BRIDGWATER College hosted their first ever ‘Colour-ful Run’ recently, which saw more than 80 staff and students take part in the exciting and vibrant event.

The event was organised to raise money for two charities, Anthony Nolan and Delete Blood Cancer, as well as to celebrate a fantastic year of sports participation, all as part of the college’s Team BC Active provision.

Bridgwater College got their idea for their own ‘Colour-ful Run’ from the ever-growing ‘Colour Run’ franchise. The Colour Run celebrates healthiness, happiness and generally having the time of your life, and for this reason, staff and students at Bridgwater College thought it would be a very fitting tribute to Luke Buckingham, which resulted in the college raising over £400 for the charities.

Runners started the afternoon in a white t-shirt, before getting covered from head to toe in a rainbow of colours as they made their way around the course. Participants could choose to do either 3km or 5km course and could walk, skip, jog or run around their chosen distance. The winner of the 5k discipline was Sport and Exercise Science student Eric Evans.

Rebecca Brewer, community fundraising assistant from Anthony Nolan, said: “A huge thank you to Bridgwater College for their ‘Colour-ful Run’ and raising a fantastic £200 in aid of Anthony Nolan. I hope everyone that took part enjoyed the run.”