A charity sports day and boot camp in Bury St Edmunds which raised hundreds of pounds for St Nicholas Hospice Care has been hailed a success.

East Anglian Daily Times: Visitors taking part in the boot camp exercises at the Hardwick Primary School eventVisitors taking part in the boot camp exercises at the Hardwick Primary School event (Image: Pagepix Ltd 07976 935738)

Sunday’s family event was organised by Lucy Cronin, of 365Motivate, and was hosted at Hardwick Primary School.

It featured a range of events and challenges from martial arts demonstrations to the hour-long fitness boot camp.

Ms Cronin said: “It went absolutely fantastically, we had a brilliant day which really helped.

“So many different people helped out and gave their time and donated prizes, so I couldn’t have done it without them.

“It has taken a lot of planning, like any event with lots of people involved, but it was definitely worth it.”

Ms Cronin was taking part in the Jacobs Allen Accumulator Challenge, which sees dozens of businesses across the county try and raise money in aid of Bury charity St Nicholas Hospice Care.

“I wanted to take part because they have helped so many people,” she said. “They are a great cause and a lot of people will have friends, family or someone they know who the hospice have cared for.”