ONE man and his dog are taking on an epic 17 day challenge to raise funds and awareness for a Wiltshire charity.

John Davies, CEO of Dorothy House Hospice Care and his springer spaniel Myrtle, have started on their 180-mile work, visiting all 28 Dorothy House shops and 20 towns.

Setting off on Wednesday, October 17 in Bath, John’s challenge will span the hospice’s 700 square mile region across the South West before returning to Bath on Friday, November 2.

As part of his challenge, John will will visit Malmesbury on Sunday, October 28.

He will pop past Dorothy House’s Malmesbury shop, before meeting the North Wilts Friends Group and Friends in Grief group for an informal tea party at the Riverside Community Centre from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.

John said: “Please join me on this tour as we seek to meet and inspire the community to support this much-treasured hospice and work alongside us to ensure that outstanding end of life care becomes part of the everyday and accessible to everyone.

“I look forward to meeting with the public, businesses, charities and community groups on my travels to share our exciting vision for the future of end of life care.”

You can get involved by joining John and Myrtle on a short leg of the walk, attending social events or welcoming him on arrival at a Dorothy House shop.

To donate, go to bit.ly/2J0eE6B.