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Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk 2025 is TODAY!

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We're busy setting up on the Bath Grounds for todays Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk! We still have spaces available if you want to make a late decision to come and join the fun down on the Bath Grounds! Come down and sign up (or collect your entry numbers if you still haven't) at our Race HQ tent.

 

We'll be taking fresh entries today from just after 10:00 this morning.

10:30 sees us start to pick our finalists for the 'Best Festive Dressed' competition.

10:50 will be the fun warm up

11:00 and we'll set you off for this years Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk!

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Last Chance to Enter Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk 2025!

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We're hastily approaching the day of the event and you're running out of time to get signed up! Online entry will close at 22:00 on Friday 5th December.

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If you haven't entered by this point and you would still like to enter then you can visit us at our stall on Market Street on Saturday 6th December between 10:00 and 16:00 outside Boots (next to the Christmas Tree) to complete an entry form and secure your place for this years event. We can take both cash and card payment.

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We may be able to accept limited entries on the day of the Santa Fun Run and Walk subject to availability but would advise if signing up on the day you arrive by 10:15 to make sure we can get you entered and processed.

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If you have already signed up online or sign up online before it closes then you will need to collect your entry numbers at our stall on Saturday 6th December outside Boots on Market Street at the Ashby Christmas Fair.

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Entry is now OPEN for the 2025 Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk!

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We're delighted to announce that entries for this years event are now OPEN! As always we have a number of ways for you to enter this years event. The easiest way is to complete our Online Entry Form and pay through the website with all usual debit and credit cards or Paypal at the bottom of our Sign Up page HERE.

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Alternatively, if you would like to enter by cash or cheque, you can print out our Paper Entry Form also on our Sign Up page and follow the instructions for where to deliver to. 

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To help our charities raise as much as possible from this years event, we are also encouraging Santa Fun Runners to try and raise some personal sponsorship from grandparents, relatives and friends etc.... We have a sponsor form available to print out from our Sign Up page and also a chance to claim gift aid to make your donations go even further.

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We've got some great prizes lined up for our Christmas Fancy Dress competition this year and we'll be announcing some great partnerships in the coming weeks with some of our event sponsors!

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Sunday 7th December, £8 per entry with discounts for groups of 4 and above.

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​​Chosen charities announced for 2025 Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk

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Following consideration of a number of very deserving local charities, we have decided this year to support 2 main charities, these being Steps Conductive Education Centre and Wishes4Kids! These two deserving and locally based charities do amazing work for children in our community.

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More details about the work that they do can be found on our 2025 Charities page.

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We'll also support a number of other local charities which will be announced post event once monies are collected.

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​​Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk returns for 2025!

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We are delighted to announce the return of the Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk 2025, our 11th year!

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​The 2025 event will once again be held over the Ashby Christmas lights switch on and Christmas Market weekend which culminates with the Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk on Sunday 7th December. We'll be starting and finishing on the Ashby Bath Grounds with entertainment and fun across the morning. Our chosen charities will be announced in the coming weeks and we look forward to raising as much as possible for our local charities to provide much needed support.

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We'll be looking to open entries for this years event in October so keep an eye out here and on our Facebook page for details of when we're live.

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We'll continue to offer discounted family and group tickets to help to maintain the great value of this event and continue our successful fancy dress competition which will see us hand out some great prizes thanks to a number of our event partners. We'll again be asking people to dress in their best, bright Christmas clothes/fancy dress with prizes for the best dressed children and adults! We're hoping to see plenty of Santa hats, Christmas jumpers or a full Santa or Christmas suit, whatever you choose.....obviously the bigger, brighter and more festive the better!

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​All entrants will still receive a medal and there will also be a free chocolate bar for all who enter.

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Entries will be £8 per person for all ages with a group ticket available for 4 entries at £28 and discounts for larger groups.

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Keep an eye here and on our Facebook page for further information about this years event and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions!

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