Star Shine Night Walk 2025 – Updated Information for on the day

• 20 June 2025

We are so excited that tomorrow (Saturday 21 June) is the big day/night and we can’t wait to welcome you to Shelford Rugby Club for the 2025 Star Shine Night Walk.

The weather is forecast to be very warm, so please read the below carefully for important advice.

There are now more than 530 of you taking part and your fundraising efforts have been staggering! A huge thank you to all of you who have worked so hard on the fundraising. Keep sharing your page and getting those donations in. They really do make all the difference to the grand total to support people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end of life care.

The Hot Weather
It is currently forecast to be 30 degrees on Saturday, and whilst this is a night walk, it will still be very warm. We ask you to please:

• Bring plenty of water with you, in a refillable bottle, however please arrive with a full bottle.
• Wear a hat and light clothing. Your t-shirt will be given to you on the night.
• Apply suncream.
• Read this helpful information on how to keep cool.
• Please do not bring dogs, we love seeing them, but on a hot night we don’t want to put them at risk.
• If you are signed up to the 10 mile route, consider if the 5 mile would be better for you. Listen to your body and please don’t over exert yourself. You can switch on the night, there is no need to advise us.
• If you have any underlying health conditions or concerns about participating, then please do not put yourself at risk.
• Arrive from 6pm onwards to register, please help us by staggering arrival time to avoid queues at registration.

Extra water
There will be refreshment points along the way where you can refill your bottles. One will be outside Trumpington College on the 5 and 10 mile route, and one will be on Bridge Street opposite the Mitre Pub on the 10-mile route. There are also a number of shops on route that you are able to pop in to purchase an additional drink should you need it:
• Nisa Local – Hobson Square (5 miles and 10miles)
• Sainsbury’s Local – Hobson Square (5 miles and 10 miles)
• Coop – Hills Road x2 (both 10mile – one on the opposite side as walking, one further along on the same side as walking)
• Tesco Express – Hills Road (10mile – on the opposite side as walking)
• Shell Trumpington (5mile and 10mile – on the opposite side as walking)

T-shirts
Your Star Shine t-shirt will be given to you at registration. You will be able to change in the toilets so we suggest wearing something you can easily remove and carry in your bag (or leave in your car).

Parking
There is parking at Shelford Rugby Club, please car share where possible to ease the amount of vehicles coming on site. There will be a drop off point should you wish to get a lift, and car park marshals will be there to guide you. Remember to access via the one way system up Almond Close and exit via Westfield Road. For those being picked up, your driver will need to return via Westfield Road as there will be walkers coming up Almond Close all evening.

Start waves
Due to the amount of people walking this year, we will be setting you off in waves. The 7pm wave consists of around 300 people. We will set these off first and then set the remainder off in increments of about 5 minutes. This is to enable us to not have over 500 people hit Shelford Road at the same time, and to also not overload the Addenbrookes Road pedestrian crossing. If you are part of a team where some have registered at 7pm and some at 7.15pm, please choose between you whether you wish to leave in the 7pm wave or a later one. If you can’t remember what wave you picked, it will be on your original registration email.

Someone forgot to register?
Finally, if there is anyone that wants to walk with you that hasn’t registered, they can come along to Shelford Rugby Club from 6pm on the day and sign up! It will be £20 for adults and £10 for children aged 10 years and over.

Your Walker Pack here has all the information you need for the night. Please read it carefully.

We hope you have a great sleep and a restful day before you come and join us for this amazing event.

See you there!