Team take ‘leap of faith’ to raise money for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity

A team of people took a leap of faith to abseil a 128ft tower and raise more than £5,250 for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity.

The group included Preston couple, Martin and Janet Bowen who went to cheer on their daughter-in-law Lisa Eland.

In total 35 people took part in the abseil down Holcombe Hill’s Peel Tower.

Lucy Clark, charity team fundraiser said: “It was fantastic Martin and Janet decided to join in as originally, they were there just to support Lisa, who works in organisational development for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and who was raising funds for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Motor Neurone Disease Care and Research Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital.

“They weren’t our only on-the-day sign-ups either as two walkers passed by and also decided to join our brave team. One was a lady in her 70s, who told me abseiling had been on her bucket list for more than 40 years!”

The third annual abseil was organised by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and was sponsored by Preston architects FWP Ltd, which had a group of 10 staff and family members take part.

All of the money raised will benefit patients being treated at the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals.

Lucy added: “Massive congratulations to all our abseilers and thank you to everyone who sponsored them and came to support them.

“Thank you to FWP Ltd, whose sponsorship meant we were able to subsidise the event’s cost to make it more affordable for people to take part and thanks also to our abseil experts, the team from Alternative Adventure. They made the day possible by literally showing our abseilers the ropes. They were also a source of never-ending encouragement.”

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