WOMEN from across the three counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire will be competing at Throckmorton Airfield, Pershore, for the annual Marie Curie Cancer Care Ladies' Driving Challenge later this year.

The charity's community fund-raiser Penny Reeves said: "This will be our third Ladies' Driving Challenge at Throckmorton and we hope more than 200 women will take up the challenge and get behind the wheel of some of the biggest vehicles on the road."

She said: "We have some really good vehicles again this year, including fire engines, HGVs and even a huge monster truck from Wales."

A skilled professional driver travels with the women giving instructions and advice at all time.

The entry fee is £10 and participants are asked to raise a minimum of £100.

The money raised will be used locally to help pay for Marie Curie nurses.

For more details about the September 11 event, call Penny Reeves on 01179 427132 or email penny.reeves@-mariecurie.org.uk.