Chatteris shows its true colours as run is a big hit
A kaleidoscope of colours were seen at a special first time event over the weekend.
Multi-coloured, happy children were proof that the first ever colour fun run in Chatteris was a resounding success.
Around 150 people, ranging in age from toddlers to grandparents, took part in the run around Furrowfields Recreation on Sunday as part of the town’s scaled down Midsummer Festival.
As they ran past four colour stations, the competitors were sprayed by colourful neon powder paints resulting in rainbow appearances as they passed the finish line to collect their medals, sweets and bottles of water.
The run was so well received that it is expected to become an event which is brought back time and time again as part of the popular annual festival.
Town clerk Joanna Melton said: “The fun run will undoubtedly become an annual feature like the fun dog show which, once again, attracted a large number of entries.”
The organisers had always planned a Covid-safe event by eliminating elements of the traditional festival which resulted in large crowds gathering but they ended up fighting hard to keep the fun run and dog show.
Unfortunately, the organisers were forced to pull live music aspect of the festival at the last minute.
