TWO cheques for £4,693 from Okehampton Fire Station have been presented to the Children’s Hospice South West and the Fire Fighters’ Charity following a 24-hour sponsored 83-mile walk Okehampton to Lynton in which the Okehampton crew wore full breathing apparatus.

The firefighters stopped at fire stations along the way including North Tawton and Hatherleigh during their challenge

The cheque was presented at Okehampton Fire Station last Friday night.

Fire Station officer Ian Donovan is pictured with Becky Webber from the Children’s Hospice, Steve Widnell from the Firefighters’ Charity and the chief fire officer of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Lee Howell plus supporters and firefighters.

Picture by James Bird