A cheque for £250 and a signed Brentford shirt was presented to the Hounslow Chronicle News Editor on Saturday.

Chris Longhurst had to abandon his attempt to complete the gruelling Thames Path Challenge, a 100km charity walk, at the half way stage in September due to severe knee pain and an impressive crop of blisters.

The challenge involves walking along the river from Bishops Park, in Fulham, to Henley-upon-Thames, in Oxfordshire, in 24 hours and Chris made it just 1km short of the 50km mark when his knee buckled.

Chris said: “The knee pain happened so suddenly it took me totally by surprise.

“Just as I reached Staines High Street my right knee buckled and I knew I couldn’t take another step.”

Chris was fundraising on behalf of ECO, the charitable name for Hounslow Urban Farm, in Feltham.

Father and daughter team Tony and Alice Purdy and their staff moved the farm from Syon Park and have set themselves a task of building a new education centre and indoor rainforest on site.

Brentford Football Club donated put up £250 to the cause and Lee Doyle, the Chief Executive of Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, arranged t a shirt signed by the Brentford First Team squad, which is to be raffled and the proceeds added to the total.

The cheque and shirt were presented to Chris, Tony and Alice on Saturday when Brentford hosted Shrewsbury Town in a Sky Bet League One match.