Established in 1986, Whitecroft Gym is the oldest weights gym in the Forest, and to celebrate their 27th anniversay the club have organised a charity event called the Big Lift.

The event involves lifting 27,000 kgs in three hours, and Whitecroft have five people lifting individually, and a junior team taking part.

The individual lifters are John Brookes, Kevin Cassells, Josh James, James Legge and Chris Taylor, while the junior team members included Will James and Luke Hutchings.

All of the individuals and the junior team completed the challenge in under one and a half hours.