Intrepid couple raise pounds4,000 for charity

The rector of Timsbury and his wife have raised more thanpounds4,000 for charity after pulling on their walking boots for asix-day hike.

The Rev Chris Hare and his wife Miriam completed a 90-milesponsored walk to Reading in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care andPriston and Timsbury parish churches.

The couple's odyssey took them along the route of the SomersetCoal Canal and then alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal to Reading.

During the …