Fancy dress charity walk from Whitley Bay to Tynemouth more than doubles fundraising target

Regional managers from the north of England and Scotland donned fun costumes and hiked 7km from St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay to Tynemouth.

Dressed as Thor, Batman, Kevin Keegan, and others, the group more than doubled its £500 fundraising target.

Jane Ross, Co-op regional operations manager, said: “We knew this would be the perfect way to raise money for such a good cause and do something fun at the same time. We certainly turned a few heads.

“The day was absolutely fantastic and, to top it off, once we reached Tynemouth a few of us even decided to take a dip in the very cold North Sea.

“The whole thing was such an experience and one to remember.”

The money raised will be donated to Bernardo’s, which has a charity partnership with Co-op.