FUNDRAISERS have painted the town red, blue and yellow in the most colourful fun run Southampton has ever seen.
Around 800 runners were pelted with powdered paint as they walked, jogged and sprinted through the three-kilometre route through the city centre as part of the Daily Echo backed Rainbow Run for Naomi House.
Starting in Guildhall Square, the route went through Watts Park and East Park before finishing in Above Bar Street.
Nurses, carers, volunteers and hundreds of families who have been supported by the hospice – and its sister service for young adults Jacksplace – took part in the event to give something back to the charity.
Organisers are hoping the event will have raised £30,000 towards the hospice’s Caterpillar Appeal to renovate the building and provide more rooms and services for children suffering from life-limiting conditions.
Work on the one-year project began this summer, but the hospice needs to raise £4million to cover all the costs.
Ring 01960 760060 or log on to caterpillarappeal.org.uk to support the Caterpillar Appeal.
Full story and more pictures in tomorrow's Daily Echo.
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