TROWBRIDGE Town Council clerk Lance Allan successfully completed his 800-mile cycle challenge to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta on Sunday (June 28).

Mr Allan travelled the distance from Somerset to Northumberland over eight days as part of the council’s celebrations, while raising money along the way for Dorothy House Hospice Care and Re-cycle (Bicycle Aid for Africa).

He stopped off at each of the 25 Magna Carta towns as he travelled from Somerset through to Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, London, Hertfordshire, Essex and Suffolk over the first three days.

Then from Suffolk, Mr Allan cycled through towns in Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lancashire over the next four days, before concluding his epic challenge in Northumberland.

Mr Allan said he has managed to raise £1,700 for Dorothy House Hospice and £1,500 for Re-cycle, surpassing his original target of raising £800 for each charity.

To donate, visit www.justgiving.com/LANCE-ALLAN1 or www.justgiving.com/LANCE-ALLAN2