Lanarkshire-based charity's Walk of Hope will once again travel through darkness into the light

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Chris’s House is looking forward to the return of its highly-anticipated signature event next weekend.The Lanarkshire-based charity's Walk of Hope is back for the first time since 2019 and those taking part will tread a familiar route, setting off from the Glasgow Science Centre for the first time in three years.Participants, the vast majority of whom have lost a family member or friend to suicide, will gather in the darkness at 4.45am on the morning of next Saturday, May 7 before making their way along the Clydeside on a 5km circular route crossing the squinty bridge where walkers will throw flowers into the river, before finishing back where it started as dawn breaks, signifying the psychological shift from darkness into light.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android At the same time hundreds of others will be walking simultaneously in a second event organised by the charity which will follow a route through Midlothian.The early hours walk raises awareness of suicide prevention while also remembering loved ones lost to suicide.In addition, it also raises valuable funds for Chris’s House (Centre for Help, Response & Intervention Surrounding Suicide), the first 24-hour non-medical crisis centre in Scotland.The 2020 Walk of Hope was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic and since then the annual event has