THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on people in Wharfedale to take part in their first ever Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, July 11 and join the fight against heart disease.
Entries for the event will close on Friday, June 19 at midnight.
Starting from Horton in Ribblesdale sports pavilion located at the foot of Pen-y-Ghent, The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge takes in 24 miles of the Yorkshire Dales and around 3000ft of climbing up Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in 12 hours to raise urgently needed funds for the nation’s heart charity.
Helen Wright, regional event organiser for the BHF said: “Heart disease devastates too many lives, killing almost 80,000 a year, so it’s vital that we all get behind the fight to find a breakthrough to eradicate this deadly disease and the misery it brings. In 2014 650 hikers took part in the event and raised £140,000 for the British Heart Foundation.”
Call the events team to register on 0845 120 8663 or visit bhf.org.uk/y3p. Alternatively, email the events team on events@bhf.org.uk
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