Nearly 2,500 people united against cancer by taking part in the Race for Life and Pretty Muddy charity runs over the weekend:
Here are some of the best pictures from the Pretty Muddy event:
17. Preston Pretty Muddy 2024 at Moor Park
Every year around 44,700 people are diagnosed with cancer in the North West, so Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with headline sponsor Standard Life, is an inspirational fundraising date in the calendar, with the 3k, 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy, and Pretty Muddy Kids events raising millions of pounds every year. | Neil Cross Photo: Neil Cross
18. Preston Pretty Muddy 2024 at Moor Park
Money raised has helped develop radiotherapy which benefits more than 130,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. | Neil Cross Photo: Neil Cross
19. Preston Pretty Muddy 2024 at Moor Park
Cancer Research UK funded scientists led the development of the Human Papillomavirus Virus vaccine, which is expected to prevent almost 90 per cent of cervical cancers in the UK. | Neil Cross Photo: Neil Cross
20. Preston Pretty Muddy 2024 at Moor Park
The charity also funded many large clinical trials looking at the effectiveness of the drug tamoxifen and the research shaped the way the drug is used to treat breast cancer today. | Neil Cross Photo: Neil Cross