Oliver and Jacob lit up the Wallasey seafront this evening with their lanterns(Image: Liverpool Echo)

10 beautiful pictures as riverfront lit up by lanterns

by · Liverpool Echo

Why you might have seen 1,000 people walking together on Saturday night

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Hundreds of families lit up the sky as they walked along the waterfront together tonight. It comes as part of Claire House’s lantern walk which is held in memory of loved ones every year.

Families walked side-by-side in memory and celebration of loved ones to raise money and awareness for the children’s hospice, which has helped hundreds of seriously and terminally ill children and their families since it opened. The families walked a 6km route from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Vale Park and back, carrying lanterns along the way.

Claire House has been the “lifeline” for many families across Merseyside, which is why so many of them turned out this evening to light up the Wallasey Promenade.

Event Fundraiser Mark Pearson said: “The hospice has been a light in the dark for hundreds of local families over the last 25 years. With many people walking in memory or celebration of a loved one, it is great to see the local community come out to walk together.”

Here are ten beautiful photos from tonight's lantern walk, as hundreds of families made there way down the promenade in Wirral this evening with lanterns in memory of a loved one. Were you there? Send your pictures to megan.banner@reachplc.com!

  1. Lots of families turned out for the event in memory of loved ones
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  2. Marla, Mya and Ayda at the Claire House Lantern Walk in Seacombe
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  3. People at the Claire House Lantern Walk making their way down Egremont Promenade
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  4. The event was to raise money and awareness for Claire House
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  1. Ruby, Amelie and Annabelle with their lanterns
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  2. Hundreds of families turned out for the event
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  3. A stilt walker at the Claire House Lantern Walk in Seacombe this evening
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  1. Families light up the promenade this evening
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  2. Steph, Leon, Caydee and Leon make their way down Egremont Promenade
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  3. Lola, Hugh and Arthur at the Claire House Lantern Walk
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