FUNDRAISERS GEARING UP FOR PETER HUNTLEY MEMORIAL WALK
4 June 2013
With only weeks left until charitable trekkers from the bus, coach and rail industries join together to celebrate the memory of Peter Huntley by hiking to the top of Wales’ highest mountain, international development charity, Transaid, is reminding any last minute challengers to put their best foot forward and join in.
The July 6 event is being held in memory of Peter Huntley, the former Managing Director of Go North East and founder of specialist public transport consultants TAS Partnership.
Mr Huntley raised thousands of pounds in his lifetime for charities and had been training for a Transaid expedition to the North Pole, when he died in the Lake District in February last year. He was a keen walker, cyclist and climber, and had hoped to raise £10,000 for Transaid with a trek from Russia to the Arctic Circle.
Spurred on by his love of adventure and passion for charity work, Mr Huntley’s family, friends and colleagues will join members of the transport industry to take part in the one-day challenge in his name, including Mr Huntley’s closest family.
The volunteers will soak up the beautiful Welsh scenery as they climb Snowdon, before toasting their achievement at a local pub.
Gary Forster, Chief Executive of Transaid, says: “Peter’s charity work has really inspired those in the transport industry to get involved in this fantastic event, and those already signed up are raring to go. The walk up Snowdon may be challenging at times, but it will also be incredibly rewarding for those involved as they’ll be raising vital funds for a charity close to Peter’s heart.
“There’s only weeks left until the event and we would welcome more participants. Peter had a great sense of adventure so this challenge will be a fitting way to celebrate his memory.”
To sign up to the walk visit http://expeditionwise.com, choose ‘challenges’, then ‘challenge dates and costs’, and select ‘The Big Walk to the Small Pub in Memory of Peter Huntley’ from the list. All participants must pledge £450 to take part in the walk and a registration fee of £112 is to be paid on signing up.
For more information about taking part, please contact Florence at Transaid on 020 7387 8136 or email Florence@transaid.org.
Participants already registered for the event include: Malcolm Robson, President of the Confederation of Passenger Transport and MD of Ipswich Buses; Trevor Roberts, MD of Blackpool Transport; teams from TAS Partnership including Adrian Grant, Richard Armitage, John Godfrey, Nick Dangerfield and John Taylor – and from Barclays Bank including Rob Riddleston and David McCarthy – and Robert Jack, the Managing Editor of Passenger Transport.
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Note to Editor:
Transaid (www.transaid.org) is an international development agency that aims to improve people’s quality of life in the developing world by making transport more available and affordable. It was founded by Save The Children and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) and works by sharing skills and knowledge with local people to enable them to put in place and manage efficient transport systems.
Transaid’s core work includes creating transport management systems for the public sector and assisting with the provision of professional driving qualification development and the training of driver trainers. It also assists with teaching preventive vehicle maintenance management and introducing local, low cost transport solutions including its innovative bicycle ambulance. Transaid also helps promote HIV, AIDS and road safety awareness and shares its specialist knowledge with the humanitarian aid sector.
Transaid enjoys strong backing from the transport and logistics industry and the active involvement of its patron, HRH The Princess Royal.
For further press information:
Aggie Krasnolucka-Hickman at Transaid +44 (0)20 7387 8136
James Keeler at Garnett Keeler +44 (0)20 8647 4467
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