Santas limber up for festive Weymouth Beach charity pudding chase

Dozens of Santas are due to gather on Weymouth beach for the resort’s festive Chase the Pudding charity race.

The annual sprint along the beach sees a pudding pursued by about 200 runners along a three-mile (5km) route from the Pavilion to Greenhill and back again.

The festive run in Dorset also features a Chase the Elf 1.2-mile (2km) run for under-14s, and raises funds for the Will Mackaness Trust.

Running Santas need to register for the race on Sunday at 09:30 GMT in the Pavilion Ocean Room and Chase the Pudding starts at 11:00 with Chase the Elf under starters orders shortly after.