KEEN runner and Ilminster town councillor Roger Swann built up a sweat in the London Marathon to raise £1,120 for Ilminster Scouts, Cubs, Brownies and Guides.

Cllr Swann completed the course in four hours 45 minutes, slower than he had hoped because he was carrying an injury.

PICTURED, from left, are Helen Lancaster, from Ilminster Scouts Group, Sue Hatherell, from Ilminster Brownies, Cllr Swann, and Shirley Farley, from Ilminster Brownies.