March for Men: Leeds widow to walk two marathons for Prostate Cancer UK to continue husband's fundraising legacy

Given just five to 10 years to live, the Leeds dad-of-two threw himself into fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK, determined to help find a cure for the most common cancer in men.

Lloyd sadly died in September 2020 aged 49, and now his widow Tina will continue his legacy by walking two marathons with TV pundit Jeff Stelling next week.

Jeff is dedicating his fourth March For Men to his "great friends" Lloyd and former England goalkeeper Ray Clemence, who also died from prostate cancer last year.

Tina said she feels "overwhelmed and privileged" that the charity will pay tribute to her husband by visiting two football clubs that were very close to his heart.

She will join Jeff for the first two stages of the march - from Newcastle United to the home of her husband’s beloved Sunderland AFC on Bank Holiday Monday, and from Harrogate Town to Leeds United on Tuesday.

The Yorkshire leg will make a poignant stop at Kirk Deighton Rangers AFC, in Wetherby, the club where Lloyd played for more than 30 years.

Tina, of South Milford, told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "Lloyd was a big character, he could talk to anybody. He’d walk into a room and everybody knew him within about 15 minutes.

“I think that’s what Jeff saw when they met. He’d only been diagnosed about six weeks before, so it was still very raw to us.

"And yet, he was still Lloyd and that always shone through, right through his illness. I’m so proud of him and the way that he handled everything.”

Tina added that Lloyd's death has left a "big empty space" in the home she shares with their daughters, Gracie, 12, and eight-year-old Lola.

She urged men to check their risk of the disease and see their GP if they have any concerns.