Race Archive
All Finished Races
7th June 2024 Go Yellow for Shine
‘Go Yellow’ for Shine to increase awareness and raise vital funds to support the Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida communities.
![7th June 2024 Go Yellow for Shine](/uploads/images/race-maps/660eba8cc6161_Shine balloon.jpg)
7th May Supporting Adults
Shine supports thousands of adults living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
![7th May Supporting Adults](/uploads/images/race-maps/65e0ac3c57a4b_Shine logo.png)
8th April Folic for Life Balloon Race
Folic acid supplementation is proven to reduce the chances of neural tube defects by up to 70%. Shine’s Folic for Life programme focuses on raising awareness of the benefits of introducing and encouraging the habitual supplementation of folic acid into daily routines.
![8th April Folic for Life Balloon Race](/uploads/images/race-maps/65ba7ab855531_bear-yellow.png)
4th March 2024 hydrocephalus awareness
Hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid on the brain, can develop at any time in anyone’s life. It can have a range of physical and cognitive effects, including issues with reasoning, short-term memory, language, visual problems and early puberty in children.
![4th March 2024 hydrocephalus awareness](/uploads/images/race-maps/658156749e74c_Codman LOGO BLUE TAG GREY (1).png)
February 9th 2024 Teenage Support Balloon Race
Shine’s work with teens focuses on promoting understanding that looking after themselves can help to prevent life-threatening health complications as they get older.
![February 9th 2024 Teenage Support Balloon Race](/uploads/images/race-maps/6557398ac8116_heart-pink.png)
Parents and Carers Support Balloon Race. 5th January 2024
Parents and carers of babies, children and adults with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and associated conditions hold a vital role in the lives of our members.
![Parents and Carers Support Balloon Race. 5th January 2024](/uploads/images/race-maps/65563ac969172_star-red-stripe.png)
Anencephaly Awareness Balloon Race
Anencephaly is the most severe of a group of conditions known as Neural Tube Defects (NTDs). It happens in about 1 in 2,000 pregnancies in the UK and occurs during the first 28 days of pregnancy. Anencephaly sadley is always fatal.
![Anencephaly Awareness Balloon Race](/uploads/images/race-maps/64dcb1f466266_pexels-nita-54300_cropped85928_580_580 (1).jpg)
16th October 2023 Spina Bifida Awareness Week Race
Shine’s aim is to engage, empower and enable all our members to have better lives by helping them to share with others their personal experiences of life with spina bifida
![16th October 2023 Spina Bifida Awareness Week Race](/uploads/images/race-maps/64888322141c7_spina bifida Pic.png)
Test race protected
Test race
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2023 Staff Residential Balloon Race 5th September
We are launching a staff virtual balloon race as part of the September residential. We want you to experience this fantastic fundraising activity.
![2023 Staff Residential Balloon Race 5th September](/uploads/images/race-maps/64ccc367dc664_Shine logo.png)