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Santa Dash raises £81,000 for hospice

John Brayin Royal Leamington Spa
BBC Four women in red t-shirts and santa hats hand in hand as they cross the finish lineBBC
Runners were greeted by a snow machine as they completed the 5k route

A fundraising Santa Dash in Warwickshire raised £24,000 more for a county hospice than it did last year.

The 2025 event on Sunday in Royal Leamington Spa for Myton Hospice has raised more than £81,000, eclipsing the 2024 total of £57,000.

A spokesperson for the hospice, which provides support in Coventry, Rugby and Warwick, said it was "an absolutely phenomenal achievement and we cannot thank people enough".

A line up of 10 Santas heading towards the finish line in Victoria Park. Seven me and three women
Myton Hospice has been delivering care in Warwickshire for more than 40 years
A man in a Santa hat and green jacket waving, running alongside a boy with red t-shirt and Santa hat
Myton Hospice said it needed to raise more than £12.7m a year to carry out its work
Two men with beards and Santa outfits and their Santa Dash medals
Every dasher who took part was presented with a medal
A young woman in a Santa costumer taking a selfie as she heads to the finish line
The course started and ended in Victoria Park, with runners heading out on a loop to the town's bandstand in Pump Room Gardens
A young man heads towards the finishing line in a green The Grinch inflatable costume
Most runners wore traditional Santa outfits, but several adapted their costumes, including this runner as The Grinch
A man and woman running in the Santa Dash with the man carrying their daughter
Plenty of family support was on show in Victoria Park
A woman in a red Santa suit and black t-shirt running with a dog
Several dogs took part, with a competition for best dressed pooch
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