CARERS, nurses and support staff from Julia’s House have set themselves a lockdown fundraising challenge to collectively walk, run or cycle 24,000 miles.

Staff from the children’s hospice will effectively be travelling around the world in a pledge to raise vital funds for the charity during these challenging times.

For more than 80 days, each staff member will log their daily miles in an effort to jointly raise £50,000.

Julia's House carer and challenge coordinator for hospice teams in Corfe Mullen and Devizes, Gemma Linford said: "Staff wanted to do something to help the charity during this difficult lockdown period. Covid-19 has had a big impact on Julia’s House, not just in terms of a loss of income due to the fundraising events we have had to cancel and the shops we have had to close, but also in the ways we are able to provide care to the families we support."

Some famous faces are also taking part in the epic challenge.

Actor Nigel Havers and long distance runner Liz Yelling, both patrons of Julia’s House, are contributing their daily mileage to the total.

So far, the combined Global Challenge team across Dorset and Wiltshire has travelled 8,252 miles, all the way to the Indonesian island of Sumba, and is now heading towards Australia.

To donate to the Julia’s House Global Challenge, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gemma-linford2