Chance to add some colour to your life and support Hartlepool hospice

The hospice was forced to cancel its traditional Colour Run earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It sees supporters get together and take part in a big sponsored fun run and get showered with multi-coloured powder paint along the route.

Instead, hospice leaders have come up with an alternative Virtual Colour Run to stage the event and comply with the current Covid restrictions.

On Saturday, October 24, people are being asked to hold their own run with members of their household or support bubble in their own garden or an outdoor space.

The hospice will supply entrants with a pouch of coloured paint powder when they register as well as a medal for children, sponsor form and ideas for more colourful challenges.

Alice House’s Community Fundraiser Janice Forbes said “The Colour Run is such a big event and we hope that people will join us for this new virtual version.

"The warm up and the paint throwing on Facebook will help to bring some feeling of togetherness and hopefully we’ll be back to normal and enjoying the full Colour Run experience in 2021!”

At 10.45am on the October 24, Alice House will host a live warm up with dancers and hospice mascot Alice Mouse on its Facebook page.

Then at 11am it will be time for participants to throw their paint in the air and start their running or exercise challenge.

It could be a run around the block, a set distance, or just a few laps of your garden.

Additional merchandise is also available through Alice House’s online shop when people register including white T-shirts and additional paint packs.

And if you cannot make October 24, supporters can choose a date and time that suits them.

Anyone who takes part can share pictures of their event on social media using the hashtag AliceHouseColourRun.

Registration is £5 per person by visiting the website www.alicehousehospice.co.uk/colourrun20

The website also has details of other upcoming fundraisers and ideas for how people can continue to support them during lockdown restrictions.

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