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Ambers Law representatives, l-r Sam Pratt, Julie Ledger, Darren Cliff and Kelly Gibbs, collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at last year's Best of Wearside Awards.Ambers Law representatives, l-r Sam Pratt, Julie Ledger, Darren Cliff and Kelly Gibbs, collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at last year's Best of Wearside Awards.
Ambers Law representatives, l-r Sam Pratt, Julie Ledger, Darren Cliff and Kelly Gibbs, collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at last year's Best of Wearside Awards.

Hartlepool-based Miles for Men is joining Amber’s Law from Sunderland to tackle a sponsored walk next month and what an effort it promises to be with a predicted 30 people climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks on September 12.

Darren Cliff from Ambers Law and Micky Day from Miles for Men have teamed up their charities to attempt to raise £40,000. That’s the target they have set to buy a caravan which will be used as a respite home for people with cancer and their families.

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The Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge is a 25-mile circular route which includes climbing the summit of Pen-y-Ghent (2227 ft), Whernside (2415 ft) and Ingleborough (2372 ft) in less than 12 hours.

Miles for Men representatives collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at the 2019 Best of Hartlepool Awards.Miles for Men representatives collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at the 2019 Best of Hartlepool Awards.
Miles for Men representatives collect the Community Group of the Year trophy at the 2019 Best of Hartlepool Awards.

Micky explained that the caravan would be based at Crimdon and added: “We think that this is important and we know what it means to the people that it helps.”

It has been an award-winning force to be reckoned with in the Hartlepool area ever since it started.

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Amber’s Law is a Sunderland charity which won the Best of Wearside Awards Community Group of the Year trophy last year.

Darren said: “We are teaming up with Miles for Men to pool our resources and raise as much funds as we can to get the caravan.

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"It is a great idea for cancer patients and their families, that they can get away from the stresses of day-to-day life.”

To support next month’s Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge, visit here.

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