In December 2025, Channel 4Entertainment and @standuptocancerUK organised a charity fundraiser at Leicester’s Abbey Park. They unveiled the SU2CUK Tribute Mile, a striking installation in partnership with @CancerResearchUK. Thousands of glowing orange lanterns were hung across the park’s bridge and around a mile-long loop. Each lantern was dedicated to a life touched by cancer, leaving behind tributes from family and friends. These lanterns were crafted at a workshop in the @highcrossleicester shopping centre before being installed in the park.
Stand Up TO Cancer is a joint national campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK. Since its inception in 2012, it has raised over £113 million to support cancer research into treatments and diagnostics. The event featured a live TV broadcast on Channel 4, where the Tribute Mile was illuminated for the first time.
My film explores the installation and captures some of the lantern tributes. As darkness falls, people walk through the orange glow, reflecting on loved ones who are no longer with them. Since it was the final day, some attendees took their lanterns home, allowing their loved ones to be remembered and part of the festive season.
Stand Up TO Cancer is a joint national campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK. Since its inception in 2012, it has raised over £113 million to support cancer research into treatments and diagnostics. The event featured a live TV broadcast on Channel 4, where the Tribute Mile was illuminated for the first time.
My film explores the installation and captures some of the lantern tributes. As darkness falls, people walk through the orange glow, reflecting on loved ones who are no longer with them. Since it was the final day, some attendees took their lanterns home, allowing their loved ones to be remembered and part of the festive season.
