The sixth Overgate Hospice Colour Run took place on Saturday 13th July, with over 1,440 participants making their way around the 5km route whilst being doused in powdered paint.
Before the start of the race the host Bazz from Bazzmatazz Dance Studio warmed the crowd of runners up with a routine to Queen’s hit Don’t Stop Me Now before bringing back The Colour Run Cuddle, asking everyone in the crowd to hug their nearest and dearest for 30 seconds, remembering loved ones no longer with us.
After the run, runners were then invited to join the Colour Party, hosted by Bazz from Bazzmatazz Dance Studio, during which fire extinguishers filled with the powdered paint created clouds of colour above the crowd.
The event was sponsored by five local companies; Main event sponsors Caravan Guard Ltd, and four colour station sponsors: Brook Miller Mobility, Rishworth School, Babyballet and HYSTAT Systems. Each sponsor brought a team along to man one of the five colour stations positioned around the route, and took pleasure in covering both the runners, and inadvertently themselves, in the paint!
Jess Bailey, Events Fundraiser said; ‘We are so grateful to everyone who took part and made this another incredible Colour Run. I would like to extend special thanks to all of our sponsors; to our Colour Party host Bazz and to the team of over 70 volunteers, without whom the event simply could not have taken place. We already can’t wait until next year!’
The event has already raised a fantastic £20,000 for the Hospice, which will go directly to providing vital end of life care to patients and their families in Calderdale, with sponsorship still coming in. Sponsorship can be returned to the Hospice or any Overgate shop, or alternatively can be paid over the phone by calling 01422 387121.