ONE of Britain's best-known charity fundraisers is currently in Cumbria.
Mick Cullen, otherwise known as SpeedoMick, is walking from Carlisle to Penrith in his Sppedos today.
This is part of his 2,500 mile Giving Back Tour.
He is now approaching the last few weeks of his six-month trek around the UK and Ireland.
On Monday he walked from Bardon Mill in Northumberland to Brampton and yesterday he continued to the Lowther Arms Inn.
Today he will walk to Penrith, before continuing south to Shap.
His last stop in Cumbria will be in Kendal
Mr Cullen is hoping to raise £100,000 for his charity, the SpeedoMick Foundation.
He is also donating up to a quarter of a million pounds to charities along the way.
Mr Cullen set up The SpeedoMick Foundation as a registered charity in 2020.
It seeks to help people talk in confidence about their doubts and fears.
Through compassion and understanding, the charity sets out to make a positive impact to families, individuals and communities.
The establishment of the foundation followed the success of his 1,000 mile walk in 2019.
This raised over £500,000 and spanned across 30 towns and cities.
The Giving Back Tour covers over a total of 2,500 miles and over 190 days of walking.
Having commenced in Stornoway in the Western Isles in May, the tour has has already travelled through Edinburgh and Glasgow, before heading to Belfast, Dublin and crossing back over to North Wales ahead of journeying to Cardiff.
He is currently on the last leg of his tour through all of England’s major cities.
He is making his way to Manchester and finally finishing in Liverpool later this month.
SpeedoMick said: “The reason I’m doing the tour is to ‘give back’ to the people and the communities who have supported me in the past.
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a huge strain on the finances of so many charities and has shone a light on how difficult life can be for a lot of young people in the country - whether it be a lack of food, money or opportunities. So, I’ll do anything I can to help.”
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