WELLS Rotary are organising a Santa Fun Run and family day out again this December after the success of last year’s event.
The event will be held in Wells market place from 10am to 2pm on Sunday, December 8. There will be food stalls, Christmassy market stalls, and gingerbread biscuits to decorate. Schoolchildren are being invited to go and sing Christmas carols or play their musical instruments.
There will also be a Santa’s Grotto for anyone wanting to let Santa know what they would like for Christmas (entry fee £5).
Wells Rotary Past President Angela Cussell said: “We had a very successful first year last December and are looking forward to making it bigger and better this year. We guaranteed snow last year and have put in a request for it to snow again this year.
“If you thought it couldn’t get any better, we will not only be selling mistletoe this year, but we are also planning on selling Christmas trees, so come along and get all you need to kickstart your Christmas.”
There will be a fun run/walk again which is family safe (no roads to cross) and people can take pushchairs if needed, though there might be a muddy patch to negotiate in the Bishop’s Fields going into the woods. Along the route children can look for wooden reindeer which have a letter attached to them. If they find all the reindeer letters and can make up the mystery word they win a prize.
The route is the same as last year and entrants can do 2.5k or 5k. The entry fee for the run is £5 for adults and children go free. All profits go to the Winston’s Wish charity. Everyone gets a medal on completion.
For the competitive runners (adults and children) the winners of both categories will receive a medal with the date and 1st, 2nd or 3rd engraved on it.
For more information, see the Santa Fun Run – Wells Facebook page. If anyone is interested in having a Christmassy craft stall or food stall at this or future events, contact Angela via the Facebook page or Wells Rotary website.