100-mile march to raise hospice cash

A group of friends from a Silverhill pub trekked more than 100 miles to raise cash for St Michael's Hospice.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Sep 2010, 17:29 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 23:22 BST

The seven pals braved all weathers to march from Winchester to Hastings to help out the St Leonards-based charity.

It took them just over three days and netted the hospice more than 2,000.

Geoff Harmer, Damon Foster, Dan Clark, Jason Burgess, Austyn Hayman, Anthony Sullivan and 17-year-old Sam Pearce camped out along the route.

Generous Nigel Day gave up his time to drive a mini-bus carrying their tents and belongings and the group also received bumper donations from a host of local businesses.

They are still collecting donations at the Duke pub in Duke Road, St Leonards.