Fundraisers hotfoot it over hot coal for charity
Daring fundraisers hotfooted it over red-hot coals as part of fire-walking event in Shropshire to raise money for a cancer charity.
The event at the New Inn pub, in Bridgnorth, has raised more than £2,000 for the Little Heroes Children's Cancer Trust.
More than 100 spectators witnessed 14 people walking five times over burning coals and were also entertained by fire dancers Pyro Productionz.
Licensee Naomi Weston said: "The event went brilliantly. It was absolutely fantastic. We had 14 people doing the fire walk who were very brave. They have helped to raise £2,253 for charity.
"We were very lucky as the rain held off until 20 minutes after the event. We are hopefully going to hold another one again next year as it was a big success.
"The people who took part had to have a 45-minute briefing first before they started walking over the coals. They were taught the tactics of how to not get burnt. They then walked over the coals five times and the flames got bigger each time. After they finished the walk everyone got given a certificate. Temperatures reached 1,000 degrees farenheit but nobody got burnt feet."
"There was a slight mark left over on the grass after but apart from that nothing left behind.
"The fire dancers after the walk helped to make a right show of it. It was really good fun."
Fire walking has been practised by many people and cultures with the earliest recorded reference dating back to the Iron Age in India – around 1,200BC. It is used as a rite of passage, as a test of someone's courage or strength, or in religion as a test of someone's faith.
