Abseiling is a thrilling, adrenaline-fueled experience. Be brave and get sponsored for your vertical descent.

Set up an aerobics class, and get friends and family to pay a donation to join. Raise funds whilst getting fit!

Tickets to an afternoon event are always popular and you can do extra fundraising at the event by having an auction.

Show off your artistic side and sell your goods to auction to raise funds for life saving research.

Rain or shine, everyone loves a BBQ! Invite friends, family, neighbours, and ask for a small donation in return for your event.

Get together with friends and set up a bake sale together. Whether it’s at work or a local venue, you can’t go wrong with tea and cake!

No matter how long you decide to cycle for, you’ll be helping to ride all over heart disease.

There’s nothing like a bit of bingo for a little excitement and some healthy competition. Charge for tickets and ask around locally for donations you can give as prizes.

Once you have permission from your local authority and the right licence, all you need is some generous passers-by and you’re good to go!

Get together with friends and set up a bake sale together. Whether it’s at work or a local venue, you can’t go wrong with tea and cake!

Ask guests for a donation upfront, or send an envelope around at the end of the meal and ask everyone to donate what they would have paid in a restaurant for the meal.

Race friends and family in this old school classic!

It’s all about neon clothes and disco tunes at this party.

Get sponsored to wear fancy dress for the day – the more zany, the better! If you’re wearing fancy dress at work, get your colleagues to cast their vote on what you should come in wearing – voting costs a small fee, and the money goes towards our trust.

A great fundraiser as a match between friends, or for something bigger ask everyone to enter teams of colleagues to turn it into a tournament. Raise funds by charging a player fee.

Host an evening of games and challenges. Add a bit of extra fundraising into the night by giving penalty fines for being late or talking about work!

Can’t live without chocolate or your beloved glass of red with dinner? Why not donate the money you save from giving up your habit or get sponsored by friends and family for your hard efforts?

Raise money and tell heart disease to take a hike!

Bring your dog to work for the day and ask for donations in return for a few minutes of play time and photos.

Set yourself a personal rowing challenge or have fun tackling the distance as a team with friends, family and colleagues.

Host a dinner party inspired by your favourite holiday destination and theme your menu, dress code and music for something a different.

Have a clear out at home and raise money for heart research at the same time.

Always a classic, for friends who don’t mind being a bit silly in front of each other it’s guaranteed to be fun.

Whether it’s a ‘ladies that lunch’ formal event or something simpler like a potluck lunch party on a Friday lunchtime in the office.

Host a pamper party and swap skills to give each other makeovers and manicures.

If you’re a budding athlete and have the aptitude to run 26.2 miles, then why not dedicate your event to raising money for the Dentists’ Health and Support Trust! Getting sponsored will help you stay motivated and power you over the finish line!

A great fundraiser as a match between friends, or for something bigger ask everyone to enter teams of colleagues to turn it into a tournament.

There’s plenty of ways to incorporate fundraising into an office event!

Ask everyone to bring a donation and pancake topping of their choice, then treat everyone to as many pancakes as they can eat.

An easy one to host, whether it’s in a pub, church hall or at home. For an evening of relaxed entertainment, ask groups for an entry fee some find your quiz questions online.

Ask around locally to drum up some donated prizes and sell off your tickets to friends, family and colleagues alike.

If you’re feeling brave challenge yourself and take on a skydive to raise money for us.

Get friends, family and colleagues together for a talent show! Raise money through tickets.

As big as you like or as simple as you like, this could be a race in groups across locations or something as simple as a grid map where you sell of the squares to give people a chance of choosing the winning coordinates.

Take on your local university for the challenge and invite students, friends and family to donate for tickets to the event. Talk to the student’s union to see if they can help organise.

A novel way of raising money and discovering talents you never knew your friends, colleagues and neighbours had.

Host a vegan or vegetarian dinner party.

Gather a group of friends and pick your route to keep fit and raise money for life saving research at the same time.

A singing competition if you want to go big, or if you fancy something smaller and more relaxed a night in watching X Factor with a sweepstake to raise money.

A singing competition for the seriously brave! If you’re looking for something unusual this is it.

If you’re a self-confessed yoga bunny, why not run your own yoga class and ask your pupils to contribute a small fee for taking part?

Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie or afraid of heights and ready to face your fear, there’s ziplines across the UK that you can visit. Get friends and family to sponsor you for the challenge.

If you’re feeling energetic and want a physical challenge that lots of people can take part in, this is a great way to raise sponsorship together.