Last night (5 February) locals, campaigners, and councillors gathered on Twickenham Green to launch a campaign to light the path that goes across the green.

The 'Light the Path' campaign aims to demonstrate to the local council the importance of lighting the path for ending violence against women in the borough.

Currently, the path, which links bus stops going in different directions, is very dark and it can feel unsafe for people to cross the green.

The monthly vigil to remember women killed at the hands of men also took place yesterday. (Photo Credit: WEP).

A vigil, organised by The Women's Equality Party took place at 6pm yesterday at the Amelie Delegrange bench.

Amelie was murdered on Twickenham Green by Levi Bellfield whilst walking home across Twickenham Green, in 2004.

Bellifield has been convicted of murdering Amelie Delagrange, Milly Dowler and Marsha McDonnell and remains in prison.

After the vigil, the attendees moved to light the path across the green with phone torches and candles to illustrate the need to light the path.

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Phone torches lit up the path which goes across the green. (Photo Credit: WEP).

Cllr Rhi Lee, for South Twickenham, who is one of those campaiging to light the green said: "There was a murder on Twickenham Green 20 years ago and that's one murder too many.

"There's a path that links bus stops going in two different directions as well as nurseries and schools on either side - i've come out in the evening when its pitch black and you barely see in front of you.

"There's a pathway, people are going to walk across it and it needs to be safer.

"The best we can do is doing lighting on here.

"After the murder of Sarah Everard they lit Clapham Common and it proved that people do feel safer, women and girls especially.

"Fingers crossed we can do it and do it in Amelie's honour."

Richmond Council have been contacted for comment.

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