Bury St Edmunds running group sees record number of people take part to raise money for St Nicholas Hospice Care
A running group’s annual 10k event in memory of its former chairman saw record numbers of people taking part over the weekend.
Saint Edmund Pacers had just over 250 people run the race at Thurston Rugby Club, near Bury St Edmunds, on Sunday and just over £1,000 was raised for St Nicholas Hospice Care.
The group have been organising the event for three years in memory of former chairman Steven Williams who died of cancer four years ago.
Lara Pocock, race director, said: “Steven’s window Nancy spoke and presented the prizes and she said he would be super proud to see everybody supporting the club.
“I think we had 56 runners from the Pacers taking part and they all wore their club vests which was a lovely tribute to him.”
There was a presentation of the club’s grand prix trophies after the event to those that have accumulated the most points over the year.