A fundraising trio are set to take on an 80-mile sponsored walk in aid of several charities.
Father and son team Stuart, 46, and Charles, 15, Taylor, of Orchard Lane in Hutton, plan to walk the 79-mile Wolds Way route from Hessle to Filey Brigg to raise money for TEMPO - the ME Family Support Group.
They will also be joined by Stuart’s close friend, Travis Plumridge who is fundraising for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Women and Children’s Hospital at Hull Royal Infirmary, Brain Tumour Research Trust and Brain Tumour UK.
“We lost our little girl in September 2011 - she was born prematurely,” said Mr Plumridge, 30, of Scarborough Road, Driffield who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011.
“I want to raise money for the charities for everything they’ve done for me. Particularly the support that I was given by doctors.”
The team will set off on Friday 12 July aiming to finish on Sunday 14 July.
Charles, who was diagnosed with ME in 2010 and who attends Driffield School and Sixth Form, said: “We are all together but for different causes and I think that is the beauty of it.
“We thought if you are going to do a long walk you may as well do it for charity.”
TEMPO supports to ME/CFS sufferers and their families in the East Riding.
Stuart, chairman of TEMPO, said: “The group tends to focus on what can be achieved with ME. We like to offer support to the families behind the sufferers. There is a lack of awareness about ME. What we found was a lack of support or information.”
To donate contact Stuart on 07973 371876 or email staylorestates@tiscali.co.uk
To help Travis raise money contact 07943 400260.