A team of RAF Police officers, based at Lyneham, completed a 37-mile march for charity, along with their trusty working dogs.

They raised £14,000 and their task was all the more impressive as they did the whole hike wearing 20kg rucksacks and carrying replica rifles.

Their route took them from Tidworth to Lyneham, via Salisbury Plain and Wootton Bassett and the money raised was split between Help for Heroes and Children's Hospice South West.

The team consisted of Corporals Gareth Scutt, Chris Archard, Adele Roberts and Gary Blair along with air dogs Zeus, Jack and Campbell.

Cpl Archard said: “People have been very generous and the walk has been a bit of a rollercoaster.

“The hills seemed to be growing as we were walking up them and going through Marlborough was particularly tough.”