Thank you all for following our progress as we aim to tackle this exciting challenge. Some people have asked why the four of us are doing this and we have been tight lipped about this for a number of reasons, the main one being that we didn’t want to ask people to donate and then bail out because of logistics or lack of fitness but we have agreed that there is no backing out now for any of us so we as well let you know our reasons. 

Those of you who are associated with Congleton RUFC will be aware but to explain to those of you that are not, in September 2020 we lost a member of our CRUFC family, Gill Cardall. The best word I can think of to describe Gill is “effervescent”, those of us who were lucky enough to know her would say she lit up the clubhouse whenever she walked in. She was a truly sad loss to everyone associated with our club but especially to her brave and loyal family who stayed by her side as she suffered from a terrible and cruel form of dementia. In honour of Gill, her husband Dom, her daughters and their families, Ben, Chris, Joe and Paul are intending to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours in order to raise money for the National Brain Appeal which funds research into rare forms of Dementia. If you feel you can spare it, please make a donation by following the link below:

Thanks for reading and keep your fingers crossed for us.