A CHALLENGE for people to travel as far as they could on a meagre budget was so successful that organisers are to stage another.

Hospice supporters are being offered the chance to take part in The Great Escape for The Butterwick Hospice, at Bishop Auckland, in September.

John Bowman and Diane Wilson, a team from Asda, in Bishop Auckland, got to Marmaris in Turkey on £5 in an event last month.

Sylvia Stoneham, fundraiser for the Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland, said: "We have had several teams escape to foreign parts in the past.

"And we are encouraging teams to aim for the prize awarded to the team that reaches the most appropriate destination. We want to see if anyone can get to Colditz, Alcatraz or San Quentin."

Anyone who has what it takes to escape to far-flung destinations without paying for transport can contact Mrs Stoneham on (01388) 603003 or (01642) 624231 for an escape pack