Pink parade make memories matter for hospice care

A VIBRANT parade of a thousand warm-hearted walkers strode through the city on Friday night, sharing cherished memories of much-missed friends and family members, and raising vital funds for St Luke's Hospice Plymouth.

- JACKIE BUTLER

Midnight Walk entrants of all ages and abilities gathered at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park stadium as twilight fell, ready to pound the pavements along a choice of three-mile, six-mile, or 13.1-mile routes.

On the backs of their official bright pink T-shirts, walkers had written the names of lost loved ones they would be thinking about during the evening, many of whom had received care from St Luke's teams at the end of their lives.

Many jazzed up their outfits with glow-in-the-dark make-up, colourful net skirts, flashing bunny ears, boas, and a garlands and headdresses, lively musical warm-up led by Plymouth-based fitness class Cheezifit added a fun festival atmosphere to the tender, uplifting annual event, sponsored this year by Michael Spiers and Marchand Petit.