Chance to join ranks of undead and raise funds for good cause

A zombie walk which will transform Dundee city centre into something akin to a postapocalyptic nightmare on Saturday afternoon will raise funds for Dundee Foodbank.

The walk, in its seventh year, will see horror-enthusiasts don costumes and put on make-up for a traipse through town.

Organised by Dundee University graduate James Thomson, the event has raised thousands of pounds for good causes over the years. Charities including Shelter, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, the British Lung Foundation and Meningitis Now have benefited.

James, who now lives in Kent, makes the 1,000-mile round trip to the city each year for the event.

Participants are encouraged to create their own zombie costumes but, for a small fee, those arriving before 1.30pm at the Dundee University student union building can get their make-up done by the experts.

James said: “The zombie walk will start on the grass outside the Dundee University Union on Balfour Street and will go past Tonic, the Caird Hall and we will have a break in front of the Wellgate centre.

“Then we will continue the walk looping round past the McManus and the Post Office and finishing back in front of the union. There will also be an afterevent at the Tinsmith nearby.”

James and wife Susie set up the event in 2012. He proposed to Susie during the walk in full zombie paraphernalia in 2014.

Getting in the spirit of things on a previous zombie walk. This year’s event will raise funds for Dundee Foodbank.