Woody Cook to walk from Dover to Somerset

DJ Woody Cook has embarked on a 192-mile (308km) charity walk from Kent to Somerset in a bid to raise money for environmental and humanitarian causes.

On Tuesday the son of presenter Zoe Ball and musician Fatboy Slim, from Brighton, began the "pilgrimage" from Dover with his music collective, Truth Tribe.

Proceeds from the walk will go to five charities: Music Venues Trust, Greenpeace, WaterAid, Oxfam, and The Wildlife Trusts.

The DJ said the walk to Pilton - the site of Glastonbury festival - represented an opportunity to "help the music scene and get in touch with nature".

He said the group had planned to walk to Ibiza a couple of years ago but "then someone did it", so they thought "what can we do that's in line with what we do, and that people would want to get involved with?" he told BBC Radio Kent.

The challenge will span 21 days and see the group stop in over a dozen towns and cities before reaching their final destination in Somerset on 24 June.

Cook said members of the group were motivated to raise money for the music industry after realising how "messed up" it was by clubs shutting down.

"Another big part of Truth Tribe is reconnecting with nature," he added.

"We're walking not just for the love of music, but to encourage people to explore the UK's natural spaces and essential grassroots venues that give new artists a voice."

The Tempest in Brighton will host one of a series of DJ pop-ups planned by the group along the route on 11 June.

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