BEST friends Scott Baron and Craig Hoyland, from Warrington, support rival football teams – but came together to raise money for charity.
Manchester United fan Scott and Liverpool supporter Craig trekked 34 miles from Anfield to Old Trafford in 11 hours as part of a marathon charity challenge throughout this year in support of Beating Bowel Cancer and the Blue Apple Heroes war veterans’ charity.
The pair set off at 6am and finished at 5pm and were joined by “cameraman” Nick Owen a 36-year former Royal Marine from Orford, who posted live Facebook updates along the route.
Craig is 32 from Great Sankey and works as an outdoor education instructor whilst 31-year-old Scott is a business manager at communications specialist Nimans and lives in Grappenhall.
He has devised “Scott’s Dirty Dozen”, a series of 12 gruelling charity challenges such as cycling around Anglesey, a 10km army obstacle course and completing the Three Peaks mountain adventure challenge.
Scott said: “I’ve always wanted to do something for charity and I’m not one to do things by half. So this year I’m going to push myself and lots of different friends to the limit.
“The Anfield to Old Trafford walk is just the start. It took even longer than normal after I took a wrong turn. But it just goes to show that despite our football rivalries Manchester United and Liverpool fans can come together in a very powerful and productive way.”
To support Scott, visit his dedicated website at https://scottsdirtydozen.wordpress.com/
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