EMPLOYEES from npower’s Worcester office have taken on the mighty Pennine Skyline Marathon trek to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, the firm’s charity partner of 14 years.
The team raised more than £10,000, which chiefs matched meaning more than £20,000 was raised.
On Friday night the fund-raisers headed to the village of Edale in the Peak District, where they spent the evening mentally preparing for the challenge ahead.
The route, taking around ten hours to complete, began early on Saturday morning.
The team headed out around the skyline, starting with the Mam Tor ridgeline with spectacular views of the Kinder plateau. After reaching Kinder Low they continued along the southern ridge of the plateau, around Ladybower Reservoir, up and over Winhill Pike and back to the comfort of their accommodation in Edale.
Paul Tonkinson, regulation advisor at npower, said: “Someone very close to me has been through cancer, so this walk had an extra special meaning for me. It was a long day, but my group kept each other going, even when we wanted to stop!”
Catrin Hale, senior Partnership Development Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “It’s great to see npower employees taking on such an enduring challenge to raise money for Macmillan. The number of people living with cancer in the UK is rising and so we greatly appreciate the continued dedication of our supporters at npower.”
