It’s finally here!
This Saturday (10th February) our Fundraising Officer, Alex Rigby, will run 56 miles for Centre 56.
Starting from Hunts Cross, his run calls at all stations on the Northern Line (even the new Headbolt Lane Station). The route is approximately 65 miles and will take him roughly 10 hours to complete.
Here’s everything you need to know!
Cheer Alex on!
We encourage you to pop out and show your support for Alex throughout the day. Visit your nearest station and say hi!
Find below, his route and a rough estimate of the timings. These may change so keep an eye on our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates on his progress.
Estimated Time | Train stations |
6am | Hunts Cross |
6.20am | South Parkway |
6.30am | Cressington |
6.45am | Aigburth |
7am | St. Michael’s |
7.15am | Brunswick |
7.25am | Central |
7.35am | Moorfields |
8am | Sandhills |
8.10am | Bank Hall |
8.20am | Bootle Oriel Road |
8.35am | Bootle New Strand |
8.45am | Seaforth & Litherland |
9am | Waterloo |
9.15am | Blundellsands & Crosby |
9.30am | Hall Road |
10am | Hightown |
10.25am | Formby |
10.35am | Freshfield |
11.05am | Ainsdale |
11.25am | Hillside |
11.35am | Birkdale |
12pm | Southport |
1.20pm | Ormskirk |
1.30pm | Aughton Park |
1.40pm | Town Green |
2.15pm | Maghull North |
2.25pm | Maghull |
3pm | Headbolt Lane |
3.15pm | Kirkby |
3.40pm | Old Roan |
3.50pm | Aintree |
4pm | Fazakerley |
4.15pm | Orrell Park |
4.20pm | Rice Lane |
4.20pm | Walton |
4.45pm | Kirkdale |
Collections:
We’ve got volunteers at Liverpool Central, Southport and Kirkdale collecting for Centre 56! If you’re passing through and have any spare change please drop some in our buckets.
Prize draw:
When you donate £20 to Alex’s ‘Running the Railways’ challenge, you’ll be automatically entered into a prize draw where you could win:
- Luis Dias signed Liverpool Shirt
- Jordan Pickford signed Everton Shirt
- 2x Tickets for Jason Manford’s ‘A Manford All Seasons’ tour at the M&S Arena on 22nd November 2024
- A free power wash service from CCPW (Commercial Contract Pressure Washing)
More prizes may be announced – check our enthuse page for the latest list!
Donate £20 to go into the draw.
The draw will be completed on 13th February with winners contacted by email/phone. Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm on 12th February.
The finish line!
Join us at Kirkdale Station from 4pm to be ready for Alex to complete his challenge.
He’s due to arrive around 6pm but we’ve hot drinks and hot dogs provided by Merseyrail and The Melrose Pub ready to welcome you with hot food and drinks while you wait!
Thank you to all who have supported this challenge already!