Five women have put their best foot forward and raised £1,700 for the Alzheimer’s Society in the Trek 26 Challenge around Stonehenge and Salisbury.
Lorna Julius, Cherry Rose, Gilla Primrose, Justine Kingsbury and Bryony Howlett, who were among 800 walkers raising money for the cause, took about eight hours to cover the course.
The women, from the East Stour, Marnhull and Sturminster Newton area, coined in the cash through several raffles with hampers from local businesses The Udder Farm Shop, Virginia Hayward, Friars Moor, Primrose Organic Produce and Chococo.
Lorna said: “It was so interesting to listen to walkers’ stories about their reasons for walking and then at the end see them achieve this massive challenge – with lots of blisters to show for it and aching limbs.
“The Alzheimer’s Society is such an amazing charity, and we are all so pleased to have helped to make a difference with all the support from raffle ticket buyers and the business hamper donations. It’s amazing what can be achieved when people pull together.”
(From left) Cherry, Bryony, Gilla, Lorna and Justine