Pupil at The Shires School in Stretton to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

A 17-year-old is determined to give back to the people who help and support him every day.

Ben, a residential pupil at The Shires School in Stretton, will be organising and taking part in a sponsored walk round Rutland Water.

He will be accompanied by his peers and teachers from The Shires, which is a specialist school for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).