By Hollie Carr

Staff from a brewery and pub group founded in Dorset have been taking part in challenges in support of charity.

Hall & Woodhouse teams have raised more than £6,000 in support of National Air Ambulance Week as their official charity partner.

Dorset teams were amongst the 30 members from 10 different Hall & Woodhouse pubs who took part in the nerve-racking 170 metre descent of the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth.

Workers from The Lulworth Cove Inn, The Crown Hotel in Blandford and The Old Granary in Wareham were among those participating in the challenge.

Another group of staff and family members took on the Thames Path Challenge, a 100km trek from Putney Bridge to Henley. Two of them completed the full 100km challenge and between them raising £1,200 for the local Air Ambulance charities.

Lucinda Gray, Next Generation Family Director and Company Relationship Manager from Hall & Woodhouse, said: “I am so proud of the team spirit and camaraderie that I have seen throughout both these challenges.

"We had team members overcoming their fear of heights and overcoming fatigue and blisters all in order to raise as much money as possible for our chosen charity partner, which is truly inspiring.

"When it costs £3,000 for each air ambulance mission, every penny really does count.”

Tracy Bartram, Communications Manager at Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, added: “Working with Hall & Woodhouse throughout this two-year partnership has been nothing but a fantastic experience.

"The fundraising that the team undertake is multi-varied and constant. They are enthusiastic and an absolute pleasure for all our eight charities to work with.

"So many Hall & Woodhouse representatives have taken part in the Spinnaker Tower abseil, which shows how dedicated they all are.”

“I would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who is supporting our eight air ambulance charities, not only during National Air Ambulance Week, but throughout the whole year. No matter the amount, every penny raised really does make a huge difference to the patients who need us.”