There are 199 steps up Church Stairs in Whitby and Mrs Eileen Whittingham (above) climbed them all last May. Her effort was considerably more than it sounds because she carried it out on artificial limbs, her legs having been amputated because of a circulatory disease.

Her courage at reaching the top was well rewarded by the money she raised jointly for her local swimming club and Whitby lifeboat station who were grateful recipients of £660.50.

photograph by courtesy of Whilbv Gazette.