Saltford Santa Dash: 750 runners dressed as Santa raise £10k for charity

The Santa Dash was started in 2013 and now sees more than 600 people dressed up in red and white

About 750 people dressed in Santa costumes filled the streets for an annual fundraising campaign.

The Santa Dash began 10 years ago in Saltford, near Bristol, and has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities working with young people.

More than £10,000 was raised at Sunday's event, which will go to local charities Time is Precious and Butterfly Haven.

Participants run along one of two routes around Saltford and Keynsham.

BBC Radio Bristol's Joe Sims opened the event

Races kicked off from 10:00 GMT

Time is Precious provides comfortable environments for children in hospital

Butterfly Haven supports families affected by autism

The first Santa Dash was set up to raise money for cardiac arrest in the young

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