Friend determined to continue Stephen Sutton's campaign
A friend of Stephen Sutton is continuing the teenager's campaign to spread positivity a year after he died from bowel cancer.
Alistair Fisher, 20, will lead dozens of friends in handing out hugs, high-fives, fist-bumps and handshakes in Swansea on May 16.
The event was conceived by Stephen, from Burntwood, Staffordshire - who raised £5 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust - alongside young people's charity Fixers in 2013.
Just four days before he died following a three-year cancer battle, Stephen and 30 of his friends took part in the 2014 event in Birmingham where he expressed his wish for National Good Gestures Day to be rolled out each year.
This year, 900 young people will take to the streets in 15 locations across the UK - Birmingham, Falmouth, London, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Swansea, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Chelmsford, Belfast, Southampton and Liverpool - to continue Stephen's message of kindness to make people smile.
Alistair said: "A couple of years ago, Stephen set it up; this is to remember his name.
"It's about spreading happiness and random acts of kindness. It's important for me to do this because Stephen was a good friend of mine and we all owe it to him.
"An event like this is everything that Stephen believed in; one day where he wanted to make other people happy.
"Hopefully we can make this year's event even bigger than before. I would strongly encourage people to come along. At the very least, it will brighten up their day.
"I think Stephen would have been proud of us. He was a great person. Knowing him, he would have probably said something sarcastic about the whole thing.
"If you can make it to a Good Gestures event, please do. Make others smile, and feel better for it yourself."
Fixers supports people aged 16 to 25 to tackle or campaign about any issue that matters to them.
Margo Horsley, chief executive of Fixers, said: "Members of the public can get involved in any of the events and we'd be delighted for as many as possible to help continue Stephen's mission to spread positivity and happiness with simple acts of kindness."
