This summer, a group of thirteen teenagers gave up a day of their holidays to get together for a sponsored walk in aid of CRY. On August 9th, members of the HAVOC youth group from Grace Community Church, Kempston, climbed up Snowdon to raise as much as possible for CRY.

The event was organise by Dennis Tailor, a member of the church with a lot of invaluable experience in organising sports fundraisers. Youth leaders and parents also gave up their time to help us, and drive us to the location. It was an early start, with the minibuses leaving home at 5.30am! A quick pitstop at McDonald’s to buy breakfast gave us fuel for the day ahead!

“Once there, the climb took about 6 hours, including a stop at the summit for lunch. There wasn’t much of a view though since the top of the mountain was in cloud! We still had a great day together, and perfect weather most of the way up and down. We even managed to stop off at the coast on the way home for fish and chip!

The cause we were raising for had become even more significant to us earlier in the year, while we were still planning the trip. Friends in the church lost their 4-day old baby boy, Samuel, to an inoperable heart condition; so it was really important to us all to show our support for them and for the work that CRY do.

We’re really grateful for all the support and leadership we had, and of course the number of people that sponsored us. And we can’t wait to start planning something for next summer!”

Dennis Tailor

The HAVOC youth group raised a wonderful £910.82 from their climb.

Photos below are of Jacob, Henry, Vicki, Jaimie, Omar, China, George, Naomi, Esther, Georgina, Dan, Charles and Alice, all members of the HAVOC youth group and Dennis Tailor who led them (below right)