A HOSPICE will hold a major fundraiser this weekend.

The St Cuthbert’s Hospice Sunflower Cycle or Saunter will take place on Sunday, May 17.

Participants will walk or cycle eight or 14 miles through the Lanchester Valley with proceeds going to the hospice, which provides care for people with life limiting illnesses.

This year’s will be the 12th Sunflower Cycle or Saunter. Last year, 100 people took part.