People passing by Kingston Prison in Portsmouth one day in April were amazed to see the prison doors swing open and hordes of oddly dressed 'convicts' flooding out. They were all competitors in the great charity jailbreak, organised for the second year by Senior Officer Brian Walsh.

The aim of the jailbreak was to get as far away from the prison as possible in 24 hours, without spending any money and wearing broadarrowed prison suits. Teams hitched and cadged rides to John O'Croats, Harrogate, Edinburgh, and as far afield as Checkpoint Charlie on the East/West Berlin border. Mrs Vera Lench reached Reykjavik in Iceland, courtesy of Icelandair, and one team hitch-hiked to Spain. Carol and Michael Gray (right) from The News newspaper reached Duisburg in West Germany, Portsmouth's twin town. The jailbreak was a lot of fun and raised £2,759 for Portsmouth and Southsea ladies' guild, photograph by courtesy of The News. Portsmouth.