A North East pensioner is marking his 80th year by embarking on a ‘virtual walk’ from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society.
Gordon Hull, of Bearpark, Durham, began his challenge to clock up 874 miles – the equivalent of the iconic journey – on New Year’s Day and aims to complete it before the end of June.
“I saw an item on the news about the number of people affected by dementia and decided there and then I wanted to do something to help,” explained Gordon, a former Heritage Parks Project Officer for Aberdeen City Council.
