NEARLY 40 teachers, staff and governors from the South Dartmoor Academy, Ashburton, are limbering up for Sunday's London Marathon, an event they hope will net them £50,000 for charity.

Training runs have been tackled by 37 representatives from South Dartmoor Community College and its five feeder primaries in Widecombe, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton and Ilsington.

Fundraising efforts have also been launched with £34,000 already pledged for Whizz-Kidz, the good cause which gives disabled children the chance to lead more independent lives.