Attracting some of the finest sprinters in the street and beyond, as usual the Fastest Runner on Clifford Street race this year saw Santa, after a promising start, outpaced by a number of seven-year-olds.
The dash is just one part of the Shara Community Gardens Christmas festivities that saw sunshine, live music, and more for the hundred or so locals who gathered in the volunteer-run green space. ‘A lot has gone into the gardens this year, so this felt like a good way to mark that,’ said garden secretary, Alison Bird.
Race winners were, Priya (girls), Coco (boys), Cleo (best dressed), Paul Cullen (mens), Cathy Downing (womens), fastest Santa (Santa) and no one remembers second… Alison who?
Photo Jeff ‘Out of His Depth of Field’ Dawson
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