A GRUELLING charity fundraiser faces a team of staff from Evesham Leisure Centre which is in training for a triathlon with a difference.

The ‘Rivers Monsters’ team has been honing its collective athletic skills for the Paddle, Plod & Pedal challenge on July 18 as a fundraising effort for for St Richard’s Hospice.

The mammoth task will witness the team rowing from Pershore to Tewkesbury, walking from Tewkesbury to Kempsey and cycling from Kempsey back to Pershore.

Claire Valentine, part of the Rivers Monsters team, is looking forward to the event. She said: “St Richard’s Hospice is a great charity, we’re really excited to test ourselves and raise some money for them in the process.”

During the challenge, the team will spend roughly eight hours on the move, beginning at 6am.

Rivers Monsters hopes to raise £1,500 for the hospice. Anyone wishing to donate to the challenge can find details on the Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/Rivers-monsters-ELC