BBC team in 24-hour Comic Relief darts challenge

Andrew DawkinsWest Midlands
News imageBBC Four people are wearing a mainly purple short-sleeved shirt that has BBC Radio Shropshire and an image of a dartboard on it. All of them have their right hand pointing to the camera as if they were holding a dart they were about to throw. A dartboard is behind them.BBC
Presenter Adam Green (second left) and the rest of the breakfast team - Tim Barnes, Carlie Swain and Michaela Wylde - took part in the challenge

A team from BBC Radio Shropshire have completed a 24-hour darts challenge in aid of Comic Relief.

Presenter Adam Green said the team believed they had completed about 15,000 throws by 09:00 GMT on Friday.

Other participants included representatives from AFC Telford United and the Telford Tigers ice hockey team, Telford Labour MP Shaun Davies and Paralympic gold medallist Mickey Bushell.

At least one member of the radio team had to be playing at any one time at Telford Centre.

Green said: "We've each walked about 12 miles, so walking 12 miles is pretty tough... but this is a whole different fatigue, it's a very weird, strange feeling."

Newsreader Carlie Swain said: "I'm so tired. I'm so done with darts... I said that too quickly. I do still love darts."

Barnes agreed that he loved the sport, but added the experience had been "very tough".

Green said the other competitors and the crowds that had turned up had kept the team going.

News imageA man in a blue T-shirt is side on to the camera on the left. Another man and two women are facing the camera and all four have red noses on.
Adam Green said his colleagues and himself reckoned they had done about 15,000 throws

The challenge was the latest in a series undertaken by the presenter and colleagues for the appeal.

Last year, they took on a 12-hour challenge to reach the top of the county's three highest peaks, taking with them a huge Comic Relief red nose.

In the past, Green has also faced 1,000 penalty kicks and undertaken 24 different sports in 24 hours.

One beneficiary of Comic Relief is Home-Start Telford and Wrekin, one of 170 Home Starts that have received funding from the charity.

The voluntary organisation supports families with young children.

Telford and Wrekin co-manager Amy Moss said: "We run a selection of groups to offer support within the local community.

"We also offer home visiting support, families who are facing adversity... support can be practical and emotional."

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