A 24-HOUR sponsored darts marathon raised enough money for a £2,400 wheelchair and a further £700 for Poole Hospital.
The round-the-clock darts, with eight men players and one woman, was the idea of Paul Wickham, 35, for his mother, Carole, 57, who has been unable to walk more than a few steps for the last 47 years.
At the end of play, in Hamworthy Liberal Hall, Mrs Wickham was presented with the wheelchair.
"We're all absolutely shattered, but it was really worthwhile," said Paul.
"We kept going by cracking jokes through the night."
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