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With Halloween just around the corner – the North West Anglia Hospitals’ Charity team is asking ‘Dare You Descend’ 150ft down the Peterborough City Hospital building? 

A spooktacular fundraising abseil will give wannabe witches and daredevil draculas the opportunity to defy gravity and don their best Halloween costume for the first event of its kind at the hospital.

And if that isn’t enough to get you gripped – the Charity’s own mascots will also be providing some roar-some high-level entertainment to launch the event!

Around 100 staff have already signed up to the Charity Abseil on Friday 1 November, with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust now looking for members of the local community to join the adrenaline-induced fundraising fun.

Huge thanks to Peterborough-based busniesses EPD Insulation Group and Yours Clothing who have just signed up as two official sponsors of the event.

All proceeds from the abseil will be donated to the Cancer Wellbeing Service, with a number of the CWS colleagues taking part.

Located at the Peterborough City Hospital site, the service provides practical and emotional support to people affected by cancer, as well as their family and friends.

Established over 30 years ago, the service has grown to offer a range of talking therapy, complementary therapies, lifestyle and welfare advice, arts and craft classes or just a comforting and welcoming place for a cup of tea and a chat. 

"Charity Patron, Craig Revel Horwood said: “It’s incredible that so many of the Trust staff, local companies and local community are signing up to this spook-tac-ular abseil event!

“The Cancer Wellbeing Centre is a jewel in the crown of Peterborough Hospital's cancer services and relies on donations to fund its vital support, so THANK YOU to everyone brave enough to take part, and to everyone who has made a donation!!"

Hospitals’ Charity Project Manager Philip Fearn added: “We have had a fantastic year of fundraising so far – with our Charity Ball and sponsored skydive having attracted some fantastic far-reaching support. 

“The abseil has certainly created a buzz around the Trust, which some brilliant feedback from staff, with dozens having already signed up to fundraise on the Friday. We are now extending the invitation to the wider community to join us on Saturday, November 2.

“So, if you want to face your fears or are just a thrill seeker looking at a novel way of raising money or to say thank you for the work of the service by taking part in the abseil, the Hospital’s Chairty team is wating to hear from you.”

In the first instance, please email donna.erskine-white@nhs.net to sign up and receive your fundraising pack.

Participants must be aged 18 and over, and the events takes place from 10am until 4pm on both days.

 

Pic cap: Donna Erskine-White and Hannah Canning from the North West Anglia Hospitals' Charity, together with one of the Chairy's mascots — promoting the roar-some fundraising abseil.