Former land girl, 98, cycles 25 miles for charity

Dorrie Pack completed the challenge at her local gym

A 98-year-old former land girl has cycled 25 miles in a month for charity.

Dorrie Pack, who joined the Land Army when she was 16 years old, set herself the goal at the beginning of November but completed the distance before the end of the month.

She said she wanted to raise funds for the charity Hospicecare but could not decide what challenge to take on before settling on an indoor cycle.

Mrs Pack said: "We went through a lot of options with friends, some of the things I wanted to do they wouldn't let me... I would like to have done a wing walk".

Dorrie Pack said her time in the Land Army started off a life of being active

Dorrie said joining the Land Army was the "most wonderful time of my life".

"I went to a place in Worcestershire, a big house that had been commandeered and I was there the whole time, until I was demobbed."

After the war, she got married and had a daughter before becoming a yoga teacher.

"I had a busy life," she added.

Dorrie Pack said a life of staying active, but mainly luck was why she had stayed so fit

Her friends have been driving her to and from the gym for her cycling sessions and keeping track of how much money she has raised.

Jane Overthrow said: "It's just amazing, Dorrie was aiming for £500, we've got nearly £2,000."

Ottery St Mary Leisure Centre gave Mrs Pack a month's free membership to complete her challenge and she said she loved it so much she had become a member.

Adam Gummer, fitness lead at the gym, said she was "energetic, motivated and a pleasure to have in the gym".

When asked if she would be taking on another challenge, Mrs Pack said: "I don't think so" but then changed her answer to "I'll just wait and see".