Team at Westmorland General Hospital to tackle Yorkshire Three Peaks
Three Peaks Challenge team members, from left, back: Katie Shaw and Adrian Tallon; middle: Amy Ferguson and Simon Makin; front: Carl Smith and Jonathan Thompson.
An team of colleagues at a Cumbrian hospital is to tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks to raise money for charity.
The team at Kendal’s Westmorland General Hospital is taking on the challenge to raise funds for Bay Hospitals Charity.
Westmorland General Hospital porters Simon Makin, Adrian Tallon, Katie Shaw and Carl Smith, assistant porter manager Jonathan Thompson, switchboard operator Mark Summerfield and porter allocator Amy Ferguson will climb Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside on Saturday to raise money for the installation of a mobile sensory unit on the Children’s Ward at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
There are many amazing charities operating in this area, which do great work helping people who are vulnerable or in need of some assistance. One that has come to my attention is the Bay Hospitals Charity, which holds and manages charitable funds given to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. It relies on public support to help improve hospital environments, purchase the very latest in state-of-the-art equipment and provide extra care over and above that which can be currently provided by the NHS. Thanks to its supporters, the charity is able to create the best possible experience for patients and their families, and donations to the charity help make a difference to local people, including patients with cancer, those living with dementia, those who have suffered a stroke or new-born babies who may need extra support.