Steve Knibbs,Gloucestershire and
Carys Nally,Bristol
BBCMore than 900 Santas ran through a city’s streets in a record-breaking year for an annual fun run.
Gloucester was filled with red and white on Saturday as runners took part in a 1km or 5km route in aid of local groups and charities.
More than £7,000 was raised – the largest amount since the event was launched by the Rotary Club of Gloucester in 2017.
Matt Cass, who founded Gloucester’s Fun Run as part of the Rotary Club, said: “This is Gloucester community, helping Gloucester community.”
He added: “How can you not like dressing up like this? There’s a woman round here dressed as an inflatable turkey – how brilliant is that?”
All the profits of the run go to the Rotary Club of Gloucester’s Charities and the Community Awards.
Lauren Drury, from Gloucester, came to the event dressed as a turkey for her first fun run.
She said she purchased the costume for a hen do and decided to reuse it.
She added her children also took part in the run dressed as the Grinch and Santa.
Anthony Cox, from Abbeydale, told the BBC he and his running group were raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
He said: “[I am] raising money for all the fabulous work they do for myself and my wife who has MND, that I care for on a 24/7 basis.
“They do so much for us emotionally – a shoulder just to listen and talk things through. That you don’t feel on your own.”
Jamie Campbell, who ran in an inflatable elf costume, said: “I was peer-pressured into this, to tell you the truth.
“I’m just waiting for him to turn up in his outfit – gingerbread man.”
