A WIRRAL charity has been named as a partner for Liverpool’s 2024 Santa Dash.

The  BTR Liverpool Santa Dash returns in just 100 days for its milestone 20th anniversary event on Sunday, December 1 2024.

To mark the countdown, organisers BTR Liverpool have announced the first two partners supporting this year’s event.

Claire House Children’s Hospice is the official event charity partner for the BTR Liverpool Santa Dash 2024.

Claire House is the children’s hospice for Wirral and beyond, providing  care for seriously and terminally ill local children and their families.

In Demand Radio is the Official Event Media Partner. Presenter Claire Simmo will be broadcasting her Sunday show live from the event.

BTR Liverpool Race Director Alan Rothwell said: “When I visited a Santa run in Newtown in Wales in 2003, I was captivated by what saw – and just knew this was something Liverpool really needed.

"Press the fast forward button and here we are counting down 100 days to our milestone 20th anniversary year.

“Last year we welcomed 6,100 red, blue and mini Santas to dash round the city centre – and we want to build on that number even more to make sure we remain the UK’s biggest festive 5K fun run.

“It’s a magical day and if you’ve never seen the spectacle with your own eyes, it really does have to be seen to be believed.

"It’s magical and the perfect way to begin the city’s festivities.”

The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash starts at Pier Head Liverpool at 9.30am, before taking Santas through Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, and round the city centre. Santas cross the grandstand finish line outside Liverpool Town Hall – complete with stilt-walking festive characters and ‘real’ snow.

The event also features the Mini Dash 1K for youngsters aged 12 and under. It starts at approximately 11am in Castle Street, once all Santas in the main Dash have completed the course. The youngsters follow a similar city centre route before crossing the finish line outside Liverpool Town Hall.

Entries are open and 500 places have already been booked by dashing Santas young and old, red and blue. Online registration is open at https://www.btrliverpool.com/santa-dash-event.