Kentish Express Ashford & District
It’s a colourful way to raise £23,000
Five hundred participants were tickled pink at the KM Colour Run which raised £23,000 for more than 60 charities.
Families and friends ran, jogged or walked the 5K course while being showered all colours of the rainbow. Colour Bandits including staff from Countrystyle Recycling and headline partner Specsavers manned stations along the route.
They sprayed vivid colours of powder paint over participants including the Macey family from Ashford, Julia Inshaw and family from New Romney and Trish Bishop and team from Folkestone who supported ARRCC.
Souvenir KM Colour Run T-shirts and sunglasses were provided with limited edition medals handed out at the finishing line.
The KM Colour Run was staged by this paper’s charity department and held at Betteshanger Country Park near Deal. Organiser Dominic Comins from the KM Charity Team said: “We are thrilled that more than 500 people of all ages enjoyed themselves in the sunshine for their favourite good causes. I’d like to thank Specsavers, IMP, Countrystyle and Betteshanger Country Park for all their help in making it such a resounding success.”
To find out about other activities organised by the KM Charity Team, including the KM Charity Walk on Sunday June 25 and the KM Assault Course on Sunday, October 8, visit www.kmcharityteam.co.uk and click Event Booking.