A number of bouquets of flowers have been left around a Bury St Edmunds shopping centre to spread joy around the town.

The arc shopping centre is celebrating today's Lonely Bouquet Day - an annual event dedicated to making someone's day brighter through flowers.

The movement began in Belgium, with the simple idea of spreading happiness by leaving flowers on the street with a note for passers-by to discover.

The day, celebrated on June 28 each year, has now spread around the world.

East Anglian Daily Times: The flowers have a tag encouraging people to take them homeThe flowers have a tag encouraging people to take them home (Image: arc shopping centre)

A number of colourful bouquets have been left around the popular Bury shopping centre today, with a tag saying: "Take me home, I hope I make you smile."

A spokeswoman for the arc said: "The whole aim is to make the people of Bury St Edmunds smile, make their day that little bit nicer.

"We just want to spread the love a little bit."