Firefighters have commended eight-year-old Oliver Maw's "really brave battle" against neuroblastoma as they set off on a 204 mile run from Newcastle to Leicester.
Starting at the Great North Children's Hospital at the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Friday morning, firefighters from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service reached the Angel of the North just after 8am, an early stop on their epic journey to the Midlands.
Simon Johnson, Natalie Mortimer, Graeme Taylor and Daryl Oguona are taking part in Run for Oliver and aim to get to Leicester on Saturday afternoon. They hope that their run will garner more donations to help Oliver get potential life-saving treatment in the United States.
