Thousands turn out for Burning the Clocks parade
More than 30,000 people turned out for the annual Burning the Clocks parade in Brighton on Saturday, organisers have said.
The parade had a theme of "voyager", described by organisers as "reflecting on our own journeys" and inspired by astronomer Carl Sagan.
About 1,600 people took part in the parade, with thousands of lanterns carried through the streets, in the event's 30th year.
Community arts organisation Same Sky, which puts on the winter solstice event, said they did not yet have a final number of attendees but it was more than last year.
A spokesperson for Same Sky said: "Thank you to everyone who celebrated the 30th Burning the Clocks and joined to make it a brilliant evening."
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and organisers of the Brighton event say it provides "an antidote to the excesses of Christmas".
The event went ahead despite high winds forcing the cancellation of the Brighton Winter Fayre, which had been scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday.
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