After losing two grandparents to cancer just before the pandemic, an intrepid Durham campaigner is mid-way through a series of epic fundraising challenges including an Iron Man, the Coast-to-Coast cycling route, and playing 100 holes of golf on a single day.
Stu Thompson, 38, has lost both grandparents Fred and Valerie in the past three years - each to cancer and each just months after they were diagnosed. With half of his family living in Australia, the Covid pandemic made it even harder than it would have been for them to process their grief.
Now, Stu has completed three of five epic challenges as he looks to raise at least £10,000 for charity Macmillan Cancer Support. Stu - a deputy director at Durham University - has already completed the Northumbrian Iron Man, the Three Peaks Challenge and a coast-to-coast-to-coast cycle.
