MOTHERS, daughters, fathers and sons joined a pink tidal wave through Wantage this weekend to take the fight to cancer.

Dozens of fundraisers joined a series of runs, walks and cycle rides setting off from the town's Manor Road Recreation Ground on Sunday morning.

Each one was raising money for Cancer Research UK in an event dubbed Wantage Standing Up To Cancer Super Sunday.

The event was organised for a fifth year by Wantage charity champion Ray Collins and the team and his newly-registered charity, the Ray Collins Charitable Trust.

Among the runners were family team Jo, Martyn and Evie Jones from Didcot.

Mr and Mrs Jones and six-year-old Evie took on the 5km run through the local countryside.

Mrs Jones said: "We've supported Ray for the last couple of years and we're quite into running so we thought 'why not?'.

"Unfortunately we have cancer quite a lot in my family: I've lost aunties and uncles so we do quite a lot to raise money.

"I'm running the Cardiff half marathon next week."

Evie added: "We did it to help poorly people".

Runners and cyclists could choose between 5km, 10km and 20km routes.

Father and son team Steven and Matthew McNulty from Wantage joined the 20km cycle in memory of Matthew's nan Diane Rolls, from Grove, who lost her battle to cancer more than two years ago.

Mr McNulty, 39, said: "It was brilliant – we went up to Childrey then on the A417 then around Denchworth and back.

"It was a lovely day and we had a burger when we got back."

They raised more than £300 for Cancer Research UK.