning charity. darts creates art with people in Doncaster to improve life, learning and health. We are an experienced team of artists, creative professionals and support staff making high-quality, inclusive, creative experiences across the City and borough of Doncaster. Our programmes are open to everyone, particularly those who have the least access to the arts.
We develop creative approaches that respond to place-based health and learning inequalities, building robust evidence of impact before scaling or embedding these approaches to increase access.
We are a Centre of Excellence for creative health and creative learning. We are generous in sharing our learning and are committed to improving practice to deliver creative solutions that respond to population need.
Our values are:
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Create: Making art allows us to see ourselves and the world differently
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Include: Everyone has a place and a voice
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Connect: Coming together to make art builds a sense of community
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Respond: We listen, adapt and act
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Evolve: Learning informs practice, improving the experience for all
The Point is our home – it is a purpose-built arts centre in the middle of Doncaster to make and share art. We have a light-filled gallery space, creative workshop & studio spaces, cafe and gardens. It is a friendly welcoming building where lots of creative activity happens alongside a regular programme of events and activities. It’s more than a place to just come and see. It’s about coming together and being a part in the arts. It’s about the doing. For everyone to have a safe place to come to, and feel comfortable to express themselves, learn and connect. www.thepoint.org.uk
darts (Doncaster Community Centre of Excellence for Creative Health and Learning)
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Sophy Sylvester Director (Fundraising and Development)
- June 29, 2026
- 01302 493994
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