BENTHAM couple Nick and Diane Armstrong raised £4,108 for the Leonard Cheshire care home at Holehird, Windermere, by running their 100th marathon in their home town.

The pair organised the 26-mile run in honour of Nick's late mother, Valerie Harrold, who lived at Holehird for four years after a life-changing head injury.

She, Nick and Diane all founded the Bentham Beagles running club, and Nick and Diane ran their first marathons with her.

The home's service manager, Alan Barton, said everyone was "extremely grateful" for the donation, which would be used to buy specialist sensory equipment.

Diane said: "The day was perfect from start to finish and we even had participants asking us if we would organise the race again next year. Reaching our goal of becoming members of the 100-marathon club really was the icing on top of a great day."