Paul Elliott to travel across UK for Marie Curie's fundraiser

Comedian Paul Elliott will travel from John O'Groats to Land's End in early March, aiming to raise £40,000 for Marie Curie's 40th Great Daffodil Appeal while travelling with a Marie Curie‑branded 'Daff Bike'.

Comedian Paul Elliott, known as one half of the Chuckle Brothers, will travel across the UK next month to take part in Marie Curie's largest annual fundraiser. He is due to travel the John O'Groats to Land's End route using a Marie-Curie branded 'Daff Bike', a version of the two-seater pedal car from the children's show ChuckleVision. Elliott is 78 and has been an official Marie Curie ambassador since October 2016. The charity provides end-of-life care and relies on fundraising and public donations. What we know: - Elliott aims to raise £40,000 for the 40th anniversary of the Great Daffodil Appeal. - He will travel the route with the Daff Bike, a Marie-Curie branded version of the Chuckle Bike from ChuckleVision. - The tour begins on 3 March and concludes at Land's End on 11 March, with planned stops including Glasgow, Bradford, Birmingham, Penarth, Exeter and Plymouth. - Elliott has spoken about Marie Curie's care for his brother Barry, who died from bone cancer in 2018, and said he is proud to be an ambassador for the charity. - Marie Curie chief executive Matthew Reed said, as reported, that every three minutes someone dies without the end-of-life care they need and thanked Elliott and supporters for their work on the appeal. Summary: The tour is intended to mark the 40th Great Daffodil Appeal and to raise funds for Marie Curie's end-of-life services. The immediate next step is Elliott's UK tour starting on 3 March and finishing on 11 March, with stops at several cities en route to Land's End.