The 2016 Southport Santa Sprint is taking place on Sunday 11th December at 11am. This fun event is open to everyone, young and old, whole families and even pets, so it’s time to get into the Christmas spirit and start your celebrations with our annual festive 2k fun run!

Queenscourt Hospice is proud to be working in partnership with the Silcock Leisure Group on this event and the team at Silcock’s are also getting involved with many of them taking part and others helping out. Our Santa’s may also be treated to a festive ride on the fabulous Silcock’s Carousel on the day.

Whether you are a seasoned Santa Sprinter or a first time participant, we look forward to welcoming you; the fun all starts at Southport Pier next to Silcock’s Carousel and everyone will then follow a circular 2k route around the Southport Seafront. Entry costs £10 per adult, Under 16’s £7 and a family of 2 adults and 2 under 16’s is £30.00. Everyone taking part will receive their Santa Suit, a special festive medal and a complimentary hot drink.

As a charity Queenscourt Hospice relies on the generous support of the local community to meet our annual operating costs. We are not part of the NHS and receive less than a third of our funding from central sources which means we must raise over £2 million each year to keep our doors open and ensure our compassionate care remains free of charge to all who need it.

2016 is a special year for Queenscourt Hospice, we are celebrating our Silver Jubilee and we would urge as many people as possible to join in with this event to help us reach our target of 400+ Santa’s.

Alternatively, if taking part isn’t for you but you’d still like to be involved then please consider joining our team of volunteers; the help of many volunteers is needed to make this event possible.

Last year our generous supporters taking part raised a fantastic £6773. This could cover the cost of providing 27 nights of specialist nursing care in a patient’s own home, helping to provide comfort and reassurance. Many of our patients would choose to be cared for in their own homes and with your support our Queenscourt at Home Team make this possible.

You can sign up to join in the fun on-line at www.queenscourt.org.uk/santasprint or alternatively call 01704 517420 for further details or to sign up as a volunteer.