MORE than 300 Twyford residents came together for one of the village’s favourite annual events last weekend.
The Twyford Together charity 5k and fun run, celebrating its tenth anniversary, took place at the Piggott School on Sunday, October 9.
The bragging rights were awarded to Longfield Road, Jarvis Drive and Kibblewhite Crescent who won the fastest street competition.
This year saw four races split according to school year groups.
The 100 metre pre-school toddle, a one kilometre run for reception and Years 1 and 2 and a one-kilometre course for Years 3 and 4.
Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed the two kilometre course and there was a chip-timed, multi-terrain 5K for those aged 11 and over.
Ellie Barnes, who helped organise the event, said: “It was an amazing day and the weather helped as always. The sun always seems to shine on that event.
“It was really great to see loads of kids and adults taking part in the various distances that we had on offer throughout the morning.”
Among the hundreds participating, there were plenty doing it for the first time.
Ms Barnes added: “When I asked them on the start line ‘who’s ever taken part in a running event before and got a medal’, there were a lot of hands that didn’t go up.
“So there’s a lot of kids doing it for the first time.
“A couple of families said to me afterwards they’ve lived in the village for five plus years and never been, but this will be an annual thing for them now because they loved it so much.”
All proceeds from the event will support Twyford Charities Together.
The group was formed in 2011 to give local charities, often lacking their own fundraising team, a helping hand.
For more information, visit: twyfordtogether.org
