Walkers raise over £3,000 for charity from challenge in the Yorkshire Dales

A team from Taylor Wimpey East Anglia (pictured above) have raised £3,075 for charity after taking part in the Taylor Wimpey Challenge.

The homebuilder’s annual fundraising event, now in its 11th year, sees teams from across the UK work together to raise money to support the Youth Adventure Trust (YAT), a charity which inspires vulnerable young people aged 11 to 16 through outdoor adventure.

Taylor Wimpey East Anglia also raised money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), based across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk.

This charity delivers inclusive, lifelong care for families. EACH’s aim is to ensure the best quality of life possible for babies, children, and young people, and additionally supporting the family throughout.

This year over 300 Taylor Wimpey employees, across 53 teams, completed hikes between 10km and 50km through the picturesque Yorkshire Dales on Saturday, May 10.

Teams also took part in varied tasks designed to test their strategy, teamwork, and endurance.

The team of 14 walkers from Taylor Wimpey East Anglia raised a total of £3,075, of which £1,537 will be donated to the YAT and the East Anglia Children’s Hospices.

Chris Westbrook, team leader, said: “The Taylor Wimpey challenge is one of the highlights of the year.

“It’s not only valuable time for team building, but demonstrates our commitment to raising funds for charities like the Youth Adventure Trust and East Anglia Children’s Hospice who do such fantastic work. We’re already looking forward to next year’s challenge.”

Mark Davey, CEO at the Youth Adventure Trust, said: “We were delighted to host a unique team building event where teams from Taylor Wimpey worked together to be creative and strategic whilst also having lots of fun outdoors.

“Funds raised by teams will support many vulnerable young people at the Youth Adventure Trust to learn similar skills as well as benefit many other charities local to teams’ Business Units.”

Since the annual challenge began, the accumulated fundraising total has now reached over £1.5 million pounds.