I like a challenge and its always good to be able to raise money for a worthy cause when participating in one. A few years ago my brother set up a fundraising group called Sporting Footprints which runs alongside a registered charity called Sebastian’s Action Trust.

 20 Mile Canal Walk
The aim of Sporting Footprints is to raise money by partaking in various challenges and fun days with any funds raised going directly to the families and children who stay at Bluebells Respite House (which is run by Sebastian’s Action Trust) in the form of tickets for sporting events, family days out, funding for music therapy, remembrance books and boxes or more recently supplied funding for a special switch which fits onto a seat allowing for a young girl to be able to navigate and communicate faster while out and about .

 3 Peaks Challenge

My nephews visit Bluebells House as they suffer from a rare genetic disorder called PVNH, this inspired my brother to set up Sporting Footprints.

So far the challenges have included a 20 mile canal walk, the 3 Peaks Challenge which involved climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mt Snowdon in under 24 hours and the most recent cycling from the West-East coast of the UK, 170 miles in 2 days via an extremely hilly route called The Way of the Roses.

 The Way of the Roses

Thousands of pounds have been raised to help these families and we look forward to the next challenge in 2015!

Below is the video of the latest challenge which I had the pleasure of partaking in. A great team effort, hard going but some truly stunning scenery along the way with lots of money raised….

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