Hundreds of people took to the streets donning flashing light bracelets and colourful tutus as Shine Walk returned to Southampton. 

Around 1,600 people attended the Cancer Research UK event at Guildhall Square on Friday evening, raising £170,000. 

The event began in the city centre at 7.30pm where a stage and stalls had been set up, with participants then taking off through the city in a parade of light.

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Kelly Paddock at the Shine Walk in SouthamptonKelly Paddock at the Shine Walk in Southampton (Image: NQ)

One of the attendees was 36-year-old Kelly Paddock from King's Somborne who officially started the walk with a claxon. 

She lost her mum, who was 51, nearly eight years ago in 2016 just four weeks after she was diagnosed.

Speaking before the event, Kelly said: "It just means so much now to raise money for it. 

"If I can help in any way to stop this from happening to anybody else I will.

"I feel really privileged to be asked (to start the walk), it is so lovely. I am really happy."

Kelly completed the walk with her 12-year-old daughter Lacey-May. 

Audrey Hunt at the Shine Walk in SouthamptonAudrey Hunt at the Shine Walk in Southampton (Image: NQ)

Audrey Hunt, 46, donned a chicken costume as she took on the Shine Walk for her 56-year-old sister who was diagnosed in December. 

She travelled from the Isle of Wight on the night of the Shine Walk. 

Audrey told the Echo: "I can't do a lot to help so I thought if I put money into future research it will get there somehow.

"I want to make her proud. A couple of months ago we heard about this on the local radio we thought it was something we could do."

Nicole Adamson, 23, from Southampton works as a health care assistant and said she sees children with cancer every day. 

She said: "It is like a domino effect, it affects everybody around you.

"To do this is a proud moment because it is everyone coming together to raise awareness and build up the money to hopefully one day find more cures and more therapies.

"If we could get more money into that and more trials I think it would be life-changing for more people."

Approximately 53,500 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the South East.