Colchester Charity Jailbreak (sponsored by Escape Nightclub)

This year's Colchester Charity Jailbreak took place on Saturday 18th April 2009 on a bright, blustery spring day!  Teams had registered to take part to help raise money for Autism Anglia, Essex Air Ambulance and Essex Wildlife Trust.

Participants had up to 24 hours to get as far away from Colchester Castle as possible without spending any of their own money or using their own or friend's transport. They were literally ‘on-the-run’!

Teams were released at 11am from the castle by Colchester's mayor, Mrs Margaret Fairley-Crowe.

The teams competed in three categories:

Furthest Overall Distance which was won by Christine Goodwin and her daughter Tamsin Goodwin-Connolly who reached the Norwegian capital Oslo!

Most Unusual Destination was won by Jo Churchill, Serena Nevard and Pip Bowers who reached a small rural village called Shackleford in the south of England.