A street-length water slide will be coming to Colchester town centre this summer - the perfect opportunity for daredevils to make a splash and support a worthy cause.

Colchester Borough Council has teamed up with Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens to organise this show-stopping fundraising event.

With the support of Essex County Council, they will arrange for the SlideRider inflatable slide to a street in the town centre this summer.

You will have the chance to plunge head-first down the water slide and raise money for research into cures and kinder treatments for children’s cancers at the same time.

Gemma Turpin, Cancer Research UK Event Manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be working with Colchester Borough Council again and are working together to make SlideRider a fun and exciting activity that the whole family can do together.

“SlideRider is a great opportunity for people in Colchester to raise funds for our Kids & Teens campaign and help beat children’s cancers sooner, so we will be asking Sliders to fundraise as well as enjoy the unique experience the event offers.”

Cllr Annie Feltham, Portfolio Holder for Communities and Leisure at Colchester Borough Council, said: “I’m very excited by these plans, Colchester is the perfect place to host Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens’ giant water slide.

“As well as making a splash for a good cause, it will be amazing to bring such a fantastically fun event to our town.”