Yvonne Brown, Olivia Boulton and Dawn Boulton use umbrellas to shelter from the rain
Heavy rain could not deter walkers from supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's annual Railway Children walk on Sunday.
The Haworth hike is supported by actress Jenny Agutter who played Roberta in the classic 1970 Railway Children film, and the six-mile route includes all the key locations that were used in filming.
Although the rain put off some walkers on the day, organisers were still delighted to raise more than £5,000 in sponsorship from those who braved the conditions.
Tina Davis-Johnstone, from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, said: "We all got very wet. At one point I thought the rain was going to stop but it just came down even
harder.
"Despite this 60 people who had come from all over Yorkshire to support us turned up which I think is amazing considering the conditions.
"Many of them were friends of the CF Trust and members of the public who wanted to help."
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The walk also included a fun day, with face painting, children's games and a bouncy castle.
Mrs Davis-Johnstone said: "The poor bouncy castle man had to go home because it was simply too wet to have one."
The aim of the walk was to raise funds for the trust, but also to highlight the fact that one in 25 people are carriers of the CF gene, of which Mrs Agutter is one. Mrs Davis-Johnstone said: "There has been a breakthrough in the last 50 years - the average age someone with CF was expected to live to in the 1960s was five or six years, but now it is about 31 years old.
"But it is also important for people to realise that one in 25 people carry the CF gene and if your partner is also a carrier then you have a one-in-four chance of having a child born with cystic fibrosis."
Anyone who would like to support the trust or help with future fundraising events should contact Mrs Davis-Johnstone on 01482 873980 or 07762 365337.
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