Last weekend, on one of the warmest weekends of the year so far, four women took on a mammoth challenge of walking 100km from London to Brighton in aid of St George's Hospital Charity.

Louise, Lucy, Zoe and Kirsty decided to embark on 'a bit of a walk' and support St George's where Louise's son has spent a lot of time in the children's ward.

He has been under the care of the neurosurgery paediatric team at St George's for ten years, having had a vast number of brain surgeries.

Subsequently, Louise wanted to raise money towards making children's stay in the hospital easier in any way she could.

Louise said that they chose the walk so they could have something that challenged them mentally and physically.

Louise added: "We decided to do the walk on our own rather than through an organised event as we wanted to experience the countryside and views when it was less busy.

"We also thought we'd be ok to navigate the route on our own. We nearly did, just an extra 10km or so with some slight detours."

And the walk did come with the mental and physical challenges.

Louise continued: "There were a lot of aches and pains towards the end of the walk, which coincided with the biggest climb to get over the South Downs to reach Brighton.

"Shin splits, knee pain and a whole lot of blisters. Knowing we were supporting something so close to our hearts really helped us keep going."

Despite it being hard going at times, Louise said: "We loved doing the walk.

"Walking as a group to keep spirits lifted was amazing. It is something the four of us will remember forever."

They have raised an incredible £3,781 so far.

"We have been overwhelmed by how generous people are. Friends who we haven't had contact with for a long time have reached out and been very supportive."

You can donate here.

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