A TEAM of runners from Malvern took part in a 24-hour challenge to help support Ukraine.

The Malvern Buzzards ran a continuous 6km route from Great Malvern to Barnards Green and on to Malvern Link on March 11.

54 runners took part, helping to raise more than £7,000 for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

A Buzzards spokesperson said: "We started on Friday at 6pm and finished at 6pm on Saturday, with 54 club members involved.

"We are pleased to report that so far we have raised over £7,000 for the appeal.

"We ran a 6km route in Malvern starting in Great Malvern, through to Barnards Green onto Malvern Link and back to Abbey Road Coffee for some well earned refreshments.

"A number of local business supported the event by having collection pots for cash donations, these included Abbey Road Coffee, The Water Cure, The Old Con Club and The Red Lion Cradley.

"Printed Banners and Signs also very kindly manufactured and supplied the Ukrainian flag.

"We had several virtual runners from around the world showing their Buzzard support for Ukraine, these included two runners in Penrith, one in Scotland and one in Dubai."

The club is still raising funds to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.

Their Justgiving link is still open and can be found at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/malvern-buzzards