IT will be the house that Cath and Cliff built - or at least helped build.

The Greenlees', pictured, are dedicated to helping Christian Aid construct a new home in a South African shanty town called Vygrond, in Cape Town.

And the Longton couple's latest fund-raising challenge will be a 66-mile walk from York to Whitby.

Cath, who is on the Longton area Christian Aid committee and member of the charity's Teachers' Group, visited Palestine earlier this year and witnessed the work done by Christian Aid. During her trip she visited a medical project where the charity supports healthcare and health education in rural areas.

Cath was part of a group of Christian Aid workers from across England.

She said: "I suppose 98 per cent of all pilgrims who go to the Holy Land never really see the true picture or get to understand the political situation.

"We visited refugee areas where people live in poverty, often under very oppressive conditions - and travel out of the area is severely restricted."

One of the project workers based in Cape Town is Rachel Webster, daughter of Hutton Grammar School headteacher Gavin Armstrong.

Cath and Cliff, who live in Franklands, walked the Tidewater Way two years ago, to raise money for Christian Aid projects in Uganda.

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