Members of Watford Screwfix went the extra mile for charity this week by taking part in a mammoth 5,500 mile national cycle relay.

The team took part in Tour de Screwfix on Wednesday, May 20 to raise money for The Screwfix Foundation, a charity which support projects to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and facilities for those in need in the UK.

To mark the company's opening of its 400th store, 800 Screwfix staff at each of its stores nationwide are riding a leg over an eight week period with a target to raise £100,000 for the charity.

David Mayes, Callum Hatton, Damon Crane, Kieran Vince and Perry Quinton from the Watford store, along with Chris Galvin from the Borehamwood store, covered the Watford to Borehamwood leg of the challenge, covering 7.7 miles.

Chris than joined Perry to cycle a further seven miles to Harrow.

The Screwfix Foundation is now calling out for charities in and around Watford and Borehamwood to apply for a share of the funds raised by Tour de Screwfix.

Andrew Livingston, CEO of Screwfix, said: "We are extremely proud of all the staff at all of our 400 stores throughout the UK who are participating in this incredible challenge.

"It’s a fantastic achievement which is raising money to enable The Screwfix Foundation to continue its hard work in supporting well-deserving, local causes."

The 400th store cycle challenge started in Inverness on April 13 and will travel to every store in the UK, including those in Northern Ireland and heading to Yeovil which is home to Screwfix's head office.

21 head office employees will then embark on the final leg of the journey, as massive 162 mile ride to the 400th store, Hinckley.