BEST FOOT FORWARD: Two friends fund-raising for dementia sufferers are preparing to set off on a 200-mile trek.

Sean Fallon, pictured left and Paul Singleton, from Sandyford, chose the challenge after seeing both their fathers suffer from the disease before they died in recent years.

Now they are planning to walk the width of the country from St Bees Head, in Cumbria, and finish at Robin Hood's Bay, near Whitby, over 13 days from March 27.

All the money they raise will be donated to Bucknall Hospital, which cares for dementia patients in the area.

Sean, aged 41, of Peckforton View, Kidsgrove, said: "We are looking forward to it but just hope the weather is okay as we are going to the wettest place in England at the wettest time of the year."

The joiner added: "We have been raising money since November and things are coming together now, but I am not sure how much we have raised so far. We want to get as much as possible."

To sponsor the pair, call Sean on 07810 797852.

Picture: Cara Edgington