Four men | Three peaks | Two days | One task

This fundraising event has raised £2,335 towards our Summer School

Thank you to all who have donated

Team status at 08.00 26/06: nearly at the peak of Ben Nevis

Team status at 08.34: they’ve just reached the top!

Team status at 12.11: en route to Scafell in the Lake District

Team status at 20.24: started Scafell at 16:40, down at 20.24

Team status at 22.47: en route to Snowdon in North Wales

Team status at 07.30: safely down from Snowdon despite awful rain

TOTAL TIME TAKEN: 25.5 HOURS. HUGE THANKS TO THE TEAM.

Scroll down for latest photos…videos are posted on social media

Hear Blue Apple’s Becka Godden chat to Katie Martin on BBC Radio Solent earlier here (from 03:33 on the scroll bar) and a final update here from 03:12 on the scroll bar.

Help us fund a performing arts summer school for young people and adults in Hampshire who have learning disabilities. Please see here to donate.

Funds raised enable Blue Apple to employ specialist coaches and assistants to help us deliver sessions in acting, singing and dancing at Summer School and introduce the joy of performing arts to more people with learning disabilities!

People with a learning disability are seven times as likely as their non-disabled peers to be lonely, according to research from Mencap (December 2019). The summer holidays is a time when many people are out and about with friends doing things that often do not cater to people with a learning disability who may need extra support and time to access activities catering to their needs.

Four men take on three mountains

Nick, Rich, Jack, and Steve are taking on three mountains in one weekend. They’ll be scaling the three highest peaks in the UK - Snowdon, Scafell Pike, and Ben Nevis - in just 24 hours over 26/27 June. They’re doing it to help fund a performing arts summer school for young people and adults in Hampshire who have learning disabilities.

Funds raised enable Blue Apple to employ specialist coaches and assistants to help us deliver sessions in acting, singing and dancing at Summer School and introduce the joy of performing arts to more people with learning disabilities!

Timetable for Three Peaks Challenge

Saturday all day - driving to Ben Nevis
Sunday 6:00 - 11:00 - Ben Nevis
Sunday 11:00 - 17:00 - Driving
Sunday 17:00 - 21:00 - Scafell pike
Sunday 21:00 - 02:00 - Driving
Sunday 2:00 - 6:00 - Snowdon

The team

Four walkers: Nick, Rich, Jack, Steve

Five supporters: Elliot (guide), Alex (paramedic), James (photographer), Josh (motivator) and Blue Apple's very own Engagement Coordinator, Becka Godden (socials/stretch coach)

Summer School engages participants and prevents isolation during the long summer break

Holidays can cause some people to be lonely and anxious. For those used to term time organised activities, the holidays means not being able to keep up their daily routines, or attend classes and groups. This leads to a loss of confidence and, in some cases, increased anxiety.

This isolation was particularly acute during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 and the summer schools Blue Apple ran online and then in person really helped raise spirits and re-energise those who had suffered during lockdown.

A higher percentage of disabled people feel lonely compared with non-disabled people

People with a learning disability are seven times as likely as their non-disabled peers to be lonely, according to research from Mencap (December 2019). The summer holidays is a time when many people are out and about with friends doing things that often do not cater to people with a learning disability who may need extra support and time to access activities catering to their needs.

This is the feedback we received from last year’s summer school

Find out more here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/3-peaks-blue-apple

Watch the team as they come down Snowdon and reach the finish line!