A trio of care assistants from St Annes’ Clifton Homecare Ltd took a leap of faith to help raise more than £2,000 for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity’s Children’s Appeal by joining a 21-strong team of supporters, who had pledged to go over the edge of a Lancashire landmark to help it raise funds!
In an abseil, colleagues Sue Dobson, Amara Felix and Lauren Kola plunged 128ft from the pinnacle of Peel Tower, built in 1852 in tribute to Bury-born Sir Robert Peel, founder of the police force and prime minister from 1841 to 1846. The tower stands on the summit of Holcombe Hill near Ramsbottom.
The event, sponsored by roofing company Gables UK Ltd, was run in association with specialist outdoor activities company Alternative Adventure. It provided all helmets and other safety equipment as well as instruction.
Appeal fundraiser Lucy Clark said: “All three ladies were magnificent. It was a blustery day, which made the descent that bit trickier and called for extra bravery!”
Clifton Homecare Ltd is a longstanding supporter of both Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and Trinity Hospice. The company’s care assistants work to look after clients in their own homes so that they can continue to live independently.
Through its Children’s Appeal, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is aiming to raise £1 million for a wish list of items to bring about a raft of improvements to children’s in and outpatients at the Royal Preston Hospital, Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, Leyland’s Broadoaks Child Development Centre and other children’s facilities managed by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
To watch a video explaining more about the Children’s Appeal, become involved or make a donation, go to www.lthcharity.org.uk/childrensappeal