Walkers complete Haddenham to Haddenham trek

Two walkers have completed a 90-mile (145km) trek between two villages of the same name for charity.

Stephen Thompson, 51, and Andrew Wilding, 34, set off on Monday from Haddenham in Cambridgeshire, finishing in its Buckinghamshire namesake on Saturday.

They raised almost £6,000 for a local library and a children's charity, with more money expected to come in.

Mr Thompson, chairman of Haddenham Parish Council in Cambridgeshire, said he had to have shin splints attached, adding: "I was hobbling for two days."

Other villagers from both areas joined them at stages along the way.

Mr Thompson, who runs his own business, was looking for ways of raising money and hit on the idea of a Haddenham to Haddenham walk after learning of a similar trek 24 years ago.

He explained how, in 2000, a group had made the trip on foot in the other direction.

"I'm shattered," said Mr Thompson.

"I got shin splints. I was hobbling for two days."

He added: "We'd raised just short of £6,000 when we got there - we should go over that."

Mr Thompson said he and Mr Wilding had followed part of a route called the Old Chalk Way, which runs from The Wash in Norfolk to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

He said money raised would be donated to the library in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire and to the charity Holly's Active Stars.