Marketforce conquer National 3 Peaks and raise over £4k for NewstrAid

A team of eight from Marketforce have completed the National Three Peaks in 28.5 hours raising more than £4k for industry charity NewstrAid.

The challenge involved climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales over the course of one weekend, covering 37 kilometres and ascending 10,000 feet!!

Marketforce VP, Joel Griffiths, said: “It was an amazing weekend and I am really proud of the team who showed real grit and determination in taking on the challenge. We were all delighted to be raising money for NewstrAid which provides such vital support to people from our industry when times get tough.”

The Team took on the challenge after completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks in aid of NewstrAid in 2023 and deciding they had a taste for another adventure.

Joel Griffiths added: “The Marketforce team are always up for new challenges and we are already discussing what we might do next year to raise money for this excellent cause!”

Neil Jagger, CEO for NewstrAid, concluded: Support like this from people working in the newspaper and magazine industry is vital to our work not only from a fundraising perspective but also for keeping NewstrAid front and centre of people’s minds. Anyone interested in taking on a challenge in aid of our charity, however big or small, should contact us. mail@newstraid.org.uk  01279 879569 for more information.”

Anyone wanting to donate to the Marketforce National Three Peaks fundraising total can still do so by visiting their fundraising page.

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For Media information contact: Lindsay Rule; lindsay@newstraid.org.uk

NewstrAid is a charity which aims to provide welfare for people who are, or have been, employed in the selling and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the UK and who find themselves in hardship. This includes their immediate family and dependants who are in need or in distress. The charity has been in existence since 1839 and counts Charles Dickens amongst its past presidents. 2024 marks NewstrAid’s 185th anniversary and in 2023 the charity was named ‘Charity of the Year’ at the ACO Awards.  www.newstraid.org.uk

Marketforce is owned by Future PLC and has led the way in magazine distribution, global sales and marketing of the world’s most iconic magazine, partworks & collectable brands for over 30 years. https://www.marketforce.co.uk/