A CHARITY fundraiser has made her bed and now has to lie in it.

Children's worker Rosie-Mai Iredale, 26, will today (MON) begin an 874 mile trek that has already raised thousands of pounds.

The Edinbugh woman is pushing the bed from Land's End to John O'Groats and aims to travel 20 miles a day, with the target of completing the journey in two months.

She will sleep in it come rain, sun or snow to raise awareness of the plight of homeless, vulnerable youngsters.

More than £7,000 has been pledged to Ms Iredale's charity, Full Reach, which aims to open a non-profit children's home.

The fundraiser, who works with children in Bristol, has walked barefoot and spent four days blind, deaf and silent for charity.

She said: "I want to raise awareness of a very serious issue. Many children do not have a safe place to sleep, and live in fear and anguish of the living conditions that they are suffering. There are a lot of young people in vulnerable situations."