RAF Leeming personnel lined the streets of a North Yorkshire town to show their support to a group of wounded veterans walking 1,000 miles across Britain.

Representatives from RAF Leeming visited Bedale on Tuesday as the Walk of Britain team, which includes four British and two US wounded veterans, continued their 72-day expedition to raise funds for Walking with the Wounded charity.

The Walking With The Wounded team arrived in Bedale to applause alongside the town Mayor, Christine Mollard, Bedale High School students and residents on day 18 of the expedition.

Team member, Matt Fisher sustained a gunshot wound to the foot in 2009 while on a routine patrol in Afghanistan and underwent amputation a year later.

He said: “This is giving me lots of opportunities to mix with other people, to clear my head and work out what I want to do. This is the backbone of the charity, helping people like me get back into employment. Every penny raised on expeditions such as these goes straight back into the programmes that do that.”

Squadron Leader Adrian Hall, Officer Commanding Logistics Squadron, RAF Leeming said: “Meeting the team of former Royal Marines, British Army and US Marine Corps walkers was a humbling experience which was made even more inspirational when hearing their personal stories from both military operations and from the first 270 miles of their 1,000 mile walk.”

The expedition began in Scotland on August 22 and will finish at Buckingham Palace on November 1.

The Walking With The Wounded charity, which is supported by Prince Harry, provides funds for the re-training and re-education of injured servicemen and women. More information can be found at www.walkingwiththewounded.org.uk.