The team showed off the medals which participants will receive at the finish line of the 4 or 9 mile walk once they return to the home of Colchester United, the JobServe Community Stadium.

Midnight Walk, sponsored by Fenwick Colchester, will see hundreds of people walking through the streets to the north of the city centre, all while raising much needed funds for St Helena Hospice.

Both routes will pass the Hospice on Barncroft Close in Highwoods, where people can pause at the memory stop for reflection and refreshments.

People visiting the Stadium for the pre-walk event village, sponsored by Matthew Douglas, will find entertainment, performers, glitter station, DJ and more, plus a daring glass and Lego walk challenge.

Anyone over the age of 11 can join in and participants are encouraged to dress in bright colours, as the charity event has a neon theme to light up the night. 

Midnight Walk sets off at 10pm and participants can arrive from 7pm on the night to enjoy the event village activities.

Visit www.sthelena.org.uk/midnightwalk2024 to register in advance by Tuesday 24th September 2024 at 12.00pm.

Colchester United players give St Helena Hospice Midnight Walk their seal of approval (back row, left to right) Tom Flanagan, Tom Smith, Ben Goodliffe, Tom Hopper; (front row, left to right) Rob Hunt, Anthony Scully, Teddy Bishop, JK Gordon

Colchester United players (left to right) Tom Flanagan, Tom Smith, Rob Hunt and Tom Hopper with Midnight Walk medals for participants

Colchester United players Rob Hunt and Tom Hopper with St Helena Hospice Midnight Walk medals