Saints came from as far as Florida – and St Helena – for the annual Reading Sports in the UK. Click on the links below to see nearly 200 pictures from the day, and listen to the best of several interviews recorded for Saint FM by Simon Pipe of St Helena Online.
Why not click on the interviews, and then flick through the galleries as they’re playing?
Galleries:
Reading Sports in pictures – general shots
Reading Sports in pictures – the racing
Reading Sports in pictures – medal winners
Reading Sports in pictures – evening
Interviews:
Florida: Jack and Myrtle Whittaker came from America just for the Reading Sports
Lanterns for loved ones: coloured lights drift into the sky in a poignant family ceremony
A leaping Yon: there are Yons all round as runner John leaps the finishing tape
Spoons and balloons: Jamie Leo wins the adult egg and spoon race. Balloon sprint next…
Renee takes on the men: a mummy races the daddies, despite their long legs
Chicks: Jamie Benjamin explains the Saint tradition of passing on family nicknames
Gino, Natasha and Britney: Prince Charles was a neighbour, but they moved
