Local charity Dorothy House Hospice Care’s 9th annual Santa & Elf Run on Sunday 8th December has been declared a great success, with 360 runners taking part.
The 2.5k or 5k run was open to all ages and was held at Bath Spa University for the second year.
Last year the fun run raised over £11,000 of vital funds to support the work of the Hospice and the charity is hoping to exceed this sum in 2019.
Hundreds of local people came to join in the fun and ran or walked the 2.5km or 5km route with adults dressed as Santa and children as Christmas Elves.
The race was open to the whole family and included rural footpaths, a castle, a lake, a garden temple and there was a Snow Station to run through in the scenic grounds.
The fun run started with a festive warm-up session run by Cheryl Sprinkler & Tony DiMonté from Mojo Moves.
Families, friends and supporters came to cheer the runners on and sprinkle biodegradable snow on them as they passed by so it was an event for everyone to enjoy.
Anyone who took part in the fun run can return their sponsorship or donation in lieu to help support patient care at Dorothy House Hospice Care until 8th February 2020 by contacting [email protected].
Dorothy House Hospice Care provides free, palliative and end of life care for people living with a life-limiting illness in Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire and Somerset and for every £1 received from the NHS, the Hospice has to raise a further £5.
Emily Knight, Event Fundraiser at Dorothy House Hospice Care, said: “Our thanks to Mojo Moves for doing a fabulous warm up, to Bath Spa University and all the runners and volunteers for their support.
“We were over the moon with how many people took part and they all looked fantastic in their Christmas outfits.
“We are lucky the sun shone and it was a treat to see so many smiley, happy faces joining us to mark the start of the festive season.”
Steph Millard from Bath, sister of Benj Millard who died of cancer earlier this year aged 33 years said: “Benj’s family and friends gathered to take part in the Santa and Elf Run in Benj’s memory and we were delighted to be able to help raise money for the amazing Dorothy House who cared for him in his precious last few weeks.”
To donate to Dorothy House visit www.dorothyhouse.org.uk or call 01225 721480.