Lostock Alehouse team receive fundraiser boost thanks to Leyland Trucks’ Charity

Sue Swire and Leyland Trucks with the Lostock Alehouse team.

A team of regulars from a Preston pub who raised more than £5,000 for charity by summiting Scafell Pike while carrying a barrel of beer have received a boost to their donation.

The team, from the Lostock Alehouse in Lostock Hall, Preston raised the funds for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, in June.

Now, their donation has been boosted by a further £1,000 thanks to Leyland Trucks’ Helping Hand Charity.

Ben (front far right) and the team celebrate having reached the summit. Pic: Rosemere Cancer Foundation — The team celebrate having reached the summit. Pic: Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Having read about the team’s epic 12-hour climb, Leyland Trucks’ employee Andrea Bursford applied to the Helping Hand committee to request it make a donation in a show of support for the climbers.

Andrea, who lost her dad to cancer last year, said: “I wanted to boost the money raised by the Lostock Ale team as a thank you for their efforts and to provide additional funds to Rosemere, who provide such a vital service to many local people and their families.”

The alehouse team, along with Sue Swire, Rosemere Cancer Foundation’s fundraising manager, were invited for a Leyland Trucks factory tour and to meet Andrea and Helping Hand committee members before being presented with the donation.

Sue added: “We are very grateful to Andrea for requesting the support of Helping Hand for the Lostock Alehouse team. Their effort in hauling the beer barrel to the top of Scafell Pike was a remarkable feat of endurance that really captured people’s imaginations.

“We are very proud of them and very grateful to Helping Hand for supporting them.”

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