STAFF from a popular Lake District bus service cycled 23 miles to raise cash for Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.

Workers at Windermere-based Mountain Goat and their family members raised £282.50 after cycling from five and a half hours travelling through Levens, Sedgwick, Kendal, Burneside and Staveley.

Elliot Linnen, Mountain Goat driver/guide, who organised the event along with Derek Allison, presented the cheque to LAMRT leader Nick Owen.

The riders on the day were Jane and Jimmy Hardie, Derek Allison, Anne Strange, Chris Wright, Richard and Kay Sanders, Neil Ramsbottom and Elliott Linnen.

A support vehicle was driven by Debbie Linnen.

All the riders paid £10 entry or £15.00 as a couple.

Robin Tyson, Mountain Goat’s marketing manager said: "It is great to see our team members supporting local causes, especially Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue, which relies totally on public donations. Supporting local causes and charities are very important to us at Mountain Goat, and we have a proud history of this."