…self catering carriage holidays on the Derwent Valley line.
The highest mountains in England (Scafell Pike: 978m), Scotland (Ben Nevis: 1344m) & Wales (Snowdon: 1085m) offer a great challenge for anyone hoping to climb them back to back - and even more so if trying to complete them all in 24 hours
Skipwith Station Holidays are proud to have been invited to sponsor a team who rose to the challenge of completing the Three Peaks Challenge in July 2009, raising money for the charity Railway Children.
Below are the photographs taken on the journey. Our thanks to Darren Hindhaugh and his team...
Looking relaxed and confident after Snowdon
- little did i know
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The team on the Ravenglass to Eskdale mini railway - a bit of a squeeze
View from part way up Scafell
Summit of Scafell
Summit of Ben Nevis - from sunburn to frostbite
A flattering photo of Darren as they descended from the clouds
- what a view
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Early Intervention
Railway Children do provide the shelter, food, clothing, education and healthcare that are all essential to a child's wellbeing. That’s an incredibly important part of our work but it's not the thing that makes them unique. Their goal is to intervene with a child at the earliest opportunity before an abuser does.
They aim to stop a runaway child becoming a street child.
It's about getting to street kids before the streets get to them.
Railway Children
There are so many charities doing wonderful things on behalf of street children all over the world. The charity Railway Children works with children living on the streets but unlike other organisations, their approach is different.
Three Peaks Challenge