An all-action Ellesmere Port Dad tackled just about everything in the Lake District apart from pot holing as a thank you.
Transport consultant Brenden Rowley is employed by Gap Personnel/Driving Force on the Pioneer Business Park, North Road.
His son Cameron inspired all those around him by his perseverance and refusal to let cancer get him down despite battling desmoplastic small-round-cell tumour (DSRCT), a very rare and aggressive form of cancer, after being diagnosed in April 2015.
The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) based in beautiful Booth Bank Farm, a 17th century farmhouse set in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, was chosen for the fundraising due to the consideration the family received when they attended for two days last August to help in Cameron’s rehabilitation.
The centre is described as a haven for terminally ill, disabled and disadvantaged children from across the north west providing holidays to children in desperate need.
It is said to be ‘a magical special place where laughter and happy times are encouraged, friendships blossom, illnesses and sorrows are forgotten.’
The senior management at Gap Personnel chose CAFT as their charity for this year.
A 14-strong team decided to take ‘The Lakes Biggest and Longest Challenge’ which requires almost a complete crossing of the Lake District National Park from south to north involving canoeing, cycling and walking.
The total distance to be tackled was 71km with 33km of canoeing, 21km of cycling and 17km of mountaineering across a 24-hour period.
Back in the office, Brenden said: “We started the challenge on the Saturday morning at 9.25am and completed it on Sunday morning at 5.22am.
“Along the route we canoed Windermere, England’s longest lake and got to the summit of the country’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.”
The team’s tiring efforts were rewarded at the time of writing by donations approaching £6,400 towards their £10,000 target.
