MEMBERS of Drumchapel Table Tennis Club are nearing a successful end to a gruelling month-long charity challenge.

Eight of the club’s players are walking, running and cycling 100km each for Parkinson’s UK, which raises funds for research and support into the disease.

The team are more than halfway through the challenge and, at the time of print, have raised a staggering £2,569 along the way.

Club chairman Terry McLernon wanted to keep members motivated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said: “During lockdown, we found that all the kids were struggling to do stuff and we wanted to keep them active.

“We’ve got a social media group and we came up with the idea to do a fundraising challenge.

“Financially we’re coping well and we don’t really need the money for ourselves because the club isn’t really running at the moment. We’re not playing in leagues and we’re not going away anywhere.

“We decided to raise money for Parkinson’s as charities are really struggling just now and they can’t get out and raise money like they usually would.”

Members were inspired to raise money for the organisation after a friend of the table tennis club, David Graham, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

The condition causes parts of the brain to become progressively damaged over many years and there is currently no cure.

Terry said he is delighted with the club’s fundraising efforts so far.

He added: “Everyone is doing brilliantly. You would think 100km each over the course of a month would be easy, but it’s really not.

“We set a target of £500 and we thought that would be a reasonable amount because we don’t fundraise very often.

“I’m over the moon with the amount. It’s really nice to see people making small donations such as £5 and £10 because it all adds up.”

To donate to the fundraiser, go to the Drumchapel Table Tennis Club Facebook page.