HIGH powered cannons blew clouds of colourful foam onto hundreds of runners on the Castle Combe circuit over the weekend as the second bubble run in aid of Dorothy House got underway.

Three waves of runners and walkers battled the white, pink, yellow, blue and green foam around the 5k course on Sunday to raise money for the Winsley-based charity but for some participants, their motivation was much more personal.

Debbie Cutler from Calne along with eight members of her family joined the organised chaos on Sunday in memory of her son Tom Bowden, who sadly died in April last year while Jackie Harrison from Chippenham joined her family at the Bubble Rush to remember her dad Derek Chappell.

Mrs Cutler said: "We as a family can never thank Dorothy House enough for everything they did for Tom, their kindness and care was outstanding and we will continue to support Dorothy house in whatever way we can."

Last year the Bubble Rush raised more than £50,000 for Dorothy House but the charity are on track to beating that sum this year. Emily Knight, events fundraiser at Dorothy House Hospice Care said: “Our second Bubble Rush was a great success with over 200 more people taking part this year, it was wonderful to see so many local folks getting involved and having fun while raising money for Dorothy House."

There were celebrations at the track for Liam Tucker from Melksham, who spent his eighth birthday raising money for the local charity on Sunday. His mum Amanda said: “We all had a brilliant day and Liam loved celebrating his Birthday party at the Bubble Rush and playing around in the foam with his friends and family. We chose this event for his party as we wanted the money to go to Dorothy House because it is such a great local charity.”