Having supported the Carers Trust since the beginning of its partnership with The Rank Group, I'm really proud and honored to be tackling the UK 3 Peaks Challenge with a team of colleagues in May 2024.

The challenge is to climb the highest mountains in Scotland, Wales and England covering over 23 miles and climbing over 10,000 feet in the process and all within 24 hours including travelling between the three mountains, in three different countries!

I'm determined to raise as much money as possible and raise awareness of the amazing Carers Trusts work, by donating you will be helping to support careers like Louise who's been caring for her Mum for 16 years, even though she's just 34.....

In her own words she describes just how tough life has been and how much the Carers Trust have helped out.

" My mum, Lynda, is 66 and she suffers from a range of conditions including asthma, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a progressive lung disease that leaves her with breathing problems and makes everyday activities very difficult.

I give her medication, do the cooking, help her get dressed when she can’t do it herself, give her showers when she needs me to.

Like many other carers, we mainly have to live off Carers Allowance which doesn’t go very far. We spend a lot on electricity because Mum needs a special machine to help her sleep at night, but bills have been increasing.

Mum’s condition means we have to do a lot of clothes washing on a daily basis. So, when our washing machine started breaking down, we couldn’t afford to get it replaced.

When I was given a Rank Cares grant to help replace the machine it made a massive difference to me and Mum. Without it we would still be saving up for months and really struggling with that on top of the cost of everything else!!"