Pilgrims Hospices Santas on The Run! Returns to raise funds this festive season

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun with registration now open for Pilgrims Hospice’s Santas on the Run!
The much-loved family fun run due to take place on 14th December in Herne Bay is the perfect opportunity to raise festive cheer and support the charity with their fundraising.

Last year over 1,100 festive fundraisers dashed along Herne Bay seafront and raised over £42,000 for Pilgrims Hospices, who care for people across east Kent who are living with an incurable illness.

Family members of all ages can run, jog, skip, and walk their way along the 3k, 5k, or 10k route, which runs along the coastline.
Since the event began in 2017, Santas on the Run! has become a family tradition in the seaside town as a way to kick-start the festive season and has gone on to raise over £250,000 for local hospice care.

It’s a great way to make special memories this Christmas

Rachael  –  Pilgrims

Rachael Edmed, Senior Community Fundraiser for Canterbury Hospice, said, “It’s a great way to make special memories this Christmas while raising vital funds for families supported by our hospices. It’s always wonderful seeing so many groups of families, friends, schools, and colleagues in the community coming together to start the countdown for Christmas and join in the festive fun.

Every Santa who takes part is making a big difference to local hospice care in east Kent, helping us care for someone’s loved one now and in the future.”
If you register before 10th November, you can take advantage of their Early Bird discount and pay £15 for an adult, £10 for under 18s, and £40 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 under 18s). Standard entry closes on 10th December, where adults will pay £18, under 18s £12, and a family ticket (2 adults and 2 under 18s) £50. On-the-day registration is also available.

Everyone who registers in advance will receive a 5-piece Santa suit, including a jacket, trousers, hat, belt, and beard, and a well-deserved finishing medal.
Find out more here.

For further information please call 01227 812 621 or email [email protected]

Pilgrims Hospices provides compassionate, specialist care free of charge to thousands of people in east Kent each year who are living with life-limiting conditions. Support is offered in patients’ homes, in the community, and at our three hospice sites in Canterbury, Thanet, and Ashford. We also run a 24-hour advice line.