AN amateur driver is attempting to drive more than 4,000 miles across Europe in a bid to raise money for charity.

Keith Harding and two friends from the Navy are looking for sponsorship so they can take part in the annual Cape to Cape Challenge for the Cancer Research Campaign.

The challenge, from July 5 to July 8, involves driving from the most northerly part of Europe, Nordkapp in Norway, to the most southerly, Cape Tarifa in Spain.

Mr Harding, 26, said: "It will be an experience of a lifetime if we can find sponsorship to take part.

"We all decided to raise money for the charity after all three of us recently lost a loved one to cancer. We also like driving, so we are looking forward to it."

The men will undertake the challenge on a rota system. One will drive for six hours, one navigate and the other sleep.

Mr Harding, from Billingham, Teesside said: "It will be like being at work with our rota system, but hopefully it will work and we will complete the challenge."

Anybody who can help with sponsorship is asked to contact Mr Harding on (07811) 287792.