Dressed in white and accessorised with neon tutus, sweat bands, leg warmers and sunglasses, 1500 people ran a 5 or 10k route whilst being showered in clouds of multi-coloured paint.
Participants came from all over the south west to take part, for various reasons. For example Vicki and Bev Moon ran to remember their aunty, and sister, Caroline Denyer, who passed away at the Hospice in 2013. “The hospice were and still are an amazing, supporting and giving place for people there and their families. They need all the money they can to carry on their wonderful work,” they said.
Claire Dibben, Event Fundraiser at Weston Hospicecare, said described the evnt as ‘spectacular’: “The atmosphere was incredible. The mass paint throw at the start was spectacular and those few seconds will stay with me for a long time.
“The joy of seeing so many people enjoying themselves and raising funds for the hospice is incomparable. We cannot thank our Weston Colour Runners enough for coming along, showing their support, and getting into the spirit of the day. We’ve had fantastic feedback, and we can confirm now that we will be doing it all over again in 2015!”
Over 100 volunteers helped on the day to make the event a huge success and local businesses also supported the event.
Claire added: “Our events are always the combined effort of hundreds of people; without them we wouldn’t be able to provide such a great experience. Sunday was a perfect example of our community at its finest, supporting one another and doing something great for a local cause – thank you, on behalf of Weston Hospicecare to everyone who helped, took part, came along to watch and spread the word about this event.”
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