People whose lives have been affected by cancer in some way took to an athletics track to remember loved ones during a charity walk in Telford.
People whose lives have been affected by cancer in some way took to an athletics track to remember loved ones during a charity walk in Telford.
Between 80 to 90 people took part in the Relay for Life event at Oakengates Leisure Centre on Saturday to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Nine teams of up to 15 people walked, skipped, crawled and ran around the athletics track in a 22-hour relay to celebrate the strides being made to beat cancer.
The event started at 12noon when a group of cancer survivors made a lap of honour and tucked into a buffet lunch before officially declaring the event open.
Spectators were encouraged to light a candle in memory of loved ones fighting the disease or who have succumbed to cancer during a moving ceremony in the evening. The event raised about £11,000 which the relay’s chairman, Sarah Haugh, hailed as a “fantastic” achievement.