OVER 120 runners took park in last week’s Bowerhill Bomber (winter) race, which raised funds for Melksham Carnival.
The run took place on Sunday 27th February in Bowerhill Sports Field, with runners tackling either a 10k or 5k route.
The amount of money raised for Melksham Carnival is yet to be confirmed, but organisers hope to present the carnival’s committee with a cheque later this month.
Organiser of the fun run, Tracey Hyde from Redfish Events, said, “The Bowerhill Bomber (W) was amazing – lots of mud, runners and dogs, even the sun even came out, I was expecting snow and storm Gladys!
“All participants were fantastic and worked hard through the mud. We had super speedy runners and for the first time in Redfish history we has a lady called Cathrine and her dog come first in the 10K; and Archie aged 13, won the 5K.
“It was great to see many familiar faces and brilliant to see a lot of new faces. We even had someone come all the way from Leicester for the event. Thank you to all the runners, marshals, family and friends on making a fantastic event.”
Town councillor Sue Mortimer also took part in the event, completing the 5k route in less than 44 minutes. She wore blue and yellow laces on her shoes as a show of support to the people of Ukraine, whose country were invaded by Russia last week.
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