A north-east town is in the pink as scores of walkers prepare to step out for one of the area’s biggest charity events.
The Moonlight Prowl in Fraserburgh has raised more than £625,000 for breast cancer research since it began nine years ago.
Each summer, hundreds of woman dressed in pink gather for an after dark procession through the town.
Many shops, offices and homes throughout the town have been kitted out with banners, posters and balloons to celebrate this year’s event, which gets underway this evening.
Committee member Debbie Cooper said people in the town were getting into the spirit of the fundraiser by decorating their properties in pink.
“It’s great that folk are really making the effort,” she said.
Money raised from each event goes into potentially life-saving studies at Aberdeen University, including research into how breast cancer can be affected by diet, lifestyle and genes.
One of this year’s walkers is Elaine Munro from Aberdeen, who began her own charity drive following almost a decade of breast cancer treatment and aftercare.
Tonight’s Moonlight Prowl will mark a hat-trick for the 50-year-old, who recently embarked on a series of fund-raising quests.
On her birthday in May, she decided to have her flowing locks cut off and donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust, an organisation which provides wigs for children who have lost their hair during cancer treatment.
She then went a step further and had her head shaved in aid of Clan Cancer Support.
Mrs Munro said: “The Moonlight Prowl is another event I really wanted to support.
“I know it is a very emotional and uplifting night and it is a chance to show my appreciation for the wonderful team at ARI.
“So often we hear negative comments about the NHS and healthcare, but I cannot speak highly enough of the care I received and the professionalism of everyone who looked after me.”
As well as celebrating her milestone birthday, she is also marking her final year of aftercare, which concludes in 2015.
“My appointments are very much a matter of course now,” she said. “But I was part of a 10 year drug trial, so I have been back to hospital regularly for check-ups.
“Anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis and been through treatment will tell you that is something you never forget or leave behind you.”