Man completes reverse 300-mile Jarrow March

A man has walked from London to Jarrow to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Jarrow March.

In 1936 about 200 men marched 300 miles (483km) from Jarrow in protest over a lack of investment and employment.

Liam Little, who is from the town, set off from London on 5 October to make the journey in reverse to fundraise for the charity Groundwork. He arrived on Saturday.

Little said he had carried out the walk to try and bring people together and showcase the potential of the collective action of the original marchers decades earlier.

Little also said that the exhaustion he felt during the walk had made him better appreciate the 1936 marchers.

"[I'm] staying in nice places and wearing more appropriate footwear… it puts into perspective what they actually achieved 90 years ago," he said.

Last month the Prime Minister met some of the descendants of the marchers.

Burnham said at the time the "courage and determination" of the 1936 marchers would never be forgotten.

They did not meet the-then Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin when they arrived in London.

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