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Santa Fun Run – English eccentricity at its best!

Yesterday Premier staff took part in the 3rd Annual Santa Fun Run, a hilarious spectacle which involves around 270 Santas running 5K along the seafront in Torrevieja

We love this event! The Spanish have warmed to the idea now and come down to the front to cheer on all the runners, the tourists stand open-mouthed as their pleasant Sunday stroll along the beach is invaded by hundreds of Santas, huffing and puffing their way along or even just walking and chatting away…. Of course its all for a good cause, the cancer charity A.E.C.C has benefitted from around 26,000€ from this event and once all the sponsorship money is in this year, they anticipate cracking the 30,000€ mark.

In addition to our sponsorship money for the Santa Run, Premier organised a race-night and Christmas quiz at PB´s bar in Los Dolses, raising another 216€ for the cause. Thanks to Phil and the Birds, to Bryn and Carol, our bookmakers, and to everyone who took part.

The Santa Run is organised by Steve Nyland who, since his own bone marrow transplant at an early age, has raised thousands of euros for many different charities and taken part in several World transplant athletics and cycling events winning medals for England. A great guy!!

The A.E.C.C is a national charity which aims to reduce cancer fatalities through early detection. Funded solely from donations, they run screening programmes for breast, cervical and prostate cancer, which can be cured or controlled if detected early enough. The local branch is run by Alan and Jackie James, themselves recovered cancer victims, who work sooo hard all year round to raise money for the cause. If you want to find out more about the work of the A.E.C.C or want to organise an event or make a donation, have a look at their website http://www.aecctorrevieja.org/

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