A CORONATION Street star joined 800 fundraisers on a 10-mile trek across East Lancs yesterday.

Julie Hesmondhalgh, of Church, who plays Hayley Cropper, was among a group raising cash for local charities and good causes.

She pulled on her walking boots and and took part in the three-and-a-half hour walk.

Organisers led the crowd from the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-Le-Moors along the Leeds and Liverpool canal before completing the trek at Thompson Park in Burnley.

Fundraisers were hoping to smash the £65,000 raised last year.

The event was organised by Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary Club.

Fred Pickering, a Rotary member and former president, said: "It's been a really successful day."