Haverhill fitness instructor and a business partner have completed a 24-hour walk for charity

It had its testing times, but two friends and business partners came through them to complete a 24-hour charity walkathon last weekend.

Haverhill-based Callum Slater, owner of Tribe Training bootcamps and part owner of Linton Fitness and Matt Davies, owner of WixFit, in Wixams near Bedford were raising money for the Joshua Tarrant Trust (JFT) and The Kings Arms Project, a charity in Bedford.

Having left Wixams at midday on Saturday they arrived at the Recreation Ground in Haverhill at 1.15pm on Sunday, where they were greeted by the Haverhill mayor, Cllr John Burns, friends, family, clients and Denise Tarrant, from the JFT.

They have, at last count, almost doubled their fund-raising target of £1,500 but more can still be donated at: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/24hourwalkathon.

The duo faced a few challenges along the way, with not just the heat but also some unexpected, enforced changes to their planned route adding extra miles and time to their journey.

In all they walked 53.4miles, equal to 127,000 steps and passed through six counties: Bucks, Beds, Herts, Cambs, Essex and Suffolk.

Although the challenge was, said Callum, "tougher than I thought it was going to be" it was one that he and Matt were delighted to complete.

"I'm extremely pleased," said Callum."It was hard. I've run in the London Marathon before but this was the hardest thing I've done.

"To raise that kind of money was incredible but the level of support we've had from local business has been amazing."