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Find out moreFrom Friday 23rd August until midnight on Monday 26th August, people registering for the event can save 50% on the price of Midnight Walk tickets.
Midnight Walk, sponsored by Fenwick Colchester, is set to take place on Friday 27th September and will see hundreds of people walking a four mile or nine mile route through the streets to the north of the city centre, all while raising much needed funds for the charity.
Both routes will pass St Helena Hospice on Barncroft Close in Highwoods, where people can pause at the memory stop if they choose to.
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.
The event starts and finishes at the home of Colchester United, the JobServe Community Stadium, where there will be a fun event village, sponsored by Matthew Douglas, with pre-walk entertainment and warm up, performers, glitter station, food stalls, DJ and more, plus a daring glass and Lego walk challenge.
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 and enter discount code MWSALE50 at the checkout until midnight Monday 26th August.
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