Team Wren raise £7k in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

We are delighted to announce that a group of #TeamWren fundraisers have raised a staggering £7,109 completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

The 19-strong group, led by Kerry Ryan, took on the 24 mile route of the best known peaks in Yorkshire, battling blustery conditions to complete the challenge in under 12 hours.

Sharing their experience of the challenge, team member Rupert Middleton said: “It was a really memorable day with lots of individual heroics.”

The Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge includes scaling the Pen-y-Ghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m) peaks. The hills form part of the Pennine range, with walkers getting spectacular views over the valley of the River Ribble. The aim is to complete the challenge under 12 hours.

The group, who planned to raise £5,000, surpassed their target to reach a whopping £7,109 for the Wren Project. Their effort means we can continue to offer life-changing 1:1 listening support to anyone living with autoimmune disease.

Founder of the Wren Project, Kate Middleton, added: “I’m enormously grateful to all the mountaineers struggling against rain and hail, climbing in the name of Wren. Thankyou to everyone who took part and your wonderful fundraising efforts.

”The money you have raised will allow us to support more Wrens living with autoimmune disease, working towards our aim to help all 4 million people across the UK.”

Every donation raised by those who join #TeamWren - our fundraisers - allows us to continue to offer unrivalled support to our Wrens. This means our team of volunteers can benefit from expert training, allowing them to provide much-needed empathetic listening to those living with the complexities of autoimmune conditions.

We are so grateful for the hard work of #TeamWren for this incredible challenge and a huge congratulations to them all!

If you would like to donate to #TeamWren’s Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge, you can support them here.

Would you like to fundraise for the Wren Project and become part of #TeamWren? Head here to find out about fundraising for us.