Rather than having a party to celebrate my big birthday this year, I have decided with the encouragement of my friends, to hopefully realise a long held ambition which is to complete the 3 Peaks Challenge. This lovely group of close have been my running or cycling buddies over the years (Jo, Claire, Lena, Sarah and Helen) and are eager to go for the Challenge with me! We are blessed to have our friends Sean, Aaron and Debbie as our guides. 9 of us hope to complete the challenge with the support of drivers Jon, Steve and Robert.

Within the group we have a number of connections to people who have suffered from brain tumours, and Debbie works with people who have had brain injuries. So supporting a charity involved in supporting those unfortunate to suffer from tumours or brain injuries seemed appropriate. We have chosen a UK charity, Brainstrust which offers hands on support to families affected.

We are acutely aware that many people do not have spare cash to support charities at this time however if you do feel able to donate a small amount then we know that Brainstrust would really appreciate it. Many thanks from The Peaks Bounders.

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