They did it. They, (I to r) Steve Huntley, Mike Ogwo, Paul Savage, Tony Jeffery, Gary Brooks, Peter Cowup and Mick Newman, ran in relays the 80 miles between Margate lifeboat station and Islington fire station. The time taken by these seven North London firemen was 12 hours, 4 minutes and the money they raised for the RNLI: £2,000. A fire engine went with them all the way (to hose them down when overheating?) and the drum and pipe band (above) provided a final escort from the Angel to Islington fire station where their open day was in progress and helping to add to their sponsorship money.

photograph by courtesy of Joe Bulaitis.