Preparations are well under way for the final Walk with Scott fundraiser, due to take place in May.

Tranent comedian Scott Glynn has announced this year’s charity walk – which takes in all six of East Lothian’s rugby clubs over two days of walking – is to be the last.

With more than six weeks to go until the big weekend, more than £1,000 has so far been donated to the charity pot.

Community groups including Lammermuir Community Transport, Ross High RFC – of which Scott is a former president – and Recharge are all set to get involved in the walk, which will take place on May 2 and 3.

The fundraising target has been set at £7,000 for the epic 50-mile, two-day walk, as Scott aims to break the £100,000 barrier in the three years of running the mammoth walk.

And to help reach that target, Scott has organised a sponsored cycle day at East Fortune on May 17, with Melville Motor Club allowing the use of the track.

Scott explained the format of the day: “It’s open to everyone, and you can do as many or as little laps as you like – a lap is 1.5 miles and I know there’s a few guys coming to see how many laps they can do.

“You can do it for whatever charity you want; all I ask is that if you’re doing it for your own charity, you give 10 per cent of whatever you raise to the Walk with Scott pot.” The Tranent fundraiser was in the Capital last week, handing over a cheque to the Bill McLaren Foundation at a lunch ahead of Scotland’s Six Nations match with Italy at BT Murrayfield.

And he is hoping to add to the pot this year – with local youth group Recharge among the organisations set to benefit this time around.

“I think there will be more different charities represented this year, but if it raises awareness of them and gets them some money, then all the better,” Scott added.

His own preparations for the May weekend walk are well under way.

“I was out just this morning actually (last Thursday) – I did 12 miles,” he said.

“It’s great to see so many groups getting involved – there’s even a group of senior pupils at Ross High who are doing it to raise money for their trip to Costa Rica, and some of the football teams are doing it to get funds for new strips – it’s great to hear all the stories.”