Wrexham workers conquer Three Peaks challenge in aid of Hope House

A team of hikers from Wrexham have raised thousands of pounds to support seriously ill children in their local area.

The team of 13, who work at Clwyd Compounders Ltd on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, conquered the national Three Peaks Challenge recently to raise money for Hope House Children’s Hospices.

The challenge saw the group, who are part of the walking group ‘Clwyd Climbers’, tackle a 23-mile hike up and down Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon which they completed in a record time of 22 hours and 30 minutes.

One of the hikers, Chris Davies, said: “This is the first time any of us have tackled a challenge this big.

“We felt strongly that we should do this to raise money for Hope House. Most of us are parents and it’s a cause that’s very close to us.

“It warms our hearts that we can raise money for such a great local charity.

“The feeling is just fantastic being able to do our bit and present a cheque that will help local children and families.

“We all agree that this is the start of something and we want to do even more in the future and continue to raise money to help the children.”

Hope House fundraiser, Cat Dowdeswell, said: “The Clwyd Climbers team are absolutely incredible.

“The Three Peaks is a seriously tough challenge to complete and doing it within 24 hours is an added pressure.

“We invited some of the team to come to Hope House before the challenge to see first-hand the impact their steps will make to local families and we were really taken with their commitment to help.

“Over 69 families within Wrexham come to Hope House for respite care and end of life support and our care team rely on our local community to step up and raise funds so that every child with a life threatening condition receives the help they so desperately need.

“We cannot thank the team enough for wanting to put themselves through such a feat and look forward to welcoming the full team the hospice in due course.

“Hats off to Chris, Craig, Chris, Carl, Morgan, Gavin, Cameron, Declan, Ieuan, Geraint, Gareth, Ruwan and Ian for raising so much money for our wonderful hospices.”

If you want to find out how your business can support Hope House Children’s Hospices please contact www.hopehouse.org.uk/corporate