SEASONED Porlock fundraiser Kelly Creech and friends have raised more than £3,000 in their latest money-spinning venture in aid of charity - coasteering.

The shoreline activity involves scrambling over rocks, jumping off cliffs and 'adventure swimming' in the sea.

Kelly was joined by Alex Watson, Craig Gardner, Raji Webber, Suzanne Adlington, Lucy Allenby and Stu Tisbury, along with team supporter Tina Chiswell for the challenge.

The group met Dan French from Exmoor Adventures at Hele Bay for the charity event to raise money for the cancer charity Myeloma UK.

Kelly's close friend Geoff Tymms died from the disease, which attacks cells in the body's bone marrow, in January.

Geoff's wife Jean had already raised £1,600 for the charity, plus another £800 for the coasteering challenge.

Coupled with the money raised by the team, the charity is on course to receive a cheque for at least £3,024.

Kelly said the total had surpassed anything she had imagined possible and thanked everyone who had supported the team.

"I am very lucky to work in Costcutters where my bosses, colleagues and customers are so generous and supportive of everything I do, showing such positive community spirit.

"A huge thanks to everyone involved, to Paul Yates from Tesco for donating much needed supplies for the day, Porlock Football Club for lending us the minibus and Myeloma UK who have been a lovely charity to help," said Kelly.

She said the challenge itself had been "out of this world".

"We spent two hours sea swimming, scrambling and climbing over rocks, getting caught in wave frenzies and doing various cliff jumps from different heights.

"We all fought our fears and pushed our boundaries, I'm proud of myself and my team and would like to say a huge thanks to Dan who was a great instructor," Kelly said.

Jean thanked the coasteering team for their fundraising efforts and added: "Myeloma UK have become something of a crusade to me since my lovely husband died of cancer, to help people become more aware of it and how it helps people."

Jean has also been raising funds through a booklet she wrote called 'Ramblings of a Lost Soul'.

Kelly, meanwhile, is already planning her next major fundraising venture but in the interim, will be teaming up with Chris Morris and Mark Dorill for a Halloween quiz on Thursday, October 30, at the Ship Inn, Porlock Weir.

The event will raise money for Dogs Trust and Balkan Underdogs.

In the past Kelly has raised thousands of pounds for good causes from doing everything from a sea swim in a Halloween costume to a sponsored walk dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.

Her biggest challenge to date was a WI-style calendar called the Exmoor Belles which made £5,300 for 12 individually chosen charities.