Joe Emmett and Harvey Pawson spent the last week in August this year running the length of the River Wye, from its source to the sea.

Whilst it was a run to highlight the beauty and fragility of the Wye, running as they did 136 miles from source to mouth over seven days, their wider motivation was to support good causes on the way.

This remarkable athletic achievement raised over £1700 for three local groups - the environmental campaign, Save the Wye, the children’s cancer charity The Little Princess Trust and Save the Hereford Athletics Track who have done so much to ensure we keep this important local facility.

On Thursday, December 14, Harvey and Joe met the three groups at The Barrels in Hereford to hand over the money.

Richard Tyler from Save the Wye said: “We are so grateful to Joe and Harvey for this fantastic fundraising.

“They really highlighted the plight of the river during the summer and now this donation will enable us to do even more campaigning. What a pair!”

Phil Brace, from The Little Princess Trust, said: “We are so grateful to Joe and Harvey for their incredible efforts for us and other fabulous local causes. Their support will be a great help to us as we continue to give Hair and Hope to children with cancer.”

Save the Hereford Athletic Track said: “A big thank you to Harvey and Joe who Run the Wye earlier this year helping raise funds for our campaign.’

The gruelling run was shared and supported by numerous runners, including Save the Wye’s own Richard Tyler, as well as Will Shipley who ran four out of the seven days and Dave Prosser-Painting who ran the first and last days.

Harvey and Joe wanted to say a big thank you to all the runners who made every day so special, those who donated and others that gave them accommodation along the way.

Special thanks also went to Kath Hey who rescued them with plasters at the end of day five and got them across the finish line.

Lastly, thanks to Kate Justice from BBC Hereford & Worcester who they spoke to everyday on her afternoon show, once standing in the river.

Also, Nicola Goodwin who interviewed them at Hereford’s Victoria Bridge, Simon Addison who greeted them with his bagpipes and TJ Gibbon for her brilliant photographs.