The nieces of an "inspirational" Grimsby resident are set to take on the challenge of participating in a half marathon in London to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Caroline Finlay is taking part in the Royal Park's Half Marathon in Hyde Park alongside her daughter Beccy and sister Claire McClelland, in order to raise as much money as possible to help fund the research of a disease that took the life of their beloved uncle Bob Jones.

The former managing director of Grimsby Pipework and Engineering, Bob had been a well known figure in Grimsby since moving to the town at the age of 20 for a holiday job, ultimately deciding never to leave, and had done a lot of work for charity in the town, as he was the founder of the Kenwick Park Charity Golf Day.

Bob Jones, with his sister Eve McCelland at Cleethorpes Pier.

It was Bob's "inspirational and generous" passion for helping others that made the ladies decide to take on the challenge and try and raise as much money as possible for Pancreatic Cancer UK, feeling that it is a disease that can often go under the radar, despite effecting so many people in the country.

Caroline said: "My uncle Bob passed away during the summer from Pancreatic Cancer, after getting a diagnosis just nine weeks prior.

"It was heartbreaking seeing how fast he deteriorated, and since then I have been researching the disease and found that it is not one that is often well publicised despite effecting so many people here in the UK.

Beccy and Caroline Finlay in training.

"Bob was such an amazing and inspirational person and was very active in doing charity work in and around Grimsby, and we felt the best way to honour his memory was to take on this challenge ourselves and try and raise some money for charity.

"We have never run a half marathon before so it will be a big task for us, and my sister Claire is flying in all the way from Austria in order to take part."

Caroline Finlay in training for the half marathon.

Beccy Finlay said: "Bob was an extremely special person. He filled his life with travelling, laughter and love. I always looked forward to his outrageous stories and am so glad that we recently went for a family meal to catch up as I hadn’t seen him in a while. He will be very missed as a much loved dad, grandad, brother, uncle, and friend to many.

"He had a great life but it would be wonderful to raise some money for this charity in his name."

The three ladies will be taking part in the Hyde Park Royal Park's Half Marathon on Sunday, and have so far raised £1,135.

Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Pancreatic cancer develops when cells in the pancreas grow out of control, forming a tumour (a lump or growth). This can happen in the head, body or tail of the pancreas.

It is the 11th most common in cancer in the UK, with around 26 new cases being diagnosed every day.

If you would like to donate to the women's fund raising appeal you can do so by visiting their website.