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South Yorkshire businessmen take on mountainous challenge!

Members of a South Yorkshire networking group have teamed up to raise money for charity by taking on a challenge of a life time.

A diverse group of accountants, lawyers, snowboarding and traffic management specialists have joined forces to raise vital funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK by taking on The Three Peaks Challenge.

The team has been in training for the hair raising climb since November which will see them scale heights of more than 1300metres on the 21st March as they attempt to reach the top of Snowden, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

Mark Ilsley, manager at Rotherham based Whinfrey Briggs chartered accountants explains: “Yes we are a little crazy and the three mountain ranges we will be climbing are currently snow covered meaning temperatures will also be a challenge in itself.

“Pancreatic Cancer UK does such great work to support patients and the families of patients suffering from this horrible disease that we wanted to raise money to help them continue such work. “

The businessmen from across South Yorkshire have also arranged a charity evening on Friday 13th March at the Holiday Inn, in Warmsworth Doncaster where guests will have the chance to bid on some amazing prizes including signed boxing gloves, luxury hampers and much more.

Mark concludes: “We hope to raise £10,000 from the two key events, so watch this space!”

For more information about Whinfrey Briggs or the charity event visit: www.whinfreybriggs.co.uk or call 01709 769 957.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Stacey Morgan .