A woman who helped pack care packages for families in the aftermath of World War Two is about to complete a walking challenge in aid of the same charity.
Susan Walton, from Hull, was living in the US and just four years old when she put together parcels with her school friends for Care International.
Now 84, she is walking 100 miles throughout the month to raise money for the same cause.
She said: “There are so many families in dire situations. People all over the world are facing such fear, devastation, lack of food and lack of education. As I walk, I think of them and how they’re coping – or trying to cope”.
The BBC joined Walton as she completed her latest steps on Wednesday – one of the hottest days of 2026 so far.
Walton explained that her father could not join the Army during the war due to having asthma but was sent to the United States as part of the British Information Services.
Shortly after his posting, Susan, her mother and two sisters joined their father overseas.
“It was very dangerous,” she says. “Ships were being sunk, but my mum was determined to unite the family.”
In 1946, Susan and her family were able to visit relatives in Liverpool where they witnessed the devastation caused by German bombing raids.
“It must have had an effect on me. Even though I was young, I remember the poverty, the lack of food and the rationing.”