Steps to Safety: International Women's Day Fundraiser Walk
Date: 6th March 2026
Meeting Point: Castlefield Bowl
Time: 9:30am-3pm
Ready to make your steps count? This International Women’s Day, join our Walk for Women, a feel‑good 15km walk from Manchester City Centre to Altrincham.
We chose this 15km walk to reflect the 1 woman killed by an abusive partner or ex every 5 days, a statistic that reminds us of all just how important literal life-saving services like Manchester Women’s Aid are.
All funds raised will go straight into helping us support women across the city helping to fund our weekly community drop-ins, specialist services, important wellbeing trips or in refuge, it all matters!
Spend the day surrounded by uplifting energy and play a part in supporting women as they take their first step to safety.
SIGN UP ON OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE
SET UP YOUR JUSTGIVING PAGE
Fundraising for the event
The £25 registration fee go towards the costs for of running the event, and includes an exclusive International Women's Day x Manchester Women's Aid t-shirt, refreshments and snacks for the day.
We also ask that each attendee, helps the walk make a further difference and individually raise a minimum of £100 prior to the day. We will be emailing you once you have registered with instructions on how to setup your JustGiving page as well as sending across some tips and templates you can use on your page.
about the walk
The walk is of mixed-terrain with some parts of the walk having a cobbled surface, paved surface, paving stones, gravel, asphalt and compacted pathways.
The difficult is rated as medium requiring moderate fitness level and an ability to endure some uphill sections of the walk.
The walk is canalside so some parts of the walk may be more narrow than others.
We will have a trained First Aider with us on the walk but if you have any concerns or medical issues please do share these with us if it could impact you on the walk.
We recommend wearing comfortable walking boots for the walk, appropriate clothing that you will feel comfortable in, and a jacket.
what you need for the day
As part of the walk, we will be providing you with a Manchester Women's Aid x International Women's Day t-shirt to wear on the day. For the walk, we do recommend:
- Comfortable walking boots
- Comfortable clothing - gym leggings, walking trousers, waterproofs
- Waterproof jacket
- Any medical equipment (for example, inhaler)
- Water
FAQs
The cost of the ticket will go towards covering the cost of your t-shirt and the event. The remaining amount will then be added to the total fundraised which will be spent on our life-saving services and refuge.
Once you have signed up to the event, we will be sending you an email with all information regarding what to bring on the day, the itinerary and importantly fundraising tips! We recommend using JustGiving to create your fundraising profile and will provide a step-by-step guide in the email.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact fundraising@pankhursttrust.org
After we reach Altrincham, you’re more than welcome to join us for refreshments and a bit of a social. When you’re ready to head back to Castlefield, you can catch the tram from Altrincham Interchange on either the Green or Purple Line towards Bury or Piccadilly. Get off at the Deansgate–Castlefield stop.
You can use the following options for parking including:
- Q-Park First Street: Convenient parking close to the venue.
- NCP Chester Street: A short walk from Castlefield Bowl with good hourly rates.
- Q‑Park Deansgate North: Ideal for longer‑stay parking within walking distance.
- YourParkingSpace: Pre-bookable spaces for guaranteed, secure parking.
- Accessible Parking: Designated, regulation-compliant bays are available nearby.
