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Manx mums take on charity adventure

Wed, 03 Jul 2019

A group of seven local ladies will scale the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hours this weekend, all in the name of charity. 

Maxine Lace, Tessa Burrow and Chido Maunze, who all work in the finance industry, alongside graphic designer Glesni Corney, teacher Helen Mason, health care worker Amanda Munro and fundraiser at the Children’s Centre Jane Howland, will take on the National Three Peaks Challenge.

Over the weekend (6-7th July), the group will walk 26 miles, drive 462 miles and ascent more than 10,000 feet on Scafell Pike in England, Snowdon in Wales and Ben Nevis in Scotland in less than 24 hours. In preparation for the challenge, they have been hiking every hill they can find on the Isle of Man, with Fleshwick in the south of the island providing a particularly beautiful training ground.

With the exception of Chido, the group are all mums of children ranging from toddler to university age, and have chosen to complete this challenge to raise funds for the Children’s Centre.

They are each aiming to fundraise a minimum of £600 through individual sponsorship, presenting a grand total of at least £4,200 to the charity.

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