Throughout Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday morning (April 18 to 19), music staff at Wells Cathedral School completed a 120-mile 24-hour challenge to raise money for the charity Help Musicians UK and the Musicians Benevolent fund.

Every hour over a 24-hour period, 24 Wells staff each ran, walked, cycled or skated five miles, raising a total of more than £4,000 (including Gift Aid) to date.

Communities around the world have turned to music during the coronavirus crisis, but many freelance musicians are struggling as concert halls and theatres are closed.

Participants took hour-long shifts between 6am on Saturday and 6am on Sunday, and included the following hardy athletes:

06:00 Tabea Debus; 07:00 Alison Armstrong; 08:00 Ed Leaker; 09:00 Simon De Souza; 10:00 Alastair Tighe; 11:00 Pete Harrison; 12:00 Marie Lloyd; 13:00 Liz Fyfe; 14:00 Susie Hodder Williams; 15:00 Ellie Knott; 16:00 Georgie Hardy; 17:00 Nick Lauener; 18:00 Emma Arden; 19:00 Simon Smith; 20:00 Ross Brown; 21:00 Paul Whitmarsh; 22:00 Harvey Brink; 23:00 Liz Walker; 00:00 Mark Stringer; 01:00 Andrew Tween; 02:00 Tom Phillips; 03:00 Matt Hardy; 04:00 Jayne Obradovic; 05:00 Emma Walker.

Particular thanks to Jayne Obradovic, who set up and co-ordinated the whole event.

If you would like to make a donation to recognise their tremendous efforts, then please click here for details.