Shine Night Walk

CANCER doesn't sleep and neither will London on Saturday 27th September when Cancer Research UK's thrilling night-time walking marathon, Shine Night Walk, returns by popular demand for its fourth year.

17,000 men and women from across the UK are being invited to join the nocturnal trail of light that will travel through London as the Shine Night Walk illuminates people, buildings and landmarks to celebrate the progress being made in the fight against cancer.

The Shine Night Walk sees a thrilling new route for 2014, starting just one mile from Tower Bridge at Southwark Park and finishing in the heart of the city at Old Billingsgate. Participants can choose between a full or half walking marathon taking them past iconic landmarks including Big Ben, The Shard, St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London.

Shine Night Walk offers participants the unique opportunity to personalise their sponsorship by choosing to fund research into treatments to fight one of 12 different cancer types, including brain, children's and prostate cancer, or to fund research into all 200 types of cancer. Everyone taking part in the event will be given a sign they can wear on their back to dedicate their walk in memory or in celebration of loved ones or include messages of hope for the future.

Participants are encouraged to illuminate themselves with lights and glow sticks to create a parade of light and hope that shows defiance against the darkness of cancer.