THE Royal British Legion Poppy appeal organiser for North Wales has taken on a challenge to walk one-million steps for charity in April

Richard Kendrick, who has been described as a prolific fundraiser, has set himself a target of raising £1,000 for the Rhyl RNLI, Rhyl Poppy Appeal, Rhyl Food bank, Brighter futures and The Osborne Trust.

Richard said: “I’ve taken on a challenge to raise money for the Rhyl RNLI, Rhyl Poppy Appeal, Rhyl Food bank, Brighter futures and The Osborne Trust.

“I’m going to walk and run one million steps, which is more than 500 miles and I have 30 days to complete the challenge. To make it harder I have to walk 38,000 feet upwards, that is much higher than Mount Everest. So, I will be walking up Prestatyn, Meliden and Dyserth hills.

“I set out with an original target of raising £500 which I’ve already passed, so I’ve increased it to £1,000.”

He added: “Good Friday was the 39th anniversary of the start of the Falklands conflict, so I walked to Prestatyn, Gwaenysgor, Trelawyned, Meliden, Dyserth, Rhuddlan, St Asaph, Bodelwydan and Rhyl War Memorials. That is more than 25 miles or 50,000 steps.

“I plan to walk from Rhyl lifeboat station to Llandudno life boat station next week.

“Wave if you see me passing.”

Richard has a GoFundMe page at gf.me/u/zkjjrs.