NEARLY 500 people will dress up as Santa and take part in a charity run on Sunday.
So far, 474 Santas have signed up to take part in the Colchester Hospitals Charity’s Santa Fun Run in Castle Park.
Doctors, nurses, other hospital staff, business teams, children and individuals will don the suit and run either 5km or 3km.
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