Simon walks tall for charity

SIMON BAKER, a below-the-knee amputee, is using crutches to walk on one leg from Dublin to Limerick in aid of a leading children’s charity.

Simon decided to walk without his prosthetic leg to show his support for the young people who access the services of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

He set off on his gruelling 240km walk from Dublin yesterday and expects to arrive at the Locke Bar in Limerick city on Saturday, where a big reception party has been planned.