Paisley Daily Express

Rainbow ramblers

Colourful 3k fundraiser

- Kenneth Speirs

All the colours of the rainbow were on show as charity supporters raised money for a great cause.

The Accord Rainbow Ramble 3k came back to Paisley and no fewer than 300 supporters took part in the annual event at Ferguslie Gardens.

They ran, walked or hopped along the route – all the while being bombarded with colourful paint powder.

Accord says participan­ts started the event wearing a pristine white T-shirt, which gradually took on the colours of the rainbow as they were showered with a kaleidosco­pe of powder as they passed each colour station.

There was DJ and Zumba instructor warm up from Moving and Giving to get the blood pumping.

And every minute of it was worth it.

More than £ 4,000 was raised from the sponsored event and online donations will come in over the next few weeks.

An Accord spokesman said: “We are absolutely d e l i g h t e d by the involvemen­t of the community with many individual­s and companies getting involved in the big day.

“We would also like to thank the many hospice volunteers who came down to help on the day, along with volunteers from Beaverbroo­ks Silverburn and a huge thank you to the Paisley Abbey Scouts for all their hard work on the day.

“The funds raised from the event will allow Accord Hospice to continue to provide first class palliative care in Renfrewshi­re and we can’t thank everyone enough for all their efforts.”

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They’re off runners The rainbow

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