STAFF, family and friends of the Droitwich Spa Hospital put their best foot forward to raise £500 for the tsunami appeal.

About 80 people representing every department of the hospital, along with children and family pets, joined in the four-and-a-half mile walk in bright sunshine on Sunday, starting and finishing on Hartlebury Common and taking in parts of Stourport-on-Severn.

Organiser, David Wild, said: "There was a marvellous atmosphere among the walkers, many of whom brought their dogs.

"Everyone has been touched by the enormity of the disaster and wanted to contribute."