Canaryball Rally | Norwich City Community Sports Foundation

29th September - 3rd October 2025
Start & Finish at The Nest
UK / France / Switzerland / Italy / Belgium

Canaryball Rally sponsored by DMD Installations and Ovamill, is back for its third year, and we are looking for teams to join us on an epic European driving challenge in 2025.

Explore Europe’s most scenic landscapes on this once-in-a-lifetime journey which covers 1,872 miles across five countries, including Switzerland and Belgium.  If you’re a car enthusiast and fancy making everlasting memories, then this challenge is for you.

To secure your team’s car you will need to pay a £250 deposit. As a team you will then be required to raise a minimum of £2,500 and cover costs per person of approx. £500.*

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*Additional costs will include but not limited to fuel, euro tunnel and food.

Watch what's in store

Watch our sponsors, DMD Installations, tell you about Canaryball Rally 2025 and where we’ll heading!

  • Entry fee – There is no entry fee as this is a self-funded event.
  • Deposit – £250, non-refundable
    • To secure your place we require a non-refundable deposit per team is required on booking.
    • This will then be deducted from your accommodation costs.
    • Other costs will include (but are not limited to) fuel, Euro tunnel, and food.
  • Minimum Fundraising Target – £2,500
    • This target is set as a team.

Holding an event with a view to raise money towards your fundraising target?

Please contact us to see how we can support. 

The proposed route is circa 1,800 miles around Europe. The route is currently being finalised but will start and finish at The Nest and will travel through France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Belgium.

  • Day 1: The Nest, UK > Troyes, France (476 miles)

Taking in the Champagne Route

  • Day 2: Troyes > St. Moritz, Switzerland (435 miles)

Taking in Lake Lucerne, Oberalp Pass , Albula Pass

  • Day 3: St. Moritz > Zurich, Switzerland (226 miles)

Taking in the Stelvio Pass

  • Day 4: Zurich > Spa, Belgium (341 miles)

Taking in Lake Constance and The Black Forest Route

  • Day 5: Spa > The Nest, UK (417 miles)

Taking in Spa and The Belgian and French Coast.

Please note: This is the recommended route. Hotels on each day will be based on this route, however if there is somewhere specific you would like to visit, this will be at your discretion.

 

We are proud to be partnering up with Oyster Travel for this rally.

We have been working closely with the team at Oyster Travel for advice on the best accommodation options based on the route suggested.

Once you have booked onto the rally, Sophie & Vicky from Oyster Travel will work with you to book  your accommodation and any additional requirements you may want at each of your chosen hotels.​

We will be holding a Gala Dinner on the final evening of the rally. This is a great chance to look back on the challenge and more importantly, the winners of the rally will be announced and presented with their prize.

We are in the process of securing sponsors to help subsidise the cost of this event. If you know anyone who would be keen to come on board, please contact us.

No rally would be complete without the number signage of the cars!

We are extremely grateful once again for the support of Signs Express, who have agreed to provide the car numbers. Once you have signed your car up, you will be allocated a number for the rally. If there is a specific number you would like, then please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

A great way of securing sponsorship for the rally is to reach out to companies that would be prepared to donate in return for their logo on your car. For an additional fee, Signs Express can help you out. Please let us know if you would like to be in put in touch.

There will be plenty of opportunities to get together between now and the rally.

You can look forward to things like information evenings, a quiz, and a media day, plus an opportunity to meet some of the individuals your money raised will be helping.

The Community Sports Foundation uses the power of sport to support and inspire our community. Our charitable objectives are to:

  • drive inclusion for people with disabilities
  • boosting mental health and wellbeing
  • and supporting disadvantaged people to raise their aspirations

Signing up to one of our fundraising events will support our efforts in driving inclusion for people with disabilities across Norfolk. Our life-changing provisions include:

Your support will impact thousands of children and adults. Help us to change lives in Norfolk.

Thank you.

Canaryball Rally Highlights 2022

Check out the highlights from our last Canaryball Rally, where 24 cars took on the historic NC500 in Scotland across five epic days.

Event Recap

2019 | 2022

For any queries or enquiries, contact us at [email protected]

 

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