Doncaster pub darts team hit target in Prostate Cancer fundraising marathon

Darts aces from a Doncaster pub took on a gruelling arrows challenge to raise funds for charity.

Players from The Foresters Arms in Adwick kept a dartboard busy for 12 hours non-stop, raising nearly £2,000 for Prostate Cancer.

During the marathon, the team scored 206,000 points.

Players were booked into time slots so someone was on the oche at every moment of the Day of Darts marathon.

More than 30 players took part, from the pub's teams in the Bob Nellis Monday night leagues to youngsters from the local youth club.

The original aim was 100,000 points - but by 6pm the total had already passed 122,000 and the online fundraising page had sailed past its £1,000 target.

By the time the last darts landed late on Saturday night, the team had more than doubled the original goal.

"We smashed over 200,000 points that everyone contributed to, with no competition over who scored the most," said organiser Cheryl Young.

"Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to throw and raise money."

The fundraiser was started by player Marc Ellis, who set up the fundraising page.

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Prostate cancer will affect around 1 in 8 men in the UK, and there is still no national screening programme.

Several of the players have had close family experience the disease.

"Pub darts gets a bad name sometimes, but this is what it's really about," said Simon Young, captain of the Foresters A team.

"Lads, partners, kids and regulars all chipping in for something that affects so many families round here.

“Our in-house darts league already has 30+ players and the new season starts in January if anyone who is reading would like to get involved please get in touch - we will 100% be running more events to raise money for good causes in the future."

The final total is still being counted, and donations can still be made at https://dayofdarts.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/foggies-day-of-darts