Santa….and 500 of his friends….came early

For anyone who wasn’t feeling very Christmassy the sight of more than 500 Santas running round Burghley Park at the weekend provided the perfect festive mood boost.

For the second year running, we were proud to sponsor the Rotary Club of Stamford Burghley’s Santa Fun Run. As well as entering a team we provided mince pies and hot drinks – including mulled wine – for all the finishers.

And there were over 500 of them – all dressed as Santa!

All that red and white was the perfect antidote to the mud which made the going on the 5km course rather slippery in places. But even that didn’t stop the most enthusiastic participants completing the full three laps.

The sun shone and the atmosphere was wonderful – the whole event had a real feel good factor to it.

And that was, of course, helped by the main aim of the day – to raise loads of money for good causes.

Last year, the total raised by the runners was an amazing £15,000 which went to a number of good causes.

Our team Anne’s Reindeer Recruiters, made up of staff, friends and family, was raising money for our chosen charity the NSPCC. There’s still chance to sponsor us if you haven’t already by logging on to our justgiving page

To everyone who supported us – financially or by cheering us on – thank you so much.

And we’ll see you next year!