Three thousand Santas who took to the streets of Marlow on a five-kilometre run, walk or stroll raised a record £106,000 for charity.
An event that started 21 years ago by the Marlow Rotary Clubs with a handful of runners has helped 70 charities, many chosen by those taking part.
Main charities to benefit are Scannappeal, focussing on new breast screening equipment in Bucks, and the Heart of Bucks Community Foundation, supporting their Together Against Poverty appeal.
At least £60,000 was raised by teams taking part for their own favourite charities, helped by a charity pool from the sponsors, Shanly Foundation, Softcat, Grundon Waste Management, Heart of Bucks and the Clare Foundation.
John Prout, lead Rotary organiser for the event, said that this was an ‘amazing’ result which made all the hard work worthwhile and added: “In 2004 our very first event attracted around 100 entries and each year we have grown and evolved.
“The unique Charity Pool was introduced in 2021 to incentivise teams to raise money for their own favourite charities.”
Well over 100 volunteers helped on the day and included many community organisations and individuals.