Key members of the garden industry will join together to raise money for charity by taking part in a 20-mile sponsored walk along the Thames through London next month.
Glee event manager Matthew Mein is organising the walk on behalf of Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf and will be joined by his team from i2i Events. Also getting their boots on will be Garden Industry Manufacturers Association director Vicky Nuttall, Will Armitage and Iain Wylie (Garden Centre Association), Martin Simmons (Horticultural Trades Association), Trevor Pfeiffer (Garden Trade News), Sarah Cosgrove (Horticulture Week), Craig Hall (Deco-Pak), Chris Houfe (Great British Cards), Mark Long (Paperhouse) and Ian Flounders and Richard Newton (Woodlodge). They will be joined by Kimberley Hornby and Robbie Cumming from Whitefoot PR and a member of the Greenfingers team.

The walk will take place on March 27 - Garden Re-Leaf Day - and will start at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre near Sidcup at 8am. From there, the walkers take the Thames Path and finish at Clifton Nurseries 20 miles away in Paddington.

Each participant is aiming to raise £500 in the run-up to the event, which will help the charity build gardens at children's hospices. To get involved with the day email sarah@greenfingerscharity.org.uk for more details, or visit www.gardenreleaf.co.uk for fundraising ideas.