Lesley Atherton took our Colour Run to the extreme, completing the beach run in her wedding dress to create a colourful gown which she will treasure.

Lesley has been a Trinity supporter since we cared for her mum, Carol, in 1997. But her Colour Run had even more meaning as she also took part in memory her friend, who died in 2020.

And when she signed up for this year’s event, she knew she had just the thing to make it extra special.

“I got married in October last year, after postponing the wedding twice due to Covid,” she said.

“I’d thought about doing a ‘wreck the dress’ photoshoot, but when I saw the Colour Run I knew it would make the dress look incredible and would be a really fun way to remember mum and Richard.

“It’s just something wacky, but I had no idea just how colourful – and amazing – the dress would look. It was also extremely heavy!

“It did make the run harder, but all the way around I could just imagine what Mum and Richard would be saying. Mum would have said ‘what ARE you doing?!’ and both would just be howling. But they were with me all the way.”

Lesley asked friends to support her run, with a modest target of £80.

She said: “I set a low target because times are hard enough for people, I didn’t want my friends of family to feel pressured to sponsor me when everything else is so much of a struggle.

“But I raised £260! I can’t believe it! I never expected to raise so much, and I’m so pleased because I know that it will help other families like ours at such an incredible place.”