Page 8 - Saddleworth Monthly November 2020

The Virtual Saddleworth Santa Dash 2020

The popular Saddleworth Round Table the event, and
Santa Dash WILL go take place t his y ear . .. raise money
virtually. for a good
Despite Covid r estrictions, organisers say cause.
entrants can s till capture the Christmas The current
Spirit, bring s ome festive family fun t o t he events have
streets o f S addleworth, a nd help raise put huge
crucial funds f or the team a t Oldham Food pressure on
Bank. Oldham Food
Ed Burbidge, S anta Dash L ead, said, With Bank, b ut by
the cancellation o f s o e vents t hat make dedicating a ll
Saddleworth special this year, we couldn t contributions
bring o urselves to cancel the event that directly to
many consider to be the start of Christmas. them, w e hope
people who
We ve can a fford i t will dig d eep a nd give
thought generously to this very worthy cause.
long and Remember a small contribution c an make a
hard how t o massive difference to children s Christmas
make the all over Oldham.
Santa Dash
Covid Ticket prices have been lowered t his y ear t o
secure, £3 including a hat for c hildren, and £ 5
while including a suit for a dults. Both will
maintaining include a limited edition, 2020 medal.
the fun and Participants will be asked to dress-up, r un a
community 5k, a nd donate as much as they can a fford
spirit that via the Saddleworth Santa Dash J ust-Giving
makes i t so portal.
special. We Saddleworth Round T able Veteran, E mery
hope the people of Saddleworth want to Birdcage added: With weeks t o g o u ntil the
dress-up, t ake part and s upport our c hosen run, there really is no excuse for n ot
charity t his y ear. participating, so let s dust off t hose running

For 2020, runners will be encouraged to run shoes, shift some of the lock-down-lard, and
their own 5 km route; uploading p ictures, help make Christmas a little easier for t hose
videos and S trava routes to Saddleworth desperately in need this year.
Round T able s dedicated F acebook and Tickets are available through the
Instagram p ages. Y ou can r un at any t ime Saddleworth Round T able facebook page
from 28th N ovember u ntil 5th D ecember. which w ill have a link to Eventbrite where
John Arthurs, SRT s c hairman, said We you c an book. T icket numbers are limited
are delighted we will be able to both m ark so please sign up early t o a void
disappointment.