There are so many ways you can give back in 2025, while bringing your colleagues, friends and family together.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Bag it and Bank it
Our Bag it and Bank it recycling campaign is returning in January 2025 and, following last year’s success where our supporters raised a record-breaking £101,524 from 487 tonnes of donated clothing, we’re encouraging you and your stations to collect even more this time round.
Could we beat the record once again? Find out more about last year’s campaign here:
Mega March
We saw some incredible Car Washes to mark Mega March 2024, with stations and sites across the UK welcoming communities in to raise vital funds for us.
Now, we’re asking you to once again get the sponges out and plan ahead for March 2025 with even more fantastic Car Washes.
You can find out more about organising a Car Wash here:
Fire Family Fundraiser
When it comes to planning a Fire Family Fundraiser, the world truly is your oyster! Whether you want to take on a personal or group challenge such as a walk, run, cycle or climb, or you’d rather get colleagues, friends, family and communities together for an event, every penny raised goes directly towards supporting our vital work.
You can find some ideas to get you started here and to plan a fundraiser, click here:
Open Days
Planning a fire station Open Day is a great opportunity to raise funds while having fun with families from your local community.
You can organise raffles, firefighting demonstrations, food stalls, bake sales – you name it. And don’t forget to reach out to local businesses to see if they’d be open to supporting your event with prizes or donations too.
Events
Whether you run, swim, walk, bike or bake, there’s bound to be a fundraising event for you.
We have opportunities for you to join Ultra Challenges, Santa Dashes, marathons and much more, as well as guidance to help you plan personal challenges such as skydives and mountain climbs.
In 2025 alone, there’s a Kiltwalk in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen, ultra-marathons right across the UK, the Loch Ness Marathon and a summer walk in London.
Visit our online shop
From accessories to homeware, clothing and more, our online shop is packed full of products for either yourself or a gift for a family member or colleague.
And this is a shop with a difference, as every penny you spend will go directly towards supporting our work, helping thousands of members of our fire services community every year.
We have many more ideas to get you started with fundraising in 2025 here: