"I think Cancer Research UK's Relay For Life is a great event, it celebrates the fact that people do survive cancer, and it brings together your friends and family to celebrate that with you."
Joy Marshall, Relay team member
Entering a Relay team is really easy – simply find your nearest Relay and follow the links provided.
How Relay teams work
Relay For Life teams are made up of friends, family members and colleagues. Most teams have between 8 and 15 members who all work together to raise as much money as they can for Cancer Research UK. Watch our video below to find out more.
We need people like you to become team captains. It's a great opportunity to bring people together for a fantastic event that supports life-saving work.
Find your nearest Relay to enter your team
What happens once you enter your team
Once you've registered as a team captain, you can invite your friends, family and colleagues to register as team members on this website or by phone.
When your team members have registered they will all receive a welcome pack containing:
- a Relay For Life T-shirt
- a fundraising planner
- Candle of Hope dedication bags
Start raising money to help beat cancer
Before the Relay, every team raises as much money as possible to support the work of Cancer Research UK. This year we are asking each team member to try to raise at least £200 for their Relay (just £17 a month over a year's fundraising).
The Relay itself
The event itself is a celebration of all the fundraising carried out throughout the year. It's a chance for everyone involved to recognise the important contribution they have made to help beat cancer.
Each Relay lasts from 12 – 24 hours, so most people camp out overnight. During the day the celebration is in full swing and a party takes place around the track, whilst team members take turns walking laps.
To see what it's all about, why not watch our Relay For Life video?
Entering a corporate team
Entering Relay as a corporate team is a great way of bringing your colleagues together for a good cause. Read more about corporate teams, or enter by finding your nearest Relay and following the 'Enter a team' links.
Entering youth teams
If you are under 18 and would like to take part in Relay For Life, just call our hotline on 08701 60 20 40 and we'll put you in touch with your Relay committee.