A MONTH of grueling challenges at Forest Heath District Council's leisure centres has produced some worthy winners.

Members of Newmarket, Brandon and Mildenhall leisure centres undertook the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge. This involved using fitness equipment to complete tasks that represented the equivalent of lifting a rhino, rowing across the Thames and climbing the Eiffel Tower - not all in one go!

This challenge was aimed at adults and junior members, whose challenges were similar but not quite as demanding!

There were prizes for the top three competitors at for each site, but everyone brave enough to attempt the challenge was offered a small prize for taking part.

First place adult winners won a Christmas hamper donated by Budgens, the former supermarket in Mildenhall. Second place winners each received a heart rate monitor and third place won a goodie bag and vouchers.

The juniors first place winners an iPod Shuffle, with second place winning a goodie bag and vouchers.

The overall Forest Heath District winner for the juniors was Craig Wharf  a young man from Brandon who bagged himself a brand new Diamond Back mountain bike, donated by Revel Outdoors of Newmarket.

The prizewinners are:

Newmarket

Juniors

Shane Fullman
Sam Kerr

Adults

Robert Ellis
Roisin McGroary
Andy Taylor

Brandon

Juniors

Craig Wharf
Dean Mayes

Adults

Dean Mayes
Terry Baker
Colin Holman

Mildenhall

Juniors

Matthew Imel
Michael Day

Adults

Allen Copeman
Tom Moyes
Susan Gardner