Photos courtesy of the Moonlight Colourthon.
Underwhelmed by my first day at the new job, and distracted by feeling oh-so-very-sorry-for-myself, I forgot to mention a rather amazing event that I was involved in on Saturday: the Moonlight Colourthon 2011.
Though run by the ever-so-sexist Round Table (but don't worry girls, there's a 'Ladies Circle' just for you), this little drop of sunshine taking place in an otherwise rather smoggy Southend-on-Sea each year is a great event to take part in, bringing together - rather ironically given its conservative roots - all the very best bits of a Gay Pride march and grafting them onto the more traditional sponsored walk.
For indeed, while there may be a lot of things that the suburbs does very badly - tolerance of asylum seekers, immigrants and anyone with even the slightest left-leaning political disposition to name but a few - something it does very well is fundraising: think rainbow colours, tutus, glitter, glowsticks and fairy wings plus 1,000 Essex ladies and gentleman, all marching together by the light of the moon to raise a total of £109,000 for 223 local and national charities.
All this for what is essentially a long walk around the block in the dark. On second thoughts perhaps the thing the suburbs does best isn't fundraising, it's PR.
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This year, for the second year in a row, I walked the half marathon Colourthon with my Mum and Grandma to raise money for St Luke's Hospice in Basildon. We have so far raised an amazing £263.00 and are still accepting post-humous (can I say that?) donations.
To sponsor us please click here: http://www.justgiving.com/MoonlightColourthon2011
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