Team of 38 to climb UK’s highest mountain for bereavement charity

Team of 38 to climb UK's highest mountain for bereavement charity

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A group of 38 are preparing to climb Ben Nevis in support of a north Oxfordshire charity that helps parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby.
The fundraiser at the end of May, organised by Middleton Cheney-based Footprints Baby Loss, will be the charity's biggest to date.
The charity provides support to parents and families who have experienced the death of one or more of their twins or triplets before, during, or after birth.
Some of the team training ahead of their climb up Ben Nevis (Image: Sharon Darke)
Some of the team training ahead of their climb up Ben Nevis (Image: Sharon Darke) Most of the team have experienced twin or triplet loss themselves or are friends or family members showing their support.
ADVERTISEMENTThe charity's two co-founders, Sharon Darke and Suzie Scofield, will be taking part in memory of their twins, Charlie and Joshua and Rory and Daniel.
Ms Drake has set up a Just Giving page with a target of raising £1,000.
She said: "I will be climbing Ben Nevis in memory of my twin boys Charlie and Joshua, who died 24 years ago.
Some of the team training ahead of their climb up Ben Nevis (Image: Sharon Darke) "Charlie lived for seven days and Joshua, 13 days.
"I will be thinking of them throughout the day as I complete the challenge, sharing their names and talking about them.
"I am raising money for Footprints as I know from first-hand experience how important the type of support that they offer can be."
The charity is also planning a rose petal release at the top of Scotland and the UK's highest mountain.
The petals will have the names of babies who have died on them.