A six-year-old boy and an 85-year-old man were among the fundraisers to abseil down the side of a maternity block in aid of charity.
Luke Free, six, was the youngest person to ever scale down the side of the building at Ipswich Hospital. He wore a Spiderman outfit and had his mum by his side the whole way down.
Mrs Free, 30, said: “Luke was getting nervous as we waited in the queue, but he had his Spiderman outfit on and once he got his harness on he was ready to go.
“After he did it, he was asking whether he could take on Big Ben next – I think that is a bit ambitious though.”
Mrs Free and her son raised over £250 for Guide Dogs.
John Morley, 85, was completing the charity abseil for the fourth time.
He said: “I really look forward to it, I do it for fun. Plus, when you’re up there the only place to go is down!”
The charity abseil is held every year to raise money for charity. Scores of people take part in the event and each person chooses their own cause to be sponsored for.
Another group of people taking part in the event were the family and friends of cystic fibrosis sufferer Kerry Thorpe.
Kerry was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was just six months old. Fourteen of her closest friends and family members did the abseil in her honour and to raise money for research into the illness.
Kerry said: “I am so proud of everyone who has done this for me. They completed this in support of a charity which is clearly something I feel very strongly about.
“I can’t believe that people have been so generous. So far we have raised about £3,000 and I am completely delighted.”