Three Peaks challenge sees Hampshire builders merchant raising more than £1.9k for charity

A team of seven employees from Elliots Builders Merchant have raised more than £1,900 for their charity of the year: Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity.

The septet took on the Three Peaks Challenge, which involves scaling Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowden in less than 24 hours.

Doing so means walking a distance of 23 miles, ascending 3,064 metres and driving 462 miles.

The group started training months ago.

“We knew that the challenge would be tough, so we started arranging different training walks across Hampshire & Dorset”, said Matt Adlington, Head of Trading at Elliotts.

“We completed walks along the Jurassic coast, through the New Forest and across the South Downs in preparation for the three peaks.”

The challenge, organised by Business Development Manager for Civils at Elliotts, Becky Rose, raised monay for the Rainbow Trust, which provides emotional and practical support for families that have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

“The Three Peaks seemed the ideal challenge to raise money for the charity, tough physically but also an amazing team builder. When the world was back to normal last year, we decided to finally plan it”, said Becky.

The weather was a challenge, with strong winds and poor visibility at times.

“We had stunning views up Ben Nevis, until the weather came in 20 minutes before the summit. After that we had minimal visibility and awful conditions for the rest of the challenge, making it much harder!

“However, the whole trip was so much fun and made by the team. Everyone was incredibly positive even at the hardest moments, laughing, joking and singing our way up the mountains.”

The Three Peaks Challenge team included Paul Wareham (Branch Manager, Lymington), Jenny Lee (Sales Consultant, NHB Team), Becky Rose (Business Development Manager for Civils), Matt Adlington (Head of Trading), Ian Goodenough (Business Development Director), Dan Coombes (Trading Manager, Southampton) and Jonathan Willis (Counter Supervisor, Southampton).

Team Elliotts’ Three Peaks efforts has raised over £1,900 for The Rainbow Trust so far, smashing their original £1000 target. The Team Elliotts JustGiving page is still open to receive donations.

For more information, visit elliotts.uk.