Shropshire Star

Shrewsbury tennis club serves up vital charity funds with 24-hour marathon on court

Tennis club members served up more than £4,500 for charity in a 24-hour marathon on court.

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Town Walls Tennis Club in Shrewsbury took on the gruelling challenge to raise money for Age UK Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.

Four of the club's core players each put in 18 hours of play, with others joining in along the way.

"We did get a bit delirious by the end of it," said 29-year-old Ralph Simpson, a club member for three years, and one of those to contribute an epic shift through the night.

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