TEAMS will walk around a school for 24 hours as part of a major national cancer fundraiser.

The Evesham Relay for Life has raised £700,000 over the last nine years, with this year's event being their tenth.

Groups of between eight and 15 will have one team member walking around a track at the De Montfort School at all times between noon on Saturday and noon on Sunday.

More than 350 people have signed up to the event, with 25 cancer survivors involved.

Paul Baylis, chairman of the event said: "We are £50,000 short of three quarters of a million which is our aim to hit this year.

"The number we have is slightly up on previous years which we are obviously pleased about.

"This event is for people of all abilities and ages which is what makes it so successful.

"We hope as many people can come along and support the event as possible.

"The idea is that because cancer never stops nor do we for a day."

So far, £44,000 has been raised for the event, with it hoped that £100,000 will have been raised after the weekend.

The only time that walkers will stop is to light a candle of hope in remembrance of someone who has lost their life to cancer or of celebration for a cancer survivor.

The candles are lit at 10pm.

During the 24 hours there will be a host of entertainment activities including live music, family boats, a ukelele performance and refreshments from the WI.

Cancer Research UK is dedicated to saving lives by preventing, controlling and curing all cancers.

Thanks to their work, more people are surviving cancer than ever before. Survival rates have doubled over the last 40 years.

Money raised at the relay will help this work continue.

To find out more visit eveshamrelay.org.