Nepal trek for hospice

Nov 10 2008 by Andrew Hirst, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

TWENTY-SEVEN people are off on a trek to Nepal to raise money for a Calderdale hospice.

All have raised more than £1,000 for Overgate Hospice in Elland to trek for six days in the Bhara Pokhari region of Nepal – a route hardly ever taken by foreigners.

Community fundraiser Laura Ramsden said: “We are all very excited that 27 people want to be part of such a fantastic adventure in aid of Overgate Hospice. I’m sure they’ll have a wonderful time with plenty of stories to tell.”

The hospice was founded in 1981 and provides care for patients with advanced, progressive illness.