Blind veteran sets off on 100-mile charity walk

Retired army colonel Leslie Clark, 90, is walking 100 miles for charity

A 90-year-old blind veteran is attempting to walk 100 miles (160.9km) around his village to raise money for charities tackling mental health and homelessness.

Retired army Colonel Leslie Clark, who will celebrate his 91st birthday on 1 May, plans to continuously walk a three mile loop in Normandy in Surrey until he hits his target.

Mr Clark will be raising the funds for veterans mental health charity Combat Stress and Step by Step, which tackles homelessness in teenagers in the south of England.

When asked why he was doing the walk, Col Clark said: "I've had a lucky life and some people don't."

Col Clark said that he walks between three and five miles every day and had become "infamous" around Normandy for his walking.

He started at 06:00 BST on Good Friday (18 April) and will complete the walk over three days, finishing on Easter Sunday (20 April).

When asked if he was worried about getting blisters on his feet, he replied: "They've walked before."

Col Clark is raising money through his Giving Wheel page.

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