FIVE friends are planning to take on this year’s Ten Tors Challenge to raise funds for the NHS.

But they won’t be trekking 45-miles over Dartmoor in all weathers - come wind, rain and shine.

Instead, 16-year-olds Simeon Brown, Ollie Guppy and Calum Duncan and 15-year-olds Adam Rice and Ted Sansom will be doing it from the comfort of their back gardens.

Ollie said: “We have taken part and completed the annual Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor run by the army for the last two years.

"In our final year at John of Gaunt School inTrowbridge, we were due to take on the Ten Tors 45-mile challenge but due to the coronavirus pandemic this was understandably cancelled.

"As we can no longer sit our GCSEs my friends and I would still like to take on this challenge and raise money for the NHS during these difficult times.

"We will each be walking the 45 miles in our back gardens and the local area with full event kit all in our backpacks.

“This will take place over two days, similar to how the actual event would be run.

“Starting on May 4, we will walk as far as possible until dark. We will continue until 5pm the following evening.

“We aim to keep this as authentic as possible and as such we will be carrying all required equipment including tents, stoves, spare clothes and food.”

To donate, go to www.gofundme.com/f/ten-tors-covid19-event