FIVE walkers from Petersfield, Stroud and Buriton ‘yomped’ 110 miles non-stop along the South Downs for a hospice charity.

The ‘Wallerbies’ took their name from sponsor Clive Waller (67), of Stroud, who donated their entry fee to the gruelling endurance walk in memory of his wife Monica.

She was cared for by staff from the Rosemary Foundation until her death last year, and the walkers raised £6,000 for the Petersfield hospice at home charity.

Clive, who has now donated eight places for next year’s event, said: “We depended on the Rosemary Foundation so much, they were extraordinary, so I was happy to sponsor the team.”

The Great Yomp event was launched by Robin Hollington of Steep in memory of his son Royal Marine Richard Hollington, who was the 300th UK casualty of the Afghanistan conflict.

It is now viewed as one of the toughest endurance tests outside the armed forces, and since its launch in 2014 teams of Royal Marines have taken part.

Robin, one of the Wallabies and a former Royal Marine, said: “This is a tough challenge for the Royal Marines, and the fact that all the Wallerbies came in together as a team after 38.5 hours was incredible.”