More than 40 women wearing neon and carrying glow sticks lit up the night to advocate for safer cycling after dark.

On Wednesday evening they gathered with their bikes in Newbury Town Centre as part of Glow Ride Newbury.

Lorraine Murrell, chair of the town’s Road Club, said those involved felt like they had a “place on the road”.

The four-mile loop around the town centre was part of Cycling UK initiative called My Ride, Our Right, which advocates for women’s right to cycle safely at any time.