In February the Hillbilly 10k cross country race was held on Craigengillan Estate in Dalmellington to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Over 400 competitors signed up to take part with 320 attending on the day. This was a milestone event for Butterfly Events as it brought their total fundraising raised to date to an incredible £500,000.

Doon Valley Leisure centre was a hive of excitement and nerves on the build up to the event and afterwards a crowd of hungry runners and families returned for their famous buffet featuring award winning banana loaf!

Leisure Centre staff member Billy Kean finished with his best Hillbilly time to date knocking minutes off his previous attempt. Billy was the driving force behind many customers of the facility signing up to the event and trying it this year for the first time. The team hope to build on this over the next year with even more customers and staff members competing in February 2024.

*Image - some of our customers and Billy.