The Scottish patron of a major cancer charity is set to reach Dumbarton next week as part of a two-week nationwide drive to increase awareness and raise money for its work.

Alan Biggar, the patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust, began his journey in his 60-year-old vintage Morgan car at the Stirling and District Classic Car Club show on Sunday, before snaking his way around the country, visiting remote parts where the Teenage Charity Trust aims to spread its nursing and support service.

The charity says it requires to raise £2,850 per day to maintain their current service levels in Scotland, and almost half of young people across the UK are not treated in Teenage Cancer Trust units and don't have access to expert care.

Alan's journey will bring him through Dumbarton on Wednesday, May 24, before it heads to Eyemouth for the end of the journey in Friday, May 26.

This will be his fourth journey, after completing his third - and what was then billed as his final - journey touring the Six Nations rugby grounds in 2013.

"Something had been bugging me. The total distance covered by the 2008, 2011 and 2013 Drives was 8,600 miles, people have been suggesting this figure should be 10,000 miles, a nice round figure, and I must say I have to agree with them. So, this latest trip will take us well over the new mileage target, raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust in Scotland and hopefully help raise the charity's profile further.

“The work that Teenage Cancer Trust does in Scotland is hugely important, and it’s so upsetting to me that only one in every two young people with cancer is able to be reached through the Teenage Cancer Trust units.

"This is what makes the new outreach care Nursing and Support Service so important, particularly when you think of the geography of Scotland. In my drive, I’ll be going to some of the most remote places in the country; all areas that Teenage Cancer Trust is dedicated to reaching young people with cancer.”