A MOTHER and son have set off on an 85-mile walk to raise money for a gymnastics club.
Christine and Nathan Glover, from Leeholme, Bishop Auckland, started out on their sponsored trek from Fort William to Inverness yesterday.
The pair hope to raise hundreds of pounds for Darlington Gym Club, where Nathan, 17, a student at New College Durham, in Durham City, is an assistant coach.
Mrs Glover, 47, said: "The club is likely to lose its premises in the next three to four years because it is based at Eastbourne School, which will eventually be demolished. That's why we are raising the cash.
"The last person who did this walk raised £4,000. We have no idea how much we'll get but we've given sponsorship forms to all the gymnasts and hope we'll get lots of support."
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