STRETHAM couple Helen and Jeremy Williams are preparing to drive across 27 countries in less than 350 hours on the Transcontinental Teddy Tour in aid of Children in Need.

Helen, a teacher at Kings College School in Cambridge, and her husband Jeremy are departing on Saturday on a trip that will take them across 7,000 miles as they deliver 25 giant teddy bears and gift boxes to orphanages across Europe.

They will have to take on the challenge without any support vehicles

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