Proclaimers wish Sprowston woman well for 500-mile challenge

Inspired by 1988 hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - her favourite party anthem - Louisa Dye will cover the same distance on foot throughout the month of March in aid of a cause close to her heart.

Louisa with four-year-old cockapoo Stanley - Picture: Louisa Dye (Image: Louisa Dye)

The 44-year-old, who lives in Wroxham Road, lost her father Stuart Clarke to pancreatic cancer in 2006 and later her mother Christine to breast cancer in 2021.

Louisa will walk marathon lengths four days a week mixed in with shorter walks - bringing friends, family and sometimes her four-year-old cockapoo Stanley with her for support.

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Louisa Dye's parents Christine and Stuart Clarke, both of whom she lost to cancer - Picture: Louisa Dye (Image: Louisa Dye)

The challenge is in aid of the oncology unit at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) where both her parents received care.

She has raised more than £3,000 of her £5,000 goal.

Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers, the band behind the number one hit single, have wished her well in a video as she sets off on her month-long challenge.

Louisa Dye with her late mother Christine Clarke, whom she lost to cancer in 2021 - Picture: Louisa Dye (Image: Louisa Dye)

The Proclaimers - twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid - sent a video to Sprowston's Louisa Dye as she sets off on a 500-mile challenge - Picture: Louisa Dye (Image: Louisa Dye)