Gatwick Airport and the Charity
We are hugely grateful to staff of London Gatwick Airport who voted for the Charity as the airport's charity partner. Together we hope to make a real difference for the people who rely on our hospitals. You can help whichever part of our hosptials means the most to you, or you can join the team of Gatwick Colleagues raising money to transform the childrens ward at East Surrey Hospital.
In 2026 - we are trying to raise £50,000 to transform a childrens treatment room, and an isolation room for children with cancer in the Gatwick Area.
Join the Gatwick Team at Run Run Gatwick, Run Reigate or another event in 2026
We've got some exciting news to share! Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Charity (& East Surrey Hospital Charity) are thrilled to announce that we are an official charity partner for Run Gatwick and Run Reigate 2026!
This is a fantastic opportunity for the Gatwick community to come together and support some truly vital causes within East Surrey Hospital, and our sister hospitals locally. We're hoping to muster a great team of enthusiastic runners, walkers, and cheering/support volunteers from Gatwick to help us make a real difference.
The kids race is always great (we’d LOVE to get a big team of gatwick families in the kids race running for the children’s appeal!), and adults can choose from the 5k, 10k, or the half marathon.
Run for your loved one. Run for your friend. Run for the team who cared for you.
For Gatwick Staff - If you're fundraising for the hospital charity, we have a limited number of FREE race entries available, AND Gatwick Airport Ltd will match whatever you raise for the hospital charity up to £250, so your fundraising can be doubled at no additional cost to you!
Our supporters will also get an exclusive charity running t-shirt, as well as an (optional!) free coffee and facepainting on race day!
Find out more and register for your FREE entry to the race HERE.
How Gatwick staff can help
If you work in or around the airport, there are lots of ways you can help. If you’re employed by Gatwick Airport Ltd, GAL Ltd will match fund whatever you raise up to £250!
- Take on a sponsored challenge: You can check out some forthcoming events on our events page here.
- Run Reigate: We are putting together a team from Gatwick to take on Run Reigate (September) for the hospitals. Find our more at https://
www. Drop us an email at sash.sashcharity.org/ news-and-events/ news/ runreigate2025 charity if you'd like to take part!@nhs.net - Do your own thing: We love seeing how imaginative people are. Whatever you do, remember to stay safe, and to set up your donations page online here. Could organise a golf day, a fundraising ball, a quiz, an aircraft tow... whatever you like!
If you would like to know more about how to get involved, please drop us a line at sash.
Some of the people in our Gatwick partnership film
Pat, who works at Gatwick and stars in our staff vote video
Mark, a doctor in our Emergency Department who is also a training captain for an airline flying from Gatwick
Ingrid, Matron of the Neonatal Unit at East Surrey Hospital
Childrens nurses at East Surrey Hospital. all with relatives or friends at the airport
Asif, from Airport Cars, who bring passengers and staff to the hospital every day
Lucy, who works at Gatwick and who supports SASH Charity
Ivan, from Joe’s Coffee Gatwick, who’s local hospital is Crawley