Charity Dorothy House has partnered with RunThrough to bring back the much-loved Frome Running Festival on August 18.

RunThrough is the UK’s largest running events company, holding 240 events with 250,000 individual runners entering an event this year.

RunThrough’s mission is to inspire a more active nation through running, offering inclusive events for runners of all ages and abilities and to be a leading voice within the endurance and mass participation industries.

The Frome Running Festival returns this year, reinvigorated and with a new running director. The Festival will be hosting 5K, 10k and Half Marathon routes through the town and surrounding villages of Frome. All routes start and finish at the runners’ village, which will be hosted by the old showfield grounds.

As charity partner for the race, Dorothy House has 50 bond places up for grabs. These can be found on the website: www.dorothyhouse.org.uk/get-involved/events/frome-running-festival/

For any runners supporting the charity, they will receive some fantastic benefits, including a bespoke Frome runners vest or T-shirt to wear on the day. As well as this, the hospice will have a stand in the runners’ village to welcome people when they arrive and when they return from their run.

Steph Cox, relationship fundraising lead at Dorothy House, said: “As a Frome resident myself and knowing friends and family who have taken part in the event previously, I am really excited to see it return with some fresh energy.

“We really appreciate the opportunity that RunThrough has given us and hope that as many local people as possible sign up and choose to support the hospice. Being able to sign up to a local event, with money raised, supporting friends and family in the local area is what it’s all about. I can’t wait to support all of the runners on the day.”

Matt Wood, co-founder of RunThrough, said: "We're thrilled to support Dorothy House Hospice Care through the Frome Running Festival. Events like this play a crucial role in helping them continue their important work. We encourage everyone to join us at this year's festival for a fun-filled day of running, fundraising, and supporting patients and their families in Frome and beyond."

If you’d like to sign up to take part in the 5K, 10K or half marathon for Dorothy House, call 01225 721480, email: [email protected] or for more information check out the website: www.dorothyhouse.org.uk