Norfolk's Malcolm Metcalf ticks off another of his 90 challenges by feeding a sea turtle

A pensioner who has visited numerous countries, travelled hundreds of thousands of miles inter-railing and completed an epic journey on a bus across the UK has just ticked off another challenge.

Malcolm Metcalf, from Gorleston in Norfolk, is carrying out a "90 before 90" fundraising challenge, with the aim of completing them before his big birthday in December.

On Easter Monday he visited the Sealife Centre in Great Yarmouth where he was given the opportunity to feed Noah the sea green turtle and to hold the creatures from a forest range area.

He hopes to raise money for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice charity, which is fundraising to build a new hospice.

"I've always wanted to help hospitals and hospices and I've raised thousands of pounds for all these different places so that's what I wanted to do for this," he told ITV News Anglia.

"It could soon mount up - I would really love to make £2,000 for them. But you never know - I'm an optimist!"

Mr Metcalf has so far completed 25 challenges, including riding a horse for the first time.

Future challenges include riding a Harley Davidson and singing with the Rogue Shanty Chorus choir in Lowestoft later this week.

Nathan Barnett, general manager from the Sealife Centre, described Mr Metcalf as a "true inspiration".

"He went horse-back riding for the first time the other week. What an amazing thing," he added. "He continues to push himself further and further for such a worthy cause."

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