A group of trekkers are to take on a weekend of walking challenges in aid of The Eve Appeal.

The Team Eve trekkers are made up of friends and family, including Dominic Bell, who lives in Heysham with his wife and children.

Dominic, a Principal Master Mariner for Liverpool-based marine consultancy Brookes Bell, said: “The Eve Appeal is a charity close to my family’s heart.

"Our Mum succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2001 and in 2016 my sister Jo had womb cancer, but happily she was treated early and made a full recovery.

The Team Eve trekkers pictured before last year's fundraiser.

placeholder image — The Team Eve trekkers pictured before last year's fundraiser.

"Since 2017, with family and friends, we have organised various fundraising walks, including in the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and in the Himalayas!”

This year the team will be taking on two walks over the weekend of May 2 and 3 – Expedition Eve!

Day 1 will be Ten Peaks for Eve – a 15-mile circular walk in the Lake District, climbing 10 mountains in the Helvellyn range.

Day 2 will be the Summit to Sea 25 Trek – a 25km walk, climbing Clougha Pike, overlooking Lancaster, and then joining the cycle path at Caton all the way to the Eric Morecambe statue on the promenade.

Some of the group taking part in last year's event.

This year’s team of 13 is made up of a bunch of family and friends from across the UK.

Dominic’s sister Jo Goulden, who lives in Baildon, West Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter, said: “I was diagnosed with womb cancer in 2016.

"Fortunately, I knew the symptoms of gynaecological cancer and made sure I was referred to a specialist quickly. I had surgery shortly after and have been cancer free for over seven years.

"The Eve Appeal is a fantastic charity, funding ground-breaking research into gynaecological cancer.

"Their funding stream has been hit over the past few years due to the pandemic, so we are keen to raise as much as possible for them!”

The Eve Appeal is the leading UK national charity funding research and raising awareness into the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

Every day 60 women in the UK are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer and 21 die.

To donate to Team Eve Trekker’s Expedition Eve challenge, go online at https://www.justgiving.com/page/expedition-for-eve