A team of nurses from the Oxford Health school have completed one of the country’s toughest challenges to raise money for a mental health charity.

Last Saturday, June 10, a group of nurses from the Central School Health Nursing team attempted the Welsh Three Peaks challenge.

This involved climbing the mountains Pen-y-Fan, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and Cader Idris.

The group were successful in reaching the trio of summits in just 48 hours and raised £2,865 for the mental health charity Young Minds Trust.

Tikki Harrold, who trudged and trekked with eight colleagues, said: “Since the pandemic the numbers seeking support for their mental wellbeing has significantly increased and we wanted to do something to raise money for a charity that provides support to them and their families.

“We chose the Three Peaks as the challenge of overcoming something that feels insurmountable feels fitting and anyone reading this can still help by sponsoring us here.”

The team included: Kate Corti, Hayley Mulcahy, Janette Dixon, Simone Storer-Wharton, Alice Rogers, Emma Wiggins, Ruth Vilella, Lisa Clayden and Tikki Harrold.

YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.

The charity aims to create change so so that children and young people can cope with life's adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life.