Ten employees from Bluestone National Park Resort are walking the entire Pembrokeshire Coast Path for charity.

With 186 miles to conquer in 12 days, the hardy team will be lacing up their boots to raise money for the Bluestone Foundation.

The fund-raisers will start in St Dogmaels on September 26 and aim to finish in Amroth at lunchtime on October 6.

The Bluestone Foundation was established in 2010 to help people to help themselves by supporting environmental, economic and social projects in Pembrokeshire. It is entirely funded by donations from resort guests and fund-raising.

Pamela McNamara, Bluestone Foundation founder and the resort’s Commercial Director, is one of the team taking on the challenge, “I’m very proud of the work that the Bluestone Foundation has done across the county of Pembrokeshire in the last eight years,” said Pamela.

"We have seen the difference that the grants have made to organisations and we are determined to raise the bar with our fund-raising every year so that we reach out to even more local groups.

Taking on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in 12 days is an exciting challenge. The training days have been tough but you are constantly rewarded by the most beautiful views. I think that will help us all on the journey, as well as the belief in the Foundation and the work that it does.”

The 12 day hike was the idea of Bluestone’s CEO William McNamara, and it’s not the first time he’s set a fundraising challenge for staff at the resort. In 2017, a team of 12 cycled 500km from Vietnam to Cambodia raising over £20,000 in the process for the Bluestone Foundation.

The Coast Path team are hoping to equal the efforts of their cycling colleagues and have been raising funds through various events, including quiz nights, leg waxes and silent auctions.

All of the donations will be added to the Bluestone Foundation Community Fund which in the past year has distributed £43,538, supporting 11 projects across Pembrokeshire, including Tenby Surflink.

Emmet Johnson, Tenby Surflink Volunteer, said: “The grant we received has helped us to buy six new rescue boards for the club.

“This means more children are able to get on the water on our training nights at Tenby South Beach. These boards are similar to those used by the RNLI, so it’s perfect for preparing the older children whose next step is to become a beach lifeguard and help keep our stunning beaches safe for everyone to enjoy.”

One of the fundraisers Housekeeping assistant Elsa Taday, who has worked at Bluestone for 2 years said, “I was really inspired by the achievements of the team cycle last year, so I decided to put my name forward for this year’s challenge.

When it was announced that we would be walking the coast path I was delighted, it’s something that I have always wanted to do and I’ll have that added determination knowing that I am doing it for such a good cause.

I’ve been training a couple of times a week on the coast path and around Pembrokeshire; every walk reminds me how beautiful the county is!”

During the challenge the team will be writing daily diaries and taking lots of photos too. To keep up to date on the team’s “C2C” challenge simply like “The Bluestone Foundation” page on Facebook and listen out for updates on Radio Pembrokeshire.