A CHARITY canoeist from Bradford has safely paddled 112 miles from Malham Tarn to Hull's Humber Bridge - drinking the river water along the way.

Robin Naylor, 61, (pictured) met up with the Humber Inshore lifeboat beneath the famous suspension bridge shortly before10pm on Saturday at the end of his fundraising trip for the Aquabox charity.

Aquabox provides aid for communities worldwide where fresh drinking water is unavailable.

His marathon five day trip entitled Source to Sea saw him pass through Skipton, Keighley, Bingley, Shipley, Baildon and Apperley Bridge on his way to the tidal estuary.

Veteran canoeist Mr Naylor - who has been canoeing for about 40 years went on to a reception party hosted by the Brigg Rotary Club and the Humberside Rotary Club along with other Rotarians from West Yorkshire.

Speaking before his epic journey Mr Naylor said: "The Aquabox is basically a big plastic box that families can fill with dirty water and it comes out clean. They are sent all over the world.

"It is an excellent charity and the challenge fits in with my whole lifetime of using water for a leisure point of view."

Mr Naylor teamed up with the Rotary Club for the initiative and was supported by its members along his winding route.