A youngster from Gobowen has raised more than £600 for charity after completing a sponsored walk.
Charlie Williams tasked himself with raising £150 for the RNLI by walking 49 miles – the distance from his home to RNLI Hoylake – in February.
Joined by his parents and younger brothers, he headed out in rain or shine to complete as many miles as he possibly could.
And in doing so, he smashed both his distance and fundraising targets, completing 61.5 miles over 28 days and raising £610 – with more donations still coming in.
Charlie, who attends West Felton Primary School, said: “I wanted to walk a lot of miles to raise money for the RNLI because I like the RNLI. They save lives at sea.
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"We visit the lifeboat stations when we go on holiday. My family wants to visit all of them. I love seeing all the lifeboats and sometimes we see them training.”
He continued: “I read about someone else doing a marathon for the RNLI and I wanted to do something too.
"I feel great now, I can’t believe I did 61.5 miles. That’s more than I was going to do.”
Although Charlie's mission started out as a fundraiser, it turned into an environmental project after he spotted a lot of rubbish when he was walking around local area.
He continued: “One day we walked past a lot of rubbish so the next day we took a litter picker with us and picked up two bin bags of rubbish.
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"I do not like people throwing rubbish because it doesn’t do good for the environment.”
Charlie completed his 2026 challenge with a visit to RNLI Hoylake Lifeboat Station where he was able to hand over the funds he had raised in person, as well as having a tour of the station.
He then ticked off another lifeboat station, visiting RNLI West Kirby.
But despite his fundraiser only just coming to an end, Charlie is already looking ahead to next year and is preparing himself for even more miles.
He added: “Next year I want to walk 100 miles!”
You can still donate to Charlie's fundraiser by visiting www.justgiving.com/page/charlies49milesforthernli
