The next generation of student officers have raised more than £1,500 for Colchester charity, St Helena Hospice, after they completed a climbing challenge over the weekend.
Twenty-two officers from C2 intake set themselves a steep challenge to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise money for a charity close to their hearts. Between them, the team climbed 8,848 metres, reaching the summit in just over six hours.
The officers spent their day off on February 18 climbing continuously at Leisure World Tiptree. The group climbed the 7.5m wall 1,183 times in total.
One of the student officers said: “Working as a team is all part of the job and it was great to get through it as a team for such a great cause. We’d like to thank Leisure World Tiptree who kindly gave us private use of the climbing wall and provided volunteers to help us with our challenge, free of charge.
“We chose to raise money for St Helena Hospice, who are an amazing charity based in Colchester. They help local people with incurable illnesses live well and die with dignity and choice. We are keen to raise as much money as we can for them, as this is a local charity providing a vital service to people in Essex and they rely solely on donations. They are a charity that means something to our group. It was great to see the community come together to raise money for this charity, it will help support their excellent work.”
