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Sophie Finnegan

Vicky Pattison to take on gruelling dementia trek in memory of beloved granddad

Vicky Pattison is to take on a gruelling dementia trek in memory of her beloved granddad who passed away earlier this year.

The author and TV personality is set to join thousands of fundraisers embarking on a gruelling 13 or 26-mile trek to raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s Society this summer.

In an emotional Instagram post last month, Newcastle -born Vicky revealed her beloved granddad, David Birdsey, passed away on January 31 aged 92 after being diagnosed with dementia in 2010.

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