FIVE years after he hung up his trainers, marathon fundraiser Graham Jobes is hitting the road again.

He is celebrating his 50th birthday in June by hiking 50 miles to the hospital in Oxford that treated his son for a rare tumour.

Graham, who works for Malmesbury Town Council, helped to raise more than £30,000 for different good causes in 20 years.

But in June 2002 he decided it was time to stop. However, since then he has lost his mother Ivy to liver cancer and his son Daniel has been treated for Angiofibroma.

As he approached his half-century he thought once more about raising cash for the charities that had helped his family.

"I'm nearly 50 years old and I haven't done anything since 2002," he explained. "I drove to Oxford and that is about 50 miles I thought walking 50 miles on my 50th birthday seemed apt."

Graham's past efforts include tackling the London Marathon and hiking all the way from Malmesbury to its German twin town of Niebull.

Burton Hill School, the hospital, Mencap and Bath Cancer Unit are all past beneficiaries.

An initial boost towards his latest project to help the Radcliffe's ENT department, CLIC Sargent, Breakthrough breast cancer and the Royal British Legion, has been provided by Andy Nurden and Malmesbury Round Table which have each chipped in more than £200.

Daniel's condition was diagnosed after he fell ill with a massive nosebleed on his 17th birthday in 2004. Scans revealed a tumour behind his cheekbone and he was taken to the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford for an operation.

Now 20, he still has to have regular scans to ensure he is clear.