A Guinness World Record holder has raised £33,000 for St Ann's Hospice.

Art teacher, Belinda Neild, has been fundraising for the hospice for more than a decade.

Ms Neild, her husband Stephen, and daughter Lucia, all keen runners, have participated in various fundraising activities over the years.

She has taken on numerous challenges, including her latest feat, an ultra-marathon, just two weeks after the London Marathon.

Ms Neild said: "I’m so proud to have raised over £3,000 just from the ultramarathon alone.

"Taking on 50 miles in 12 hours, with hills, was definitely an experience I won’t forget.

"This run was so different to marathons, with much more elevation and challenging trails involved it was a real challenge but I did enjoy it."

Ms Neild's connection to the hospice is personal as her mother was a patient there before she passed away in 2011.

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Her father-in-law and aunt also died at the hospice in Little Hulton.

Some of her running adventures include the London Marathon dressed as Forrest Gump, setting Guinness World Records for the fastest marathon as a pencil, crayon, and Rubik's Cube, and organising a community marathon run.

She is planning to run another marathon and the 70-mile ultra marathon, The Wall, with her husband next year.

They hope to raise even more funds for St Ann's Hospice with these challenges.

Lucy Green, fundraising manager at St Ann's Hospice, said: "Belinda is an absolute star, and her family too!

"We cannot thank them enough for all their amazing fundraising yet again this year.

"The determination and passion for fundraising for St Ann's Hospice is inspirational."

Ms Neild and her family have raised an incredible £33,000, marking an incredible milestone all in memory of their family members who were cared for by their hospice.

If you'd like to follow her footsteps and run for your hospice go to www.sah.org.uk/events for more information or to sign up.

St Ann's has discounted charity places available for next year's Great Manchester Run (10k or half marathon) and Manchester Marathon.