A GRUELLING 87-mile-trek was the latest challenge for Malmesbury’s new police Sergeant, Donna West, to raise funds for a cancer charity.

Sgt West and her friend Lorraine Cummins-Hayward took the trek during an unexpected spell of hot weather and struggled through the walk with more than one small detour increasing the difficulty and distance of their walk.

The pair walked from as early as 6.30am to as late as 7.30pm on some days, camping along the way and each carrying a backpack full of camping equipment the entire way.

On top of lugging around all of their gear for four days the pair walked the entire stretch from the Ivinghoe Beacon to Avesbury in one gargantuan effort, whereas most people take several different trips to finish the entire route.

Sgt West said: “It was great, it was hard work obviously but it was just beautiful views and a fantastic walk.

“Some of the Ridgeway we were trekking through golf courses, along railway lines and all sorts.”

The pair have raised more than £300 for their chosen charity and are hoping to add to this total with their next outing in May.

“Our next event is the Dirty Weekend which is a different event all together” said Sgt West.

The Dirty Weekend features lots of mud, more than 200 obstacles and a colossal 20 miles of running in-between.

For more photos of Lorraine and Donna’s Ridgeway Walk and to donate to their total visit justgiving.com/Lorraine-Cummins-Hayward