A Cornwall Care employee is set to trek across the Great Wall of China to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.

Joanne Cauchi, assistant operations director of Cornwall Care, has worked with people who are living with dementia for 23 years, but she wants to do more to help.

To raise further awareness and fundraise for people living with the illness, Joanne has signed up to take part in one of Alzheimer's Society's trekking challenges.

She is now set to spend six days walking 70km along the Great Wall of China.

Joanne is training herself for the trek, which begins on October 12, and aims to raise £3,200 by August.

She said: "I wanted to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society to contribute to their ongoing research and importantly, to fund the vital support that they provide to individuals and their families.

“Signing up for the trek was not pre-planned, I am not fit, hate travelling on my own and have never been to China.

"So trekking for up to 10 hours a day is going to be an excellent challenge.”

Anyone who may want to support Joanne in her China challenge should visit justgiving.com/fundraising/joanne-cauchi.