A business is bringing something unique to birthday parties and charity events across the UK.

The Fundraising Firewalk Association, which operates from Denton Holme, Carlisle, specialises in providing firewalks for pubs, restaurants and clubs as well as putting on charity firewalking to raise funds for good causes.

Run by Elio Garden and his partner Jayne Amelia Green, the firm goes across the country organising small fire and glass walking events for people interested in taking on a challenge with a difference.

While Mr Garden is based in Carlisle, the firewalk business has taken him all over the UK including trips to London, Birmingham and Derby County’s Pride Park.

Explaining the business, Mr Garden said: “We organise fire and glass walks for people running events, whether they’re looking at raising money for charity, or team building or even a birthday party.

“The business will be a year old at the end of July and we started because my partner’s sister and brother-in-law run a much larger firewalk organisation and we thought that there was a good market for smaller scale firewalks.

“We do anything, we go all over the country and we’ve just taken a booking to go to Yeovil in May and in Bradford coming up. We’ve even just been to Derby County Football Club.”

While Mr Garden is a tiler by trade, the Fundraising Firewalk Association provides something outside the regular working day.

The Fundraising Firewalk Association’s events have raised money for a range of different causes including Macmillan Cancer Support.

He added: “We’ve done some birthday parties recently, including a 50th and a 90th.

“The firewalk at the 50th was a surprise for all of his guests and the 90th birthday firewalk was for someone who had worked for the Red Cross for 78 years and always wanted to do one.

“I’ve come to realise that I’m not just selling a firewalk, I’m selling a sense of achievement, the smile you get once you’ve completed it.

“I always tell people when they’re in training beforehand, I can guarantee you four things; I can guarantee you a sense of achievement, a smile, a certificate and that everybody is going to have black feet.”