Maggies Night Hike - London

01/12

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Stalls and volunteers wait for the first hikers to arrive. T-shirts, bottles of water and fluorescent sticks are given to the participants.

02/12

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Yellow T-shirts are given to the ten mile participants, who have raised at least £185 for the charity.

03/12

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Participants filled Leadenhall Market awaiting the claxon signaling the start of the Night Hike.

04/12

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Yellow T-shirts are given to the ten mile participants, who have raised at least £185 for the charity.

05/12

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Green T-shirts are for the twenty mile participants, who have raised at least £285 for Maggie's centres.

06/12

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Around 1600 enthusiastic people took part in the Maggies Night Hike around London.

07/12

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Yellow T-shirts are given to the ten mile participants, who have raised at least £185 for the charity.

08/12

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Yellow T-shirts are given to the ten mile participants, who have raised at least £185 for the charity.

09/12

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Green T-shirts are for the twenty mile participants, who have raised at least £285 for Maggie's centres.

10/12

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Green T-shirts are for the twenty mile participants, who have raised at least £285 for Maggie's centres.

11/12

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The event attracted people from all over the world. In the picture, a group of young American volunteers studying in London decided to contribute to the cause.

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Maggie's Centres offer help to anyone affected by cancer by alleviating emotional distress and practical difficulties that cancer brings.

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Around 1600 people gathered at Leadenhall Market, in the City of London, for the start of the Maggies Night Hike, a ten or twenty mile walk through the capital to raise money for these centres dedicated to supporting people with cancer across the UK.