Andy Vaughan, James Acton, Richard Durkin and Peter Loveday (Birmingham) took part in the 3 Peaks Challenge on  the 19th May.  They were joined by Ian Bramley from Burdale, Julian Doyle from HSBC and Tony Lozano and Majid Salim from Poppleton & Appleby.  They raised in excess of £5,000 which will go towards a minibus for Trident Reach’s Shropshire Services to support rural based customers with learning disabilities and mental health issues. Out of nine, five managed to get up and down the three peaks within 24 hours (four from ES) – one of the team failed to climb Scafel and two on Snowden.

Richard Lawton (MBA, London) completed the London Marathon this year as Banana Man (for reasons only known to him!) and raised a substantial amount of money for a charity which is seeking to aid and improve lives of people affected by blood cancers - Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. A total of £7,420.56 was raised.