Many years ago I went to a service at Lincoln Cathedral and when I came out the world had been invaded by Santa clones. They were everywhere. I soon discovered that it was the Santa Fun Run.
I'd always wanted to go again and today I went to Lincoln Santa Fun Run and Doggie Dash. This post is rather heavy with photos - not my usual style of blogging - but I wanted to share the fun. Look at the facebook page here (especially the video) for an idea of just how many Santas ran
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| A gingerbread man. Christmas tree, Santa Spiderman, snowman and angel |
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| Passing the Strugglers Inn. Until the mid nineteenth century (when public executions ceased) this was the place to get a good view of a criminal as he struggled on the end of a rope. It was a much nicer place today |
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| An invalid vehicle adapted to carry Santa |
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| Air Cadets marching |
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| Santa with a touch of the Wild West |
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| It was also a doggie dash! |
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The route went around the Cathedral Close as it wound through historic Lincoln.
In other news life is getting much busier around the stable. Three fancy gents are with the livestock and a second angel has landed on the roof. Next post will include a little photo-journalism from Bethlehem. |
Just wondering if they use the Santa Fun Run to raise money for a charity? That many Santas would be confusing.
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Yes, it's a charity fund raiser arranged by a local Rotary Club and individual runners were also raising money for their favourite charities
DeleteWhat fun! So many Santa's!
ReplyDeleteThere must have been at least a couple of thousand and probably more!
DeleteWisps of Words was here....
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