After five months of training, five of Falmouth's Pink Wiggers spent a very cold seven-and-a-half hours walking 26.2 miles across London and have raised around £2,000 for cancer causes nationally.

Emma Kent, Sue Morant and her daughter Naomi, Michelle Bray and Kathryn Stivey were given an added but unwanted incentive to complete the Moonwalk, having found out just hours before they left for the capital that their friend and Pink Wig Events founder, Sally Hicks-Wood had died.

"We were catching the 9am train on Saturday morning so were all on Penmere station very emotional, but we had to do it," said Sue. "When you hit a wall, you think of those no longer with you and it just keeps you going and helps you put one foot in front of the other.

"It was a very surreal weekend, knowing that the news was slowly coming out back here and it was difficult coming back, knowing what we were going to face but we had some amazing messages of support on Facebook."

Michelle also had to contend with the fact that her daughter, Ria Watson, was taking part in Falmouth's Race for Life in memory of her eldest daughter, Sasha, who died in February, and she wasn't there to support her. "Ria had plenty of support from other family members and friends, so we knew she'd be alright and we were messaging her," said Sue.

The woman had been training for the Moonwalk since Christmas, building up their hikes until they completed one final 20 training walk two weeks before the main event. They had also spent hours decorating their bras to wear on the night, but as it was so cold, they were hidden under hoodies for most of the walk.

The group eventually crossed the finishing line together at 7.19am. "It was emotional crossing the line," said Sue. "That was down to the fact we had finished, the news we had had and the fact we had actually done it. We always knew we would, but we did hit quite a few walls between 3am and 4am but the marshals were amazing, cheering you on and keeping you going. At no point did anybody think they could not finish because we had set out to do it and failure was not an option."

After finishing, the five headed for the nearest Wetherspoons and had "the biggest fry-up" before heading back to their hotel for some well earned sleep.

Now back in Falmouth, they are turning their full attention to this year's Pink Wig Events which include the reintroduction of the Pink Wig Ladies' Night which will kick off the Falmouth Week celebrations on August 7. Tickets will be available soon from www.pinkwigevents.org.uk.