A NORTH Yorkshire man is going swimming with sharks to raise money for his grandson.

Adrian Kerrell's grandson, four-year-old Elliott, has been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a muscle- wasting disease.

Now Mr Kerrell and his wife, Pat, from Whixley, near Harrogate, are hard at work raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

On Thursday, Mr Kerrell, a keen diver, will face a tank full of sharks and other marine monsters at the Blue Planet Aquarium, at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. A keeper has warned him one shark is 12 feet long.

"I am a bit nervous," Mr Kerrell said.

Following the dive, the Kerrells will go back to training for a sponsored trek along 100 kilometres of the Great Wall Of China in October.

Mr Kerrell hopes the dive, the trek and other events will raise about £40,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

If you want to help Adrian and Pat Kerrell, please contact Sue Allan of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign on 01302 775150.

Updated: 10:00 Monday, April 21, 2003