Our north west colleagues go the extra mile for alder hey children’s hospital

A group of hardy competitors from Warrington-based David Wilson Homes North West who recently competed in the gruelling ‘Coniston Challenge’ – managed to win the event overall, raising over £2,000 for hospital charity Alder Hey Children’s Trust.

The Coniston Challenge is a ‘triathlon with a twist’ – a 10km Fell Climb up and down the Old Man of Coniston, 17km mountain bike ride and a 5km kayak across Coniston Lake. With 30 teams competing, the DWHNW team won 1^st prize overall, alongside picking up 1^st place for both the Hike and Bike events with an overall time of 3hrs 43min, a fantastic achievement with the challenge raising over £50,000 for the charity overall.

Commenting on DWH’s involvement, Land Buyer, Alexander Lee, said: “We thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and thank everyone who supported us through their sponsorship.”

This money will go toward the new facility Alder Hey will be moving to shortly, a new state of the art facility designed to give young patients and their families the best possible experience whilst visiting.

For more details please visit – http://www.alderhey.nhs.uk/alder-hey-in-the-park/

For more information on Alder Hey, please visit: www.alderhey.nhs.uk

For more information on David Wilson Homes, please visit: www.dwh.co.uk

For more information on North West Community Fund, please visit: www.ourspaceyourplace.co.uk.