ARCTIC instructor Stuart Nanson will soon be setting off on a gruelling race to the north magnetic Pole to help raise awareness of climate change.

Stuart, aged 38, who lives at Penton Corner and is a Staff Sgt with REME at Middle Wallop, is due to leave England on 12 April as part of a three-strong team.

They will be competing against 14 other teams, on skis and dragging sledges weighing up to 150lbs, 320 nautical miles from Polaris in Canada to Issachen Mine.

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