Feast to Fitness 2027

Feast to Fitness is a January‑long community fitness and fundraising challenge designed to help people get active after the festive season while raising money for Tapping House – Norfolk Hospice. 

What is Feast to Fitness...

A West Norfolk‑wide Rotary and Alive Leisure initiative running throughout January 2027, encouraging the public to improve their fitness, lose weight, and raise funds for Tapping House.

Core Purpose

• Fund hospice vehicles - Money raised may help Tapping House purchase or lease vehicles used by trained hospice staff for home visits to terminally ill patients.
• Support existing services - Funds may also contribute to general hospice expenditure.

How the Event Works

• Month‑long participation - Anyone can take part in fitness activities throughout January.
• Fitness for fundraising - Participants exercise to improve their wellbeing while collecting sponsorship for Tapping House.
• Sponsorship model - Friends, neighbours, colleagues sponsor participants.

Where Activities Take Place

• Alive Leisure Centres - Indoor activities hosted at any Alive centre.
• Outdoor locations - Walking, running, rowing can be done anywhere safe outdoors.

Activities Included

• Swimming
• Walking
• Running
• Rowing

Sponsored units examples:

• Swimming per length
• Walking/Running per mile/km
• Rowing per mile/km

Registration

• Sign‑up at Alive Centres – more details to follow shortly
• Online registration via Alive website or Rotary Club of Downham Market website.