A Northumberland musician and author is taking on a 24-hour walking challenge on the Winter Solstice to raise money for charity.
The 48-year-old will walk around the lake at Druridge Bay Country Park from 10am on December 21 until the same time the following day. He is expecting to walk around 52 miles, though says that his aim is about the time rather than the distance.
Usually, Derek does his annual 24-hour walk alone under the name Footprints for Others, but is joined by family and friends for short periods throughout. But this time, he'll walk the full distance with a friend who accompanied him for nine hours of the walk last year, having not seen each other for a decade previously.
