Family walk Snowdon to support local charity

Two Sussex families; the Edwards’ and the Carson’s, recently took on the challenge to walk Snowdon to support a local charity, The Aldingbourne Trust, which supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to live independent lives. 
 
“Our children are very active, and love the idea of a challenge.  They decided they wanted to climb a mountain, so we suggested Snowdon as an achievable first challenge as they have been training with local West Sussex walks since before January” says Stuart Edwards.
 
The two families decided that if they were going to do the challenge they could also support a local charity, and discovered that the Aldingbourne Country Centre was equidistant between the two family homes.  “Once they visited the centre they were really buzzed up to raise their money to help support the people they met” said Stuart.
 
Setting up a fundraising page on the Aldingbourne Trust’s website, they were able to raise over £300 in the first week, and recently presented the Trust with a cheque for over £1,100 in total from their fundraising walk.
“They were so delighted to reach the top and the weather was perfect for walking. The clouds cleared just enough to get some great views. Their orange balloons really stuck out in the cloudy sections, the path steepened as they neared the top and the footing got worse, they said it reminded them of a cheesecake base.” Said Stuart.   
 
The Aldingbourne Trust were truly grateful for the support from the two families, the community spirit means a lot to the people we support at the Trust. 
 
Visit our website www.aldingbournetrust.org for more information about our award winning charity that supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to live independent lives.