Fund-raising hero Frank Rothwell
Lone sailor Frank Rothwell captured the nation’s hearts with an intimate insight into how he spent Christmas on the wild Atlantic Ocean.
The tough 70-year-old Oldhamer is bidding to be the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on a 3,000 mile solo row in a bid raise £1million for Alzheimer's Research UK.
He told BBC Breakfast Time host Louise Minchin that in training he had covered 70 miles in two days, but asserted: “You can't walk 70 miles in two days.
“And when you are rowing a half a tonne boat in the darkest moments of the darkest night, the thing that is going to be motivating me is thinking about my grandchildren.”