Simon's suit was made for walking

This man is walking four miles every day for the whole of this month, to raise money for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital Charity. And what’s even more remarkable? Wait until you see the special suit he is wearing to enable him to do it

Simon Kindleysides became the first paralysed man in history to walk the London Marathon, when he completed the 2018 event wearing a ‘rewalk’ suit.And now he has embarked on a new challenge – all to raise money for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity.The batteries in his suit will allow Simon to travel four miles before they need recharging – and each four-mile leg will take him three-and-a-half hours to complete.

The 35-year-old from Blofield has set himself a goal to walk four miles every day of February wearing a specially made exoskeleton suit. That’s an impressive 112 miles in 28 days.

He says: ‘I was sitting at home doing nothing and I just wanted to do something to support the NHS and in particular, the teams at the NNUH, and I will be walking various four-mile routes through Norwich during the month.

‘This lockdown is driving everyone crazy, mentally and physically, so I wanted to push myself again.’

Simon on Day 1 of his February walking challenge

During wet weather Simon will be calling on members of his bubble to accompany him with an umbrella.

Simon was a dancer and a restaurant manager but in 2013 was diagnosed with a brain tumour and functional neurological disorder that left him paralysed from the waist down.

He is hoping to raise more than £2,000 for the N&N Hospitals Charity during his February Challenge which will involve 8,000 steps each day and a total of 224,000 across the month.

Simon on Day 2 of his February walking challenge

Louise Cook, Head of Fundraising, says: ‘This is such an incredible challenge and we are delighted that Simon has chosen to support his local hospital charity. We look forward to hearing Simon’s updates which and we hope everyone will support him.’

You can donate to Simon’s challenge page here https://www.gofundme.com/f/walkingforthenhs. Find out more about the N&N Hospitals Charity by visiting www.nnuhcharity.org.uk. Visit www.facebook.com/simonkinfo