The Try Line Trail: Ashton Gate to Twickenham

Friday 27th September 2024 marks ONE YEAR TO GO until the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 at Twickenham Stadium and we here at the Mintridge Foundation want to celebrate this milestone!

We have teamed up with the EXTRAORDINARY England Rugby Player, Abbie Ward to celebrate!

So How are we celebrating?

By doing what we love doing most... GETTING ACTIVE! We want you to virtually travel the distance of Abbie’s home club of Ashton Gate Stadium (Home to the Bristol Bears) all the way to the Allianz Stadium at Twickenham – that’s 130 miles.

Don’t worry, we don’t expect you to do it all at once or on your own – this is a team challenge.

In teams of 4, you have from 00:00 on Friday 27th September until 23:59 on Sunday 27th October to virtually run, walk, cycle, wheel, swim or scoot the 130 miles.

It will cost £10 to enter a team of 4 that can be a mixture of ages. One team member must be over 18.

Valuable funds could go towards our Mintridge vehicle to ensure that we can stay connected with our beneficiaries; arriving at programmes with a vehicle full of sports equipment ready to deliver activities in a fun and safe way!

Step 1: Register

Register your team to gain full access to the Try Line Trail.

Step 2: Create a Team

Schools, community groups, sports teams, families and friends will travel in teams on your own Try Line Trail Travel. Give your team a name and tell us all about them!

Step 3: Log Your Activities

Get active and log your active miles. Track your miles via Strava (or manually) and log your activity on your personal challenge page! ENSURE THAT YOUR STRAVA PRIVACY IS SET TO "EVERYONE".

Tag your chosen squad on social media and let's do this! If you need any help with checking that your Strava is connected, please click here.

If you would like to add your distance manually, you will have a button on your page that says "ADD AN ACTIVITY".

Is There A Competitive Element?

Abbie is ready and raring to giveaway lots of her England training and playing kit to you all! Prizes will presented to the first team to complete the challenge. Equally, Abi will be selecting MVP Prizes for teams / individuals that stands out during the challenge and are helping to raise awareness of our vital work – please share the challenge on your social media channels by tagging @abbieward93 / @mintridgefdn and using the hashtag #TheTryLineTrail.

 ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING?

We would love for you to raise funds for the challenge so that we can reach more young people across the UK with our mentoring programmes.

The added bonus is, that if you raise the following:

£10 - One entry into the prize draw for more of Abbie's kit!

£20 - Two additional entries into the prize draw

£50 - Three additional entries into the prize draw

£100 - Four additional entries into the prize draw

£200 - Five additional entries into the prize draw

You can be part of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 as it comes to England. Tickets will soon be on sale and you can register your interest here.