As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, the team at Hegarty are honouring the values and 'local firm' ethos that has defined their identity for half a century, by embarking on a journey of community kindness with 50 initiatives planned over the next 12 months. 

With these 50 activities, the team aims to help local residents, causes, communities and charities in a variety of ways. 

A spokesperson for the group said: "We have also upped our usual single annual charity partner from one to four this year, with a charity close to each of our office locations – Sports Connections Foundation in Peterborough, MindSpace in Stamford, Pepper's A Safe Place in Oakham and Dementia Support in Market Deeping – all benefiting from a fundraising boost in 2024.

"A key event happening for our 50th anniversary this year will be the Yorkshire three Peaks Challenge, taking place Friday 21 June to Sunday 23 June 2024. With members of our team tackling a walk up all of the three peaks, totalling an impressive 24 miles, all in aid of raising much needed funds for our 4 charities."

The route will take the Hegarty hikers through the village of Horton in Ribblesdale, to climbing Pen Y Ghent, and trekking past the Ribblehead Viaduct. Then they'll scale the other two peaks, Whernside, the highest of the three, and finally Ingleborough.

Yvonne Miller from the Hegarty accounts department said, "Clare (also from our accounts team) and I have a few walks planned, we are doing an eight mile walk around Burghley and Stamford to start with, then a full walk around Rutland Water (23 miles) followed by a day trip to Lincoln to do a few trips up Steep Hill, obviously there will be some coffee stops on that route. 

"We are looking forward to hopefully seeing some lovely views from the 3 peaks and have everything crossed for some good weather!!"

Map taken from www.threepeakschallenge.uk/yorkshire-three-peaks-challenge/route. Image credit: Yorkshire Three Peaks / Hegarty.

Whilst the challenge will be good fun for members of staff taking part, ultimately, it's about raising money for the four chosen charities: Sports Connections Foundation, MindSpace, Pepper's - A Safe Place, and Dementia Support. 

The team are collecting all of the money raised for the four charities through our Giving Wheel page to be split equally at the end of this year. 

The team said: "We'd love to raise £3,000 from the challenge to make a brilliant contribution to our goal for the year of £10,000. Our team will be asking for donations from their friends and family to support these fantastic local charities and we welcome all support to help us achieve our target and cheer on those taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge.

"Anything you can give would be greatly appreciated, and don't forget to follow our journey through our 50th year on socials!"

They concluded: "Our team have been working hard, gathering the equipment they need and getting practice and training in for the challenge later this year."