Southend Civic Centre will light up orange in support of a rare genetic condition.

It will join 36 other national landmarks in raising awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) on May 31.

From sunset, they will glow to support those affected by the disorder, and invite participants of the Move it May campaign to complete their challenge at their nearest landmark.

Move It May is a celebration where people, including those with PWS, undertake exercise challenges to cover set distances.

This year, the community aims to cover the distance of walking between the glowing orange landmarks - an impressive 2,779km or 3.6 million steps.

PWS affects roughly 2,000 people in the UK and is a complex genetic disorder causing physical and learning disabilities.

Jackie Lodge, CEO of PWSA UK and Catherine Shaw of FPWR UK, said: "This is a huge step for our PWS community.

"Our respective charities have, for the first time, come together for PWS awareness month and have been able to make this even more special with the Glow Orange campaign.

"It is vitally important to raise awareness and funds to help our PWS community".

For more information on PWS, visit www.pwsa.co.uk or www.fpwr.org.uk