A charity wheelchair challenge of more than 400 miles across England has started in Lowestoft.
Ben Parker suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and is taking himself from Ness Point to Land’s End in Cornwall - in his wheelchair.
Ben is from Essex and supporting ‘Andy's Man Club’, a suicide prevention charity, as well as Harlow-based charity ‘No Child Without’.
Listen now to hera more from Ben:
Ben pictured with East Suffolk One volunteer Shaun Green at Ness Point.
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