From toddlers to grandparents, hundreds of runners, some fantastic festive pooches and even Exeter City first team player Jay Stansfield and assistant manager Kevin Nicholson, braved the cold to take part in this weekend’s Exeter Santa run.
Organised by Exeter City Community Trust, the partner charity of Exeter City Football Club, the seasonal spectacular sees a sea of Santas take over the High Street.
Jamie Vittles, chief executive of Exeter City Community Trust, said the event had been a great success. He added: “It was brilliant to see hundreds of Santas dashing down the...
CITY Community Trust’s Santa Run is back for 2018 and we’re excited to welcome as many runners as possible into our CITY centre to start the Christmas celebrations.
The event, supported by our charity partners Age UK Exeter, Children’s Hospice South West, Julian House and Force Cancer, will see hundreds of runners dressed in Santa suits running, jogging and walking through Exeter on Sunday, December 2. The morning offers something for everyone and is split into two separate events, starting with a 5km race, followed by a 2.5km family fun run. So, if you just want to run for a bit...
On Sunday 3 December, Exeter Deaf Academy student Sam Harris will take on the city’s Santa Run to raise money for his school with THREE generations of his family running alongside him.
12 year-old Sam will be joined by his 3 year-old stepsister Alex, his father and stepmother, and his grandparents Jane (64) and Ted (74). Sam’s father Robert said;
‘As a family we always want to do things together. We value spending time with each other and this is a brilliant way to have fun as well.’
‘Sam has been deaf since age of 4 months old when he lost his hearing from...
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to be one of the chosen charities for the Exeter City Community Trust Santa Run in Exeter on Sunday 3rd December, and is looking for volunteers to help marshal the event.
Volunteers would be needed from 8.00am – 10.30am on the day of the run which starts and finishes in Princesshay, so you can then continue the festive spirit with a bit of Christmas shopping at the Christmas market afterwards!
In addition, the charity also has ten free charity places for the run available. Sponsorship raised from CHSW runners could help to...
Staff and students from Exeter Deaf Academy will be among the sea of Santa’s running along Exeter Quay this Sunday.
Exeter Deaf Academy college student Sam is pictured here with Care staff Rebecca and Tony.
The event is organised by Exeter City Football Club’s Football in the Community, with Exeter Deaf Academy being one of their chosen charities.
Exeter Deaf Academy educates and cares for students aged 4-24, but it is not funded in the same way as state schools and so relies on fundraising for essential projects that otherwise would not happen.
A festive motorbike cavalcade with a special difference will take place just a couple of weeks before Christmas this year – and YOU could be part of it. The riders will be delivering Christmas toys to youngsters with life-limiting illnesses at the South West Children’s Hospice. So why not arm yourself with a Santa suit, decorate your motorbike with some tinsel or antlers and join the Exeter Based Motorbike Rides group for a ride to remember? This amazing festive ride will take place on Sunday 4 December, meeting at Exeter Junction 30 Moto Services from 10.30am, leaving there at 11am. The...
A 5k fun run of a mile and a half on Exeter's Quayside on a flat traffic free route. All participants are required to wear a Santa Suit to join in the festivities and monies raised will go to children's charity Dream-A-Way.
For downloadable booking form and other information please visit the organiser's website www. ironbridgerunners.co.uk. You can also get a form from the Ironbridge Runner shop at 15 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3BG
A signature on the form from all entrants is required. Unsigned entries will be void.
Nearly 400 people of all ages, dressed as Santa, enjoyed a brisk jog or walk around the Exeter Quay in beautiful winter sunshine on Sunday 2nd December.
The fourth Iron Bridge Runner (IBR) Santa Run took place in ideal conditions and everyone enjoyed themselves as they all raised some well received seasonal funding for Dream-A-Way.
"This was our first run on the Quay and all the competitors and spectators approved of the new venu
"...and we’ll be back with a 5km Run on Sunday 5th May 2013 and our 5th Santa Run (and 5km run) on Sunday 1st December 2013.
Ironbridge Runner Events have announced that entries for the 2012 Santa Run are now open - and selling fast! The event takes place on Sunday 2nd December and this year there are some changes to the format.
The event moves from the city centre to Exeter Quay, starting and finishing on the Piazza Terracina. Alongside the Fun Run which is suitable for all the family, is a competitive 5k. All participants wear a Santa Suit (which is included in the entry fee) so the sight of hundreds of Santas running alongside the River Exe should be quite a spectacle! Amongst the kind...
