THE son of a popular Denbighshire businessman who died recently is set to lead a fundraising challenge of conquering the Three Peaks in less than 24 hours in his father's memory.
61-year-old John Hall, who ran the Brookhouse Mill venue in Denbigh, died on March 26 at the St Kentigern's Hospice in St Asaph.
At the end of this month, his son Josh will lead a team of Brookouse Mill staff who will be taking on the gruelling challenge in memory of Mr Hall and in aid of The North Wales Cancer Appeal.
Josh will be joined by restaurant manager Ellis Wood and head chef Gareth Rogers who both decided it would be a fitting tribute to Mr Hall who had always aspired to carry out something similar but as Josh said ‘was always too busy working!’.
The team, also including Sam Roberts, Liam Roberts and Rob Thomas, who all work at The Brookhouse will leave after work on Sunday, June 27 and commence their ascent of Ben Nevis in the early hours of Monday.
They hope to be conquering Scafell Pike overnight, reaching the peak of Snowdon before 10am on Tuesday, June 29.
Ahead of the challenge, Josh said: "Head Chef Gareth will be doing the driving and supplying us with food along the way and we hope to reach the peak of Snowdon by 10am on the Tuesday or earlier if possible.
"Dad mentioned a few times he would like to climb Snowdon but he was always too busy, so the lads here at Brookhouse thought this challenge would be a fitting tribute, whilst also raising money for The North Wales Cancer Appeal which supports The Cancer Centre in Glan Clwyd that looked after him throughout his illness.
"My Mum Karen also normally hosts a Ladies Lunch for the Charity every year but because of Covid she has not been able to do this either last or this year, so hopefully this will go some way to also filing that fundraising gap.
"We are financing ourselves to carry out the challenge but would appreciate any donation large or small so we can raise a decent amount of money for the Charity."
Brookhouse Mill is a mill-turned-bar-and-restaurant which has an excellent reputation in Denbigh and beyond.
When the business posted a statement confirming Mr Hall’s death, an endless stream of kind words in tribute to him were subsequently posted beneath it.
To support the cause, visit:uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JoshHall11 or visit the Brookhouse Mill or other businesses supporting it.
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